“A series of hacks perpetrated against so-called “smart meter” installations over the past several years may have cost a single U.S. electric utility hundreds of millions of dollars annually, the FBI said in a cyber intelligence bulletin obtained by KrebsOnSecurity. The law enforcement age...
“The hacker group Anonymous on Monday crashed the websites of two trade associations that support a House cybersecurity bill. ” (Source: Hackers strike over cybersecurity bill – The Hill’s Hillicon Valley.)...
“The White House is scrambling to influence cybersecurity legislation that’s been tangled in a web of policy, politics and parochialism — even reaching out to Republican leaders as the House prepares to act on the issue later this month.” Source: Cybersecurity is entangled in Washing...
In a budget the administration says commits to border and aviation security, prepares for disaster relief, and boosts cyber security, the White House on Monday requested $39.5 billion for the Homeland Security Department next year, just a half-a-percent decrease from current spending....
Cybersecurity is expected to be one of the few areas of defense spending that will increase next year, as the Pentagon rolls out its budget numbers for 2013 on Monday....
The rise of all things cybersecurity has been accompanied by a collective groaning that there is a shortage of personnel skilled enough to protect critical government and military networks. The Defense Department is under constant attack from hackers, and officials said they need to do a better job ...
The Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity stance has been reinvigorated, mostly thanks to a new face in the department’s cyber division. Alan Paller, the vice president for research at the SANS Institute,told Government Computer News the appointment of Mark Weatherford to lead ...
Uncle Sam wants you to tackle cybersecurity, and he’s willing to send you to school for it. As the nation becomes increasingly aware of how vulnerable we are to cyber-attacks, the cybersecurity scholarship program is getting a boost. A qualified student will have his tuition, housing and and b...