AlexOlesker

3/23/2012: Continuous Identity Verification for DARPA, Compromised DoD Networks, and More

March 23, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Major Internet Service Providers including AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon have agreed to the FCC’s Communications, Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) plan to fight botnets, domain name fraud and Internet route hijacking. More here. David McClure of the GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies predicts that FISMA standards will ease federal concerns over cloud [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Requirements, Responses, Solution Providers, Technology Tagged With: Army Cyber Command, AT&T Corp., Botnet, Comcast, Comcast Corporation, Compromised DoD Networks, CSRIC, DARPA, Department of Defense, DoD, FCC's Communications Security Reliability and Interoperability Council, Federal Communications Commission, FISMA, GSA, GSA's Office of Citizen Services, Information Systems Analysis Center, Innovative Technologies, Internet route hijacking, Internet service providers, James Peery, Major Internet Service Providers, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, Sandia, Sandia National Laboratories, Sandia National Labs, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Cable Inc., Verizon, Verizon Communications, Verizon Communications Inc.

3/22/2012: Grants for Pushing Microprocessor Limits, Cyber Weapons for COCOMs, and More

March 22, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering a $2.6 million grant for research into exceeding microprocessor limits approaching in the next 10-15 years. More here. Yet another laptop containing sensitive information on NASA Kennedy Space Center has been stolen. More here. The Technical Director of the NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate stated that, through increased [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Financial, Incidents, Requirements, Technology Tagged With: cloud computing, COCOM, cyber weapons, Cybercom, Laptop, Microprocessor, More The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA Kennedy Space Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Security Agency, NSA, NSA's Information Assurance Directorate, technical director, U.S Cyber Command, USD

3/21/2012: Cyber Rules of Engagement, A More Dangerous Cyberspace, and More

March 21, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The Joint Staff and Office of Secretary of Defense’s Office of Policy are working on unified rules of engagement for cyberspace that should be ready within the next two months. More here. The House Armed Services Committee told top defense officials at a hearing that the Department of Defense, not Homeland Security, should be tasked with defending [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Requirements, Responses, Solution Providers Tagged With: Air Force, cloud computing vendors, Cyber Command, Cybersecurity Coordinator, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense’s Office of Policy, Department of Defense, enterprise email services, head, House Armed Services Committee, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Howard Schmidt, Kieth Alexander, National Cyber Security Center, NSA, Obama administration, open-source gateway software, Presidency of Barack Obama, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, White House

3/20/2012: Cyber Attacks Against US Nuclear Arsenal, Army BYOD, and More

March 20, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The National Nuclear Security Administration, which is in charge of America’s nuclear weapons stockpile, wants to increase its cybersecurity budget to deal with up to 10 million attacks a day. More here. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team reports that over half of all cyberattacks against the federal government are phishing. More here. The Army, realizing [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Financial, Incidents, Requirements Tagged With: America, Army, BYOD, federal government, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, mobile technology, National Nuclear Security Administration, Phishing, Security Technical Implementation Guide, Spamming

3/19/2012: iPad 3 in Government, Cyber Weapons, and More

March 19, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The Department of Interior will be the first government agency to buy the iPad 3 with plans to buy 20 to streamline daily business tasks. More here Current and former government officials indicate that the Department of Defense is accelerating the development of cyber weapons. More here. As the GSA relies more heavily on cloud computing, [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Financial, Incidents, Requirements, Solution Providers, Technology Tagged With: .gov, autonomous systems, cloud computing, cyber weapons, Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Directory service, E-mail, General Services Administration, iPad 3, Navy, robots, sign-on software, Tablet

3/16/12: The OMB Mobile Strategy, the NSA’s Utah Data Center, and More

March 16, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Recent studies show that roughly 40% of government websites are not yet compliant with regulations requiring them to support DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). DNSSEC prevents hackers from launching cache poisoning attacks which would redirect visitors away from legitimate sites without approval. More here. The Office of Management and Budget is formulating a new mobile strategy to be released [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Education, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Requirements, Spending Tagged With: cache poisoning, Compliance, DNS, DNS Security Extensions, DNSSEC, encryption, encryption systems, intelligence official, mobile, mobile strategy, NSA, NSA's Utah Data Center, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Utah, Utah Data Center

3/15/12: First Responder Wireless Network, NORTHCOM, and More

March 15, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to use a $300 million increase in funding to improve its wireless communications network for first responders and emergency workers. More here. The DoD plans to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals through a scholarship program administered by the NSA. More here. A recently released Office of Management and Budget [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Education, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Financial, Requirements, Solution Providers, Spending Tagged With: Audit, Department of Defense, DoD, emergency, federal government, First responders, FISMA, More The National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institute of Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, NORTHCOM, NSA, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, U.S. Northern Command, USD, wireless communications, wireless communications network, wireless network

3/14/2012: Offensive Cyber Research, Foreign Corporate Espionage, and More

March 14, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Over the next 5 years. DARPA intends to increase funding for cyber research by 12% with increased focus on offensive and military capabilities. More here The DIA is producing a common desktop environment for the “Quad” – NRO, DIA, NGA, and NSA, as well as the CIA, which each agency will populate using their own app stores. [...]