cybersecurity
RSS cybersecurityFortinet and the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI)
White Paper On January 8, 2008, President Bush launched the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), by issuing National Security Presidential Directive 54. After numerous cyber attacks on several federal agency... [13 Nov 2009]
Cybersecurity Review: Background, Threatscape, Best-Practices and Resources
White Paper The target of cybercrime centers on information - the data that is electronically stored for retrieval and subsequent use. To get an idea of the scale of the threat of cybercrime, it takes a look at the overall use of the Internet, theft... [12 Nov 2009]
Obama 'needs new cyber-security tsar'
News The Department of Homeland Security has failed to ensure the nation's cybersecurity, a new report to be released Monday concludes, because the threat of cyberattacks is too vast for any one agency to tackle and must be... [08 Dec 2008]
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News In the US, the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Division has tripled its budget to $350m over the past two years to upgrade security systems protecting critical civilian networks and build up its... [29 Oct 2008]
Webcast: How to Mitigate Outsourcing-Related Security Risks
White Paper It features independent cybersecurity analyst Tom Kellermann, who discusses the practice of outsourcing and its ramifications for network security. Outsourcing is growing in popularity due to the efficiencies and cost... [13 Dec 2007]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for security "incidents"
News In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer deserves to keep his job. [21 Jun 2007]
Interview: The FBI's CIO
Comment With our current mission of national security and cybersecurity, it is imperative for us to have the latest and greatest tools within the bureau. When Zalmai Azmi took the job of the FBI's chief information officer (CIO)... [17 Jul 2006]
US tax breaks for secure firms?
News Andy Purdy, acting director of the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Division, said in a speech that his agency is also working closely with the private sector to equip itself for responding to... [28 Sep 2005]
New cybersecurity post planned by US
News The US House of Representatives is scheduled to begin deliberating a proposal to create an assistant secretary for "cybersecurity". Over the last few years, a succession of government figures responsible for overseeing... [17 May 2005]
Security bosses seek to dissolve encryption bans
News The Jericho Forum, which is looking to move away from the perimeter model for cybersecurity in favour of an approach that would make data totally secure, hinted this could cause problems for e-commerce. [28 Apr 2005]
'Cyberterrorists poised to attack', warns Labour peer
News Back in February, several experts including Richard Clarke, the former White House cybersecurity advisor, rejected claims that a World Security Organisation should be set up to tackle cyberterror. New legislation is... [28 Apr 2005]
Banks agree to increase web security
News Last year, former White House cybersecurity advisor Howard Schmidt urged banks to issue customers with two-factor authentication. High Street banks are set to agree on a physical security device for all UK online... [14 Apr 2005]
eBay cybercrime chief tells UK to wise-up
News Howard Schmidt, the former cybersecurity adviser to the White House, has warned that there aren't enough trained police officers in the world to tackle cybercrime effectively. Schmidt, now the chief security strategist... [07 Apr 2005]
Is it time to regulate software security?
News Dick Clarke, chairman of Good Harbor Consulting and former presidential special advisor on cybersecurity, noted efforts to have industries develop guidelines and follow through have failed in the past. [17 Feb 2005]
Leader: Is one data leak one too many?
Leader It's understandable if a small firm of labourers who use a computer to print off invoices and manage their payroll perhaps worry less about the steel gates of cybersecurity. It's been a week of security leaks - from... [08 Feb 2005]
