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Ex FBI cyber cop takes job with startup company
The FBI's former top cyber cop has taken a job with a startup company to help protect private-sector computer networks that he says are already under constant attack with intrusions.
Tags: Shawn Henry , FBI , cybersecurity , technology , CrowdStrike
Air Force's cyber commander calls for 'full-spectrum' defense of networks
Speaking at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Air Force's top cyber commander, Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, stressed the importance of offense, defense and exploitation when forming cybersecurity strategy.
Tags: Air Force , cybersecurity , USCYBERCOM , Suzanne Vautrinot
Chamber of Commerce sends cybersecurity recommendations to House
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sent a list of cybersecurity recommendations to the House of Representatives, in light of Congress's multiple cybersecurity bills.
Tags: cybersecurity , Chamber of Commerce , cybersecurity bills
House committee marks up cybersecurity bill today
The House Committee on Homeland Security will mark up the Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 today. All members of the House got a snapshot of the nation's cyber threats yesterday in an interagency briefing.
Tags: cybersecurity , update , House , Congress , House Committee on Homeland Security , Federal Drive
NSTIC about to award contract for ID ecosystem
Jeremy Grant, the senior advisor for National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, said his group is about to award a contract to manage a future set of working groups, each of which will develop a component of the ID ecosystem.
Tags: technology , NSTIC , cybersecurity , FedSMC , FedSMC Conference , Jeremy Grant , Federal Drive , Tom Temin ,
Scammers target DoD personnel's email
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service said the emails appear to come from its office. The "spoofs" said that people who are receiving disability compensation from Veterans Affairs may be able to obtain more money from the Internal Revenue Service.
Tags: cybersecurity , technology , scammers , Federal Drive , DoD , DFAS
NIST is updating electronic signature standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology wants comments about revisions to FIPS 186-3. NIST said the proposed revision includes clarifications, corrections and revisions
Tags: NIST , technology , cybersecurity , Federal Drive
Commerce proposes changes to digital signatures
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked for comments about its proposed revisions to the Digital Signatures Standard.
Tags: cybersecurity , Commerce Department , NIST , FIPS
IG report uncovers 15,000 security holes at VA
The inspector general's office at the Department of Veterans Affairs said it found more than $15,000 security holes at the agency, all dealing with FISMA compliance issues.
Tags: cybersecurity , Veterans Affairs , technology , FISMA , Federal Drive
Virus infects 600,000 Apple computers
A computer virus has infected more than 600,000 Apple computer, alarming IT security professionals, who are unaccustomed to seeing a Mac attack.
Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , comptuer virus
