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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.

Tags: cybersecurity , Federal Drive , DHS , John Streufert

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In Depth interviews - June 21

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: Michael Hicks , Hart Rossman , John Sepulveda , Mike Sullivan , Jeff Steinhoff , Northrop Grumman , Veteran Affairs , SAIC , Government Accountability Office , F-35 Joint Strike Fighter , KPMG Government Institute , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Industry groups call for global cybersecurity policies

A coalition of IT industry associations are calling for a consistent set of global cybersecurity policies.

Tags: cybersecurity , Federal Drive , technology , IT Industry Council

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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.

Tags: UG-Nazi , twitter , hackers , cybersecurity , Federal Drive

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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.

Tags: technology , US CERT , PC World , Federal Drive

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NSA chief: Cybersecurity data could be shared through cloud

Gen. Keith Alexander, who runs the National Security Agency, endorsed the idea of using a cloud computing facility to share cybersecurity information with the private sector.

Tags: cybersecurity , Keith Alexander , NSA , cloud

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DHS creates task force to develop cyber workforce

The Homeland Security Department has created a task force to develop future workers. It will consider expanding DHS' involvement in cyber competitions and university programs, enhancing public-private partnerships and working with other agencies.

Tags: cybersecurity , technology , Federal Drive , Janet Napolitano , House , Congress , DHS , Homeland Security Advisory Council

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Lynn McNulty, national security pioneer, dies

Lynn McNulty was the State Department's first director of information systems security. He also served as policy liaison between NIST, agencies and Congress.

Tags: Lynn McNulty , ISC Squared , cybersecurity , Federal Drive

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VA CIO wary of 'bring your own device'

Veteran Affairs' CIO Roger Baker pointed to concerns over cybersecurity as the reason why he's wary about agencies adopting bring-your-own-device initiatives.

Tags: technology , Bring your own device , cybersecurity , Federal Drive , Roger Baker , Veterans Affairs , Management of Change Conference

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Navy official calls cyber greatest, long-term threat

The Navy's top man in Europe said cyber is the threat that keeps him up at night.

Tags: cybersecurity , Federal Drive , Navy , DoD , James Stavridis , Senate

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