3/13/12: The DHS 2013 Cyber Budget, Geotagging From Warzones, and More

March 13, 2012 By AlexOlesker

DARPA Director Regina Dugan is leaving government for a new job at Google, another in the growing list of government technology executives leaving for the private sector. More here.
The Army cautioned deployed military personnel about the use of Geotagging on social media, which runs the risk of exposing unit locations to the enemy. More here.
NATO has signed a $76 million contract with Finmecchanica and the Northrup Grumman to get the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) fully operational by the end of 2012. More here.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified at a Senate appropriations committee hearing explaining the cyber component of the DHS 2013 budget request. The budget would strive to secure critical infrastructure and information systems by investing $345 million into developing the EINSTEIN 3 malware detection system and $13 million into building a robust cybersecurity workforce. More here.