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OPM tracks cyber skills of the pros

OPM has completed a governmentwide cybersecurity survey to approximately 50,000 employees and their supervisors who handle cybersecurity as part of their daily job responsibilities.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , pay and benefits , OPM , survey

Thursday - 02/17/2011, 08:30am EST

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DHS underwrites cyber security testbed

The DETERlab testbed provides an isolated 400-node mini-Internet, in which researchers can investigate malware and other security threats without danger of infecting the real Internet.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , DHS , USC , DETER

Friday - 01/14/2011, 08:30am EST

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DHS cracks down on identity theft ring

Two Vietnamese students in Minnesota were part of a larger Vietnam-based ring

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity

Tuesday - 01/04/2011, 09:56am EST

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Is your Wi-Fi network secure enough?

A Minnesota man was able to hack into his neighbor's Wi-Fi network and send death threats to Vice President Biden

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , technology , Joe Biden , Tim Pawlenty

Thursday - 12/23/2010, 08:40am EST

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What's biology got to do with cybersecurity?

Could biology provide hints to effective cybersecurity? The The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency thinks so.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , biology , Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , Ken Gabriel

Wednesday - 12/22/2010, 08:30am EST

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Educating a cyber work force

Jon Lau is the program manager for engineering and information technology at the UMBC, where they are meeting the growing need for cybersecurity professionals.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , Federal Security Spotlight , UMBC , Jon Lau

Tuesday - 12/21/2010, 10:18am EST

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Cyber post created at the State Department

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday unveiled a reorganization plan for the State Department that include a new coordinator for cyber security.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , State , Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review , management

Thursday - 12/16/2010, 08:30am EST

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