Cybersecurity
Group: Data sharing still falls short
A task force today recommended policy and information technology solutions that the administration and Congress should use to improve how security information is shared by authorities.
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Review could relieve tension over cybersecurity leadership
Assessment will address which agency should be in charge of safeguarding government computer networks.
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Peer-to-peer protection bill introduced
House members have introduced legislation designed to protect against the risks to security and privacy associated with peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.
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Tension mounts between agencies over cybersecurity oversight
Resignation of DHS official leads some to argue for creation of independent cyber entity.
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Kundra picks up cybersecurity mantle
The new federal CIO pushes for cybersecurity reviews and a more global view of federal concerns.
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Homeland Security information security improves
As the component agencies that make up the Homeland Security Department integrate more fully, information security is improving.
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Also in the News: National Cybersecurity Center chief steps down
Rod Beckstrom, the head of the Homeland Security Department’s National Cybersecurity Center, has resigned, according to the DorobekInsider.
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DHS forms new research centers
The Homeland Security Department has hired two organizations for up to $712 million over five years to run two new DHS-sponsored research and development centers.
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DHS sees upgrade for Common Operating Picture
A senior Homeland Security Department official said DHS wants to upgrade its Common Operating Picture and make it more accessible to state and local authorities.
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Obama names Kundra federal CIO
Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.
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Administration will review FISMA metrics
OMB said it will review the metrics agencies use to report their compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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John Klossner: Everybody's doing it
Earlier this month the FAA became the latest in a long line of agencies and companies that have had data hacked into and/or stolen.
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Cybersecurity recommendations make progress
The administration said today that its review of cybersecurity efforts will result in an action plan.
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Lieberman questions courts on information-sharing law
Sen. Joseph Lieberman asks federal court officials if they are adequately complying with the E-Government Act that oversees release of electronic court documents to the public.
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Feds look for advanced security tools to thwart hackers
Researchers want to find cybersecurity concepts so cutting edge they will catapult the government ahead of hackers' knowledge and skill.
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