Cybersecurity
On The Path Of Least Resistance
A new report shows that cyber "criminals are not hopelessly ahead in this game," as security experts from both in and outside government so often claim.
Cybersecurity
Money pit: $3B in cost overruns for Coast Guard's Deepwater procurement
The Coast Guard's Deepwater asset procurement program has seen its costs skyrocket while its performance capabilities degrade, according to a new report from the GAO.
Cybersecurity
Tighter cybersecurity, innovation on Commerce wish list
The Commerce Department wants advice on how to improve commercial cybersecurity while sustaining innovation in the information economy.
Cybersecurity
Commerce seeks industry comment on ways to bolster cybersecurity
Possible strategies to encourage best practices include financial incentives.
Cybersecurity
Security Controls At Their Worst?
The Pentagon has launched a "very robust investigation" into the source of the leak of more than 90,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan, <a href=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/27/earlyshow/main6716974.shtml>Geoff Morrell told CBS' The Early Show</a> Tuesday, but what few are discussing is how the source got away with it.
Cybersecurity
FCC plan to support emergency communications relies on unproven technology
Many public safety organizations oppose the proposal to auction spectrum to commercial interests.
Cybersecurity
Defense Companies Pay Out
Crime pays, and criminal activities that target cyberspace are no exception, according to a survey conducted from Ponemon Institute and sponsored by security vendor ArcSight.
Cybersecurity
Military readies its cyber forces
Each of the military services will have its own cyber group, coordinated at a higher level by the recently launched U.S. Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
Cyber talent hunt: the search starts at home
Before agencies can hire the cybersecurity professionals they need, they should make it easier for people to understand what they’re looking for.
Cybersecurity
Cyber risks place new demands on public/private partnership
Industry and government expect the new Cyber Command to set the agenda for needed improvements in public/private cybersecurity collaboration.
Cybersecurity
Global cyber arms race may be brewing
The United States isn't alone in developing offensive cyberwar capabilities. Russia, China, Israel and France are also developing advanced offensive cyber capabilities and, although there hasn't been an active cyber war, a cyber cold war might have already started.
Cybersecurity
Military wrestles with cyber war battle planning
The military's new consolidated Cyber Command faces unprecedented challenges as it forges the nation's policies and capabilities for cyber defense and war.
Cybersecurity
Cyber espionage lure catches some big fish
An undercover cybersecurity expert demonstrates the national security risks posed by social media in government.
Cybersecurity
Will Congress clamp down on spies gone wild?
An investigative report sheds light on the massive and massively outsourced federal intelligence apparatus, but prospects for reform are questionable.
Cybersecurity
Case Of The Disappearing Cyber Contests
A Senate committee had nixed $45 million in funding for cybersecurity contests over the next three years, a move that could jeopardize growth in the federal IT security workforce, according to <a href=http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=632>GovInfoSecurity</a>.
Cybersecurity
DHS agencies slow to consolidate HR system, IG says
Nine agencies of the Homeland Security Department haven't finished their human resources system migrations, and many have not started, a new report says.
Cybersecurity