“State governments should begin laying the groundwork to utilize big data in ways that will benefit the public, according to a national association of state IT leaders. In a just released report on the role of big data in state government, the National Association of State Chief Information Of...
“Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday she would consider having tech companies participate with the government in “proactive” efforts to combat hackers based in foreign countries.” (Source: Homeland Security chief contemplating proactive cyber attacks – San Jose Mercury...
“The US and China have been discreetly engaging in “war games” amid rising anger in Washington over the scale and audacity of Beijing-co-ordinated cyber attacks on western governments and big business, the Guardian has learned.” (Source: US and China engage in cyber war games | Technology | ...
We have a lot of news on the mobile front this week; This is unsurprising given that the mobile sector is expanding so fast that some have taken to calling today the “Post-PC Era”. We all know very well that it’s not over yet, but it’s exciting to see such prolific changes in our day-to-da...
“Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a sophisticated cyberspy network geared towards attacking systems in Russia and neighbouring countries. Cyberespionage efforts against either human rights activists or high-tech Western firms have been going on for a few years. Examples incl...
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not afraid of the public cloud. Indeed, this agency is vetting cloud providers to host the public websites of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to its CIO, Richard Spire...
“There is no doubt that the Pentagon is gearing up for a cyber war and they’re planning to purchase new computers with the speed and efficiency that would make Google proud. Last week, the Department of Defense disclosed a cyber attack in March that exposed a record 24,000 department fil...
Join us for a one-day Government-Industry Cyber Security Summit to be held at the Newseum in Washington DC on September 28, 2011. This conference, orchestrated by cyber practitioners Matt Devost and Bob Gourley, is designed to advance the state of cyber defense. The FedCyber.com Govern...