Homeland Security and Defense officials are advocating for a Senate bill that would concentrate computer defense authorities at DHS and the Pentagon’s National Security Agency. In debating how best to thwart a devastating attack on critical U.S. networks, the case has been made that Defense is...
Its reach is global: This month alone, the Anonymous movement has claimed to have hacked into the websites of a U.S. security company and the Polish government and has broadcast a private conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard. Now, the group has turned its sights on Canada’s Public...
To get ready for the FedCyber Summit on Wednesday, we spoke to some of our sponsors about the current state of the Federal Cyber ecosystem, and what they are doing to advance it. I spoke with Greg McDermott, Director of Federal Operations from Mu Dynamics and asked him the following questions. Q: Wh...
To get ready for the FedCyber Summit on Wednesday, we spoke to some of our sponsors about the current state of the Federal Cyber ecosystem, and what they are doing to advance it. I asked Doug Meyer, Cyber Security Practice Manager of Fulcrum IT to answer the following questions: Q: What is the bigge...
The National Security Agency’s secret agents may soon use smartphones to access classified data, but developing a secure portable device has proven a major challenge. Troy Lange, the NSA’s mobility mission manager, said he is developing a smartphone secure enough for spies to use, but ak...
The National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Department of Homeland Security agency that handles many of the government’s cybersecurity responsibilities is about to get a makeover in the wake of the departure of former deputy undersecretary Phil Reitinger. The directorate, among other...
via Dark Reading Federal agencies must begin reporting security data to an online compliance tool as part of fiscal year 2011 requirements for the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined new requirements for FISMA, the National Institut...
via Nextgov The Pentagon this fall expects to make permanent and expand a test program through which the Defense Department shared classified intelligence on cyber threats with select contractors to better secure commercial networks serving the military. The trial that ran from May 9 through Sept. 1...