U.S. critical infrastructure protection is a patchwork process depending primarily on voluntary public- and private-sector cooperation that could leave large portions inadequately protected, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office....
Deeming December “Critical Infrastructure Protection Month”, President Obama has called on the feds to “reflect on” their responsibility to keep U.S. electricity, financial networks, and other critical control facilities safe from cyber threats. In a presidential proclamatio...
The SANS Institute announced today that the U.S. Department of State Office of the Chief Information Officer has won the 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for significantly improving the effectiveness of the nation’s cyber security for creating, deploying and sharing the De...
via The Hill Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is floating legislation that would mandate FBI background checks for employees at power plants, water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure. Schumer cited a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report last month that warned that extremists cou...
via Urgent Communications Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week addressed the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) to testify about the ongoing efforts of the Obama administration, the Department of Homeland Security and NSTAC to safeguard the nation’...
via TMC.net The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, visited the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to address the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). The purpose of the visit was to highlight the on...
via Government Computer News Cybersecurity legislation recently proposed by the Obama Administration is hardly revolutionary. Its main purpose is to bolster the security of the nation’s information infrastructure by more clearly defining roles and responsibilities both in government and the pr...
via Intelligent Utility Confusion reigns for many utilities over precisely what is required in terms of cyber security, because much current utility work focuses on the distribution system. The critical infrastructure protections promulgated by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (ak...