Cybersecurity
Cyber terrorism likely to escalate when current leaders die
The government is running out of time to foil a major cyberattack, according to an interview on the Federal News Radio site with Jeffrey Carr, author of "Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld" and a principal at GreyLogic.
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Are cyberattacks against DOD on the decline?
Despite DOD officials’ descriptions of increased threats of cyberattacks, the number of attempts has decreased, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Committee set for major re-emergence
Obama tormenter Rep. Darrell Issa is poised to chair powerful committee if GOP wins the House.
Cybersecurity
Government taps an uneasy alliance with hackers
Agencies turn to the computer underworld for help shoring up their cyber defenses.
Cybersecurity
NARA shows gaps in cybersecurity, GAO says
Two reports fault NARA for problems with cybersecurity and overall management.
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Hill aides, ACLU urge Obama to address cybersecurity bills
The White House has largely sat on the sidelines as lawmakers and key committees wrangle over competing cyber legislation.
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People v. Process
Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Homeland Security Department, claims <a href= http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=46357&dcn=todaysnews>people are more important</a> than process when it comes to protecting America's cyber infrastructure. Is he right?
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon-Contractor Handshake
The Pentagon extended a firm handshake to IT security contractors on Oct. 20, pledging to strengthen the role of private sector in protecting defense networks - even as the White House stressed the need to trim back on defense contracting fat earlier this year.
Cybersecurity
Wikileaks Communications Infrastructure Attacked?
Wikileaks <a href="http://twitter.com/wikileaks">announced</a> that its "communications infrastructure is currently under attack" on Oct. 20, as the Pentagon <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69G19520101017">prepares to review</a> as many as 400,000 leaked Iraq war documents, expected to be published by the whistleblower site this month.
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Cybersecurity is 'really about the people,' official says
Technology means little without a strong, multidisciplinary workforce trained to protect computer networks, panelists note.
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