DHS: Stuxnet Clones May Target US Infrastructures
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security warned Congress yesterday that potential variants of the Stuxnet worm could threaten important U.S. infrastructures. Roberta Stempfley and Sean P. McGurk from the DHS’ Office of Cyber Security and Communications appeared before House members and stressed the importance of strengthened cybersecurity efforts across the federal government. They said [...]
Randy Vickers, director of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team, unexpectedly resigned from his position Friday following a recent spike in the number of cyber attacks against government agencies and private contractors. According to an email sent to employees by Roberta Stempfley, acting assistant secretary for cyber security and communications at the Department of [...]
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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege Jr., chairman of Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation, is slated to present at the 14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 6th Annual Academic Symposium, an event that brings together cybersecurity professionals from around the New York area and throughout the Northeast region. [...]
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has filled two key positions for cybersecurity. Roberta Stempfley has been tapped to be the director of the National Cybersecurity Division and Randel Vickers will serve as director of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team. Stempfley previously served as the CIO of the Defense Information Systems Agency and [...]
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