By SeanLawson Though cybersecurity has been a concern for decades, we have seen an uptick of concern during the last four years. The Obama administration has made the issue a priority. Early in his term, the President gave a speech on the subject and the next month the Secretary of Defense announced...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: A hacking organization known for high profile attacks on government and government contracting targets including in the United States has been linked to the Chinese army. More here. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has n...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: General Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of US Cyber Command, will talk about “Shared Values, Shared Responsibilities” between the Intelligence Community and hackers at DEFCON 20...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Bruce Bennett, program executive officer of communications systems within the Defense Information Systems Agency, predicted that Department of Defense personnel may be able to use personal mobile device for unclassifie...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload associates offered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to fly to the United States without an extradition hearing in New Zealand in return for a fair trial garuntee and funds for lawyers and l...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will fund research into how the brain connects concepts in order to build better analysis tools. More here. The Department of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology an...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, endorsed using the cloud for sharing classified intelligence on cyber threats with critical industries. More here. A MeriTalk survey fin...
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: U.S. Army Cyber Command operational attorney Robert Clark said that the legal frameworks are not keeping pace with cyber operations and said that claims of “cyber war” do not qualify as war defined by international laws...