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Cybersecurity News

DHS hires 8 senior officials since fall 2011

Mark Weatherford became undersecretary for cybersecurity last fall. Since then, he has hired eight senior officials to fill high-profile positions.

Monday - 07/09/2012, 06:09am EDT

Cutoff by computer virus averted

The Wall Street Journal reported the largest Internet service providers took steps Sunday to make sure infected machines could stay online.

Monday - 07/09/2012, 06:03am EDT

Air Force Weapons School graduates first cyber warriors

The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare.

Friday - 07/06/2012, 07:04am EDT

USPS fighting back against the insider threat

The Postal Service's E-Access system helps control employee access to systems and data. The single sign-on environment lets managers and database owners assign privileges to employees based on need.

Saturday - 07/07/2012, 08:26am EDT
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Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.

Friday - 07/06/2012, 04:12pm EDT

DHS reports surge in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure

In 2011, companies reported 198 cyber incidents to the Homeland Security Department — a nearly 383 percent increase above 2010, according to a June 28 report from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). Companies reported nine such incidents in 2009., when DHS opened ICE-CERT to help protect private-sector operators critical infrastructure from "emerging" cyber threats.

Thursday - 07/05/2012, 02:56am EDT

Cloud computing and security

Ted Davis, president of Unisys Federal Systems, will talk about how his company can help your transition to the cloud.
July 3, 2012

Tuesday - 07/03/2012, 10:06pm EDT
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Report: Drones vulnerable to hacking

Unmanned drones are vulnerable to computer hacking that could allow outside force to control them, according to new research.

Tuesday - 07/03/2012, 03:04pm EDT

Former White House cyber czar rejoins private sector

Former White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt, who retired in May, has landed back in the private sector. Schmidt will join Qualys, a company specializing in information security and compliance cloud solutions.

Monday - 07/02/2012, 04:41pm EDT

Human behavior leads to security risks in cyberverse

The department responsible for keeping the government safe from cyber threats could use some help of its own when it comes to securing mobile devices.

Friday - 06/29/2012, 07:49am EDT

FedBizOpps.gov contractor under FBI investigation

The government is investigating allegations against Symplicity Corp. for allegedly accessing without permission the internal networks of two competitors in the education sector. Symplicity, which runs three governmentwide websites, denies any wrongdoing and calls the government's search warrant a one-sided justification for the investigation. Experts say the company could face suspension from new federal procurements.

Friday - 06/29/2012, 07:21am EDT
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Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule

Hackers broke into computers at hotel giant Wyndham Worldwide Corp. three times in two years and stole credit card information belonging to hundreds of thousands of customers. Wyndham didn't report the break-in in corporate filings even though the Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to inform investors of cybercrimes.

Friday - 06/29/2012, 07:42am EDT

Bill sets timeframe for VA to contact data breach victims

Veterans Affairs would have to contact victims of data breaches within 10 days under a bill approved by a House subcommittee.

Thursday - 06/28/2012, 08:22am EDT

Cybersecurity center aims at increasing business-government collaboration

NIST launched the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in February and now is giving industry details on how it will work. The center's goal is to bring businesses and government together to solve cyber problems.

Thursday - 06/28/2012, 07:45am EDT
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DHS hones dynamic approach to securing agency computer networks

Homeland Security releases policy and guidance on how departments and vendors will implement continuous monitoring and get away from static reports on the cyber health of their systems. DHS is hoping Congress approves a $200 million funding request to buy five different commercial cyber tools, a dashboard and a security data warehouse in 2013.

Friday - 06/29/2012, 04:17pm EDT
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Cyber bill tracker

The pressing need for cybersecurity legislation has led to widely divergent paths in the House and Senate. The House has opted for a more incremental approach, while the Senate has crafted comprehensive legislation

Thursday - 07/05/2012, 10:52am EDT

UK LulzSec hackers plead guilty to CIA hacks

Hackers that attacked the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Department have pleaded guilty to those attacks in a court in London, SC Magazine reported.

Wednesday - 06/27/2012, 12:32pm EDT

FBI undercover effort snares hackers

Federal officials have arrested two dozen hackers in a cyber-crime ring that stretches from Japan to middle America.

Wednesday - 06/27/2012, 07:33am EDT

DHS gets serious about continuous network monitoring

Homeland Security is getting serious about making sure all federal agencies get on board with continuous network monitoring. Keeping a vigilant eye out is the best way to fend off cyber attacks, DHS officials say.

Wednesday - 06/27/2012, 07:28am EDT

Congress running out of time to pass priority bills

Lawmakers have about 23 real work days left before the end of the fiscal year to pass USPS reform, comprehensive cyber, DoD authorization and all the 2013 spending bills. Experts hold out little hope even after the passage of the FDA bill and the expected approval of the highway legislation.

Friday - 06/29/2012, 04:58am EDT
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