via The Epoch Times A new Cyber Attack Task Force to protect the power grid was announced by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The task force of more than 40 volunteers will attempt to measure the impact a coordinated cyberattack would have on the U.S. power system. After c...
via Gov Info Security More of a passing thought than an actual proposal, a former director of national intelligence suggested United States leaders could create a Department of Cyber to address cyber threats the nation faces. But before the idea could set in, Michael McConnell said he had second tho...
via InfoSecurity The Obama administration is proposing to spend $548 million on cybersecurity research and development (R&D) in FY 2012, a 35% increase from the amount spent in FY 2010. According to a slide presentation by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the FY 2012 cybe...