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CyberChallenge attracts next cadre of experts
A new program will target high school students in the government's search for the next generation of cyber warriors. Lawmakers hope the U.S. Cyber Challenge will help attract and train much needed experts in cybersecurity.
Tags: technology , Tom Carper , U.S. Cyber Challenge , Navy , cybersecurity , cyber workforce , Meg Beasley
What makes a great cyber expert
SANS Institute's Alan Paller explains the findings of a report on cyber expert hiring.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , SANS Institute , hiring , Dorobek Insider
President surprises high level cyber meeting
Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge winners announced, Northrop takes home the Hoyt Vandenberg Award
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , SANS Institute , Northrop Grumman , CyberPatriot , contracting , technology
White House cyber meeting refines agenda
President Barack Obama and several of the administration's top cybersecurity officials met with key members of the private sector at the White House Wednesday to review progress in national cybersecurity activity in the past year. Alan Paller brings us up to speed.
Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , SANS Institute , Suzanne Kubota
Hacked Treasury sites raise questions about cloud
Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute, brings us analysis.
Tags: technology , cloud computing , SANS Institute , cybersecurity
OMB shifts to real time cybersecurity monitoring
New White House guidance calls for agencies to submit data feeds to OMB's Cyberscope tool. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra hopes the information will give agencies a better idea of vulnerabilities and threats to computer networks. Agencies may have to shift money away from traditional reports to upgrade systems to meet new FISMA requirements.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Vivek Kundra , Howard Schmidt , Tom Carper , OMB , State , VA , NASA , Justice , DHS , USDA , Treasury , DoD , FISMA , Real time monitoring , Cyberscope
Top cyber security risks are SANS mitigation
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New guidelines to close 20 biggest cyber holes
The guidelines, issued Monday by public and private sector cybersecurity experts, are considered the low-hanging fruit to help agencies improve their network security immediately, says John Gilligan, a former Air Force and Energy Department chief information officer.
Tags: technology , Sen. Tom Carper , State , DHS , NSA , Energy , Air Force , CIO Council , SANS Institute , CSIS , John Gilligan , Jim Lewis , cybersecurity , FISMA
