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- Hagel: Accountability breakdown a leading factor in sexual assaults
- ODNI's Liberty Crossing complex closed today
- SES bonuses under fire at GSA, other agencies
- VA's Gould moves the needle on VA challenges
- Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Causey: Saintly media vs. government devils
- White House wants to root out copycat programs - starting with STEM
- Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
- Obama appoints Danny Werfel acting IRS head
- In fight over intelligence IT system, Army prioritizes access to data
- House bill protects homeland security budget
- Intelligence Community free from furloughs
- OMB fuels the passion, synergy between mobile, open data
- GAO, OMB spar over whether to measure data center cost savings
- Agencies craving STEMM talent should bolster skills of persuasion
- DoD wants to know real costs of IT business systems
- Monday federal headlines - May 20, 2013
Stopping Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
T.K. Keaninni, chief technology officer for nCircle joins host John Gilroy to talk about how his company can help your agency with its network security issues.
June 26, 2012
IT Alliance calls for international cyber cooperation
The IT Alliance has called for an international call for cooperation between your agency and the private sector. The organization of IT security groups from the U.S., Europe and Japan. The statement, called "Recommended Government Approaches to Cybersecurity," includes 12 points, including transparency and the need to to adapt to market changes.
Top British spy warns of 'industrial-sized' cyber espionage
MI-5 chief Jonathan Evans said government secrets, infrastructure and intellectual property are at stake. He described the scale of the threats as "astonishing" in his first public speech in two years, just ahead of the London Olympics.
Market, trading data not compromised in data breach at financial agency
A data breach at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in May did not compromise any trading or market data, the agency's chief information officer John Water said. CFTC said it will implement additional security controls and increase training for employees. The agency will also provide identity protection for employees through a credit monitoring company.
2 UK LulzSec hackers plead guilty in London court
Ryan Cleary, 20, and Jake Davis, 19, pleaded guilty to conspiring with other members of LulzSec to attack government, media, and law enforcement websites last year, according to Gryff Waldron, an official at London's Southwark Crown Court.
Bill would make companies report data breaches sooner
Five Republican senators have introduced a bill that would require companies that store your personal information to report any security breaches to you as quickly as possible.
DHS hires DoD expert to coordinate interagency cyber efforts
Rosemary Wenchel is the new deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity coordination at DHS. She replaces Adm. Mike Brown, who retired in January.
Industry groups call for global cybersecurity policies
A coalition of IT industry associations are calling for a consistent set of global cybersecurity policies.
Nazi hackers take credit for attack on Twitter
A Nazi hacker group is claiming credit for shutting down Twitter yesterday morning. The micro-blogging site said the outage was caused by a server bug, not hackers.
House intel chairman suggests U.S., Israel not behind cyber attacks on Iran
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said he'd be "very careful" about assigning blame for the attacks on Iran's nuclear program. Half of what's been reported in the media on the matter is untrue, he said.
USAID plans to rebound from dramatic drop in cybersecurity scores
The U.S. Agency for International Development saw
their FISMA scores drop to an F grade. Jerry
Horton, USAID's chief information officer, said
they will fix their shortcomings this year.
June 21, 2012
Agencies struggle to grasp mobile cybersecurity
NIST, DHS experts say protecting smartphones and tablets shouldn't be any different than securing typical desktop or laptop computers. DHS will release mobile security reference architecture to help agencies understand common concepts. NIST is updating security control guide with 250 new requirements, including mobile controls.
Northrop Grumman scores cryptography contract
The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a three-year contract to upgrade cryptography in the country's intercontinental ballistic missile system.
NSA, CIA helped Israel develop flame computer virus
The National Security Agency and the CIA helped Israel develop the "flame" computer virus.
IT security
Gordon Gillerman and Matt Scholl of NIST discuss standards, certification and accreditation with host John Gilroy.
June 19, 2012(Encore presentation December 25, 2012)
Malware disguised as security app poses threats to Androids
Kaspersky Labs spotted malware disguised as a fake security app called "Android Security Suite Premium," Computerworld reports. The malware is a threat to everyday smartphone users as well as businesses that allow employees to use personal devices on the network.
Man charged with hacking into Energy Department networks
After breaking into the network, the man allegedly tried to sell access to DoE for $50,000.
National lab seeks cybersecurity research partners
The Cybersecurity Technologies Research Lab's goals include building the scientific foundation for cybersecurity research, developing critical relationships and testing solutions in real-world situations.
Agencies with virtualized computer systems open to cyber attacks
Federal agencies running virtualized computer systems might be vulnerable to a new cyber attack. The warning comes from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
ICANN accidentally posts personal info online
Last week it accidentally posted the home addresses of its newest top-level domain-name applicants, Government Computer News reports.
