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CIO, CHCO councils developing cybersecurity workforce models
The councils will focus on three main areas to develop competency framework. Agencies have until Jan. 15 to submit data about how they classify cyber positions. Interagency working group also will conduct a survey of cybersecurity workforce in the spring.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , John Berry , OPM , National Security Council , CIO Council , CHCO Council , Partnership for Public Service , cybersecurity , cyber workforce
iPhone app. gives security alerts on the go
Cybersecurity Update
Tags: cybersecurity , technology , security , Cybersecurity Update , iPhone
Preview: When cyber hackers attack, should the U.S. retaliate?
We learn what's coming up on tomorrow's Federal Security Spotlight.
Tags: technology , Federal Security Spotlight , Tom Temin , cybersecurity
Agency cybersecurity reporting to get makeover
OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , security , Vivek Kundra , John Streufert , Tom Carper , OMB , State , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , DHS , NIST , CIO Council , metrics , FISMA , dashboard
Preparing for the Worst in Cybersecurity without uGov
One of the challenges with cyber-security is that the discussion is often about worst-case scenarios.
Tags: cybersecurity , Chris Bronk , Rice University , uGov
Securing the nation one computer chip at a time
Securing the nation one computer chip at a time. We'll find out about the task force responsible for keeping computer chips secure on this week's Federal Security Spotlight preview.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Tom Temin , FSS
Analysis: Does Congress understand cybersecurity, technology use?
When members of Congress weigh in on cybersecurity, do they know what they're talking about? How about the use of technology in government? Some of the top names in the federal government on both these topics were questioned on Congressional expertise by Federal News Radio during recent conferences and news events.
Tags: technology , management , cybersecurity , International Spy Museum , Mike McConnell , Excellence in Government , Aneesh Chopra , Open Government Directive , President Barack Obama , Congress , Max Cacas
CIO Council taskforce to change security metrics
New group is developing performance measures that are based on outcomes. OMB has set a November deadline for a draft of the metrics that will be reviewed by government and industry. DHS says the governmentwide focus to improve cybersecurity is on standards, metrics and authentication.
Tags: technology , Bruce McConnell , John Streufert , OMB , DHS , State , CIO Council , NIST , cybersecurity , Performance measures , Consensus Audit Guidelines
International Spy Museum celebrates National Cybersecurity Month
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , National Cybersecurity Awareness Month , International Spy Museum , Max Cacas
International Spy Museum unveils its look at Weapons of Mass Disruption
Today marks the first day Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the International Spy Museum is getting in on the action with a little craftiness. Friday, it unveils a new gallery dedicated to cybersecurity called "Weapons of Mass Disruption".
Tags: cybersecurity , International Spy Museum , Peter Earnest , cyberattacks
