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RSS cybersecurityAdaptive Network Security for Government Agencies
White Paper And for good reason: in 2003, more than 1.4 million cybersecurity incidents were documented at federal agencies and departments. Due to the 2002 Federal Security Management Act (FISMA), many federal agencies are faced... [03 Jul 2008]
National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
White Paper This webcast is a public panel discussion and question-and-answer session related to the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, a report that includes recommendations, strategic goals, programs, discussion items, and guidance on... [03 Jul 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]
Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options
White Paper Concerns have grown that what is needed is a national cybersecurity framework - a coordinated, coherent set of public- and private-sector efforts required to ensure an acceptable level of cybersecurity... [30 Aug 2005]
Adaptive Network Security for Government Agencies
And for good reason: in 2003, more than 1.4 million cybersecurity incidents were documented at federal agencies and departments. Due to the 2002 Federal Security Management Act (FISMA), many federal agencies are faced... [23 Aug 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]
