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...
The Defense Information Systems Agency is building its own smartphone application storefront to centrally manage and secure apps. More here. The nationwide initiative announced by the Federal Communications Commission to block service on stolen smartphones may reduce device resale but won’t...
Obama Administration Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt outlined priorities for agencies to secure federal IT systems. Goals include 95 percent utilization of critical administration cybersecurity capabilities on IT systems, continuous monitoring, and strong authentication. More here. Secre...
The Joint Staff and Office of Secretary of Defense’s Office of Policy are working on unified rules of engagement for cyberspace that should be ready within the next two months. More here. The House Armed Services Committee told top defense officials at a hearing that the Department of Defense, n...
President Obama has made three nominations to a board that will oversee the federal government’s cybersecurity and counterterrorism efforts with an eye toward protecting Americans’ privacy and civil liberties. The president has appointed David Medine as chairman of the Privacy and Civil ...
In a rare showing of bipartisanship, members of Congress and the White House are trying to breathe new life into the effort to enact national cybersecurity legislation. In a recent flurry of activity, mainly between the Obama administration and the Senate, the issue got back on the legislative track...
The Obama administration is turning up the pressure on agencies to accomplish four specific cybersecurity goals. The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the White House cyber coordinator’s office gave deputy secretaries a high-level scorecard highlighting thei...
via SearchSecurity.com The Obama administration’s recently released plan to create a government-directed electronic “identity ecosystem” is designed to reduce online fraud, identity theft and give users confidence in online transactions. But can it really work? And what impact will...