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This month, the Department of Energy, in working with the White House, Department of Homeland Security, and power companies, will test a voluntary reporting model to discover cybersecurity gaps in electricity delivery systems. More here. A researcher at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a cyber sensor to track how network activity relates to application [...]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is building its own smartphone application storefront to centrally manage and secure apps. More here. The nationwide initiative announced by the Federal Communications Commission to block service on stolen smartphones may reduce device resale but won’t protect data. More here. The Department of Defense is expanding international cooperation in cyberspace with the goal [...]
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA’s) Diverse Accessible Heterogeneous Integration (DAHI) program has committed $80 million to research in advanced microprocessors that combine materials on one chip. More here. The Department of Defense’s Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) has developed a free mobile app to help wounded soldiers and families access information and resources. More [...]
The FBI, Army, and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 to simulate decision-making, medical, and crime-scene scenarios. More here. The Department of Defense launched its STEM App Challenge encouraging developers to create mobile apps to help students in grades k-12 learn science, technology, engineering, and math. More here. In a submission to the [...]
Obama Administration Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt outlined priorities for agencies to secure federal IT systems. Goals include 95 percent utilization of critical administration cybersecurity capabilities on IT systems, continuous monitoring, and strong authentication. More here. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley called cybersecurity as a priority at the Air Force Association’s 2012 CyberFutures Conference and Technology Exposition. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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