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...
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 la...
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 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 Securi...
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...
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 vet...
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 cybera...
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...