Tag: cybersecurity

  • NIST Releases New Federal Security Control Catalog

    Ericka Chickowski

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    The National Institute of Standards and Technology yesterday rolled out the first installment of what it hopes will act as a unified information security framework for the entire federal government. Brought forth in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), the draft of… Read more

  • Fed Video on Cybersecurity States the Obvious

    Lawrence Walsh

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    President Obama didn’t announce the next cybersecurity czar, as speculated he would last Friday. However, the White House did unveil the ineptly named "Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient Information and Communications Infrastructure." Accompanying the report was this video highlighting the need for better, coordinated government and private sector efforts to protect the… Read more

  • President Obama to Appoint Cybersecurity Czar

    Lawrence Walsh

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    President Barrack Obama is expected to march out on the Rose Garden lawn Friday morning and proclaim the next cybersecurity czar—the man or woman who will coordinate and lead the defense of the U.S. critical digital infrastructure. Some people will argue that the need for this post has never been greater. Many IT security vendors… Read more

  • Drafting VARs Could Secure U.S. Digital Infrastructure

    Charlene O’Hanlon

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    The sorry state of cyber-security in the United States has made the nation vulnerable to attacks on its entire infrastructure, from the Internet to the national power grid, according to a Washington-based think tank. Now it’s up to solution providers to help accomplish what the federal government has not been able to–lock down our cyber-borders.… Read more

  • Feds Get Tough on Cybersecurity Weaknesses

    Roy Mark

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    The federal government is taking steps to toughen up the nation’s cybersecurity defenses by establishing new policies and an oversight group to direct security efforts and cut wasteful spending.      According to a report in eWeek, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation designed to give federal department CIOs more authority… Read more

  • Cyber-Security Czar Calls on IT Industry for Help

    Cyber-Security Czar Calls on IT Industry for Help

    Matt Hines

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    SAN FRANCISCO—The United States government is better suited than ever to defend the nation’s computing and communications networks, but federal watchdogs will need private industry to lend a hand to keep attackers at bay, according to the first-ever federal cyber-security czar. Addressing a crowded room of attendees at the ongoing RSA Security Conference here on… Read more