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Ozone Widget Framework to be on GitHub, GAO sees $2.3B in undeserved justification and more

December 14, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Ozone Widget Framework to be on GitHub now by year’s end - The Ozone Widget Framework is an open source project that allows developers to create lightweight applications that draw from pooled data. This has been bogged down in clearance issues, but has [...]

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Obama Pushes for Cybersecurity Act, Alleged Amazon Hacker Arrested, and More

July 20, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: President Obama urged lawmakers to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that would create a public-private partnership to set cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure. More here. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to launch an economic statistics app for iPhone and Android devices and is streaming data through an application [...]

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General Alexander’s Vision, the New DARPA Director, and More

July 11, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

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 living expenses unfrozen. More here. The Government Accountability Office says the [...]

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Attacks on Industrial Control Systems Spike, Air Force Smartphone Games for New Recruits, and More

July 2, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team within the Department of Homeland Security reports a a 20-fold leap in the number of incidents since the team was created in 2009. More here. The Homeland Security Infrastructure Program gave Colorado authorities fighting deadly wildfires access to sensitive data [...]

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GAO Summary of Cyber Economic Espionage Threat

June 29, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released findings from a cyber security study which focused on the economic espionage aspects of the cyber threat. Their report, available at: GAO-12-876T : Cyber Threats Facilitate Ability To Commit Economic Espionage provides an update and summary of several incidents in the private sector which underscore the nature of the threat, [...]

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Threats of CISPA Veto, A 680% Increase in Cyberattacks Against Government, and More

April 26, 2012 By FedCyberTeam

Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The White House has threatened to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) if it reaches the President in its current form. More here. The Office of Management and Budget agrees, asking President Obama to veto the bill. More here. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the [...]

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3/20/2012: Cyber Attacks Against US Nuclear Arsenal, Army BYOD, and More

March 20, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The National Nuclear Security Administration, which is in charge of America’s nuclear weapons stockpile, wants to increase its cybersecurity budget to deal with up to 10 million attacks a day. More here. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team reports that over half of all cyberattacks against the federal government are phishing. More here. The Army, realizing [...]

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3/12/12: FBI Cyber Chief Retiring, VA’s Mobile Pilot Program, and More

March 12, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Shawn Henry, the FBI’s Executive Assistant Director of Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, announced his retirement to take a job in the private sector. Henry is the latest in a string of top cyber officials to retire from government. More here. A GAO audit found that the DHS needs to make more progress on [...]