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Navy Seeks More Control of its Expansive Computer Network

September 19, 2011 By Ryan

via NDIA The U.S. Navy owns the world’s largest “purpose built” network. The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet–NMCI–is bigger than anything the Army operates, or the Air Force. Or even the Defense Department. It is second only to the Internet itself in terms of scale. Now, the Navy has plans to make it even bigger. “The resources [...]

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Defense to grow industrial base cyber program, DHS may expand to other sectors

September 19, 2011 By Ryan

via Nextgov The Pentagon this fall expects to make permanent and expand a test program through which the Defense Department shared classified intelligence on cyber threats with select contractors to better secure commercial networks serving the military. The trial that ran from May 9 through Sept. 15 thwarted hundreds of attempted breaches at the roughly [...]

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Department of Energy Releases New Roadmap to Guide Public-Private Cybersecurity Initiatives

September 19, 2011 By Ryan

via Insurance News Net The U.S. Department of Energy has released the 2011 Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity. Developed as an update to the 2006 Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector, this report outlines a strategic framework over the next decade among industry, vendors, academia and government stakeholders to design, [...]

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Cyber attacks are becoming lethal, warns US cyber commander

September 16, 2011 By Ryan

via Computer Weekly Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command. “That’s our concern about what’s coming in cyberspace – a destructive element,” General Keith Alexander told a US conference on cyber [...]

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For records management, agencies see clouds in the forecast

September 16, 2011 By Ryan

via Federal Times The State Department wanted to make tens of thousands of foreign affairs-related historical documents, publications and data sets more accessible to the public, and 50 databases more available to its employees worldwide. It did so on the cloud, a move intended to reduce the need for maintaining data on costly, energy-inefficient agency-owned [...]

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7 Key Homeland Security IT Developments Since 9/11

September 15, 2011 By Ryan

via InformationWeek Government The Government Accountability Office this week released a 226-page report giving the Department of Homeland Security mixed reviews in carrying out its mission since 9/11. Information technology plays a significant role in DHS’ efforts, and these seven examples cited in the report demonstrate that while DHS is making progress on some fronts, [...]

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US Agencies Making Progress on Cybercrime, Officials Say

September 15, 2011 By Ryan

via PCWorld U.S. government agencies are getting better at sharing information about cyberattacks with private companies, but cybercrime shows no signs of slowing down, cybersecurity experts told lawmakers Wednesday. The U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security work closely together to combat cybercrime, witnesses from the three organizations [...]