Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act
Comments OffWe need a new concept of security in the 21st century. We are in uncharted territory in the Information Age.
Our country is well-suited to meet this challenge – America is a country of pioneers and innovators.
Securing cyberspace is a new challenge. It is different from virtually every other security threat that we have faced in [...]
Rockefeller and Snowe Gain Momentum for Landmark Cybersecurity Act
Comments OffSenator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), a senior member of the committee, issued the following statements today after the Commerce Committee favorably reported out the Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act.
“Our future is literally being stolen from us. Cyber attacks and [...]
6th Annual GFIRST National Conference, August 15-20, 2010, JW Marriot San Antonio, Hill Country, TX
Comments OffThe 6th Annual GFIRST National Conference will be held August 15-20, 2010 at JW Marriot San Antonio, Hill Country, Texas. With an increasingly complex, evolving threat landscape to protect, a secure infrastructure is more important than ever. Regardless of the sector you work in, it is critical to understand the threat landscape to build an [...]
U.S. Cybersecurity Bill Targets Industry Wide Cooperation
Comments OffThe Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act provides a framework for engagement and collaboration between the private sector and government on cybersecurity, while protecting civil liberties, proprietary rights, and confidential and classified information. The bill will:
Significantly raise the priority of cybersecurity throughout the federal government and streamline cybersecurity-related government functions, authorities and laws.
Protect civil liberties, intellectual property and [...]
U.S. Government Pours Money Into Cyber Security Technologies and R&D
Comments OffU.S. Government pours money into cyber security technologies and R&D, creating a new set of business opportunities for cyber security technology vendors, - these are conclusions of a recently updated market study U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Market Forecast 2010-2015.
At the hearing of Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security “More Security, [...]
Cyber Defense Competition, March 11-13, 2010, Columbia, Maryland
Comments OffThe 5th Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) will take place in the SAIC Conference Center in Columbia, Md., March 11-13. Students will compete against cyber attackers attempting to disrupt and compromise computer networks. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) sponsors the competition.
Cyber crime is a persistent and growing threat. According to the U.S. Department [...]
UK’s Cyberdefence Infrastructure Lags Behind U.S. Cousins
Comments OffIt was June 2009 when UK announced in the first time its Cyber Security Strategy. The Cyber Security Strategy sets out the U.K. Government’s plans to establish two new organisations, both of which will be established in September 2009, and will be operational by the end of March 2010:
An Office of Cyber Security (OCS) to [...]
Facing Thorny Road to Secure Cyber Space
Comments OffIn a report Cybersecurity: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Defining and Coordinating the Comprehensive National Initiative, the US Government Accountability Office concludes that the US government is still far from reaching the goals of secure cyber space.
GAO was asked to determine:
what actions have been taken to develop interagency mechanisms to plan and coordinate CNCI [...]
Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop, April 21-23, 2010, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Comments OffThe Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop [CSIIRW] will be held April 21-23, 2010 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN. The aim of this workshop is to introduce and discuss novel theoretical and empirical research focused on (the many) different aspects of software security / dependability, the heart of the [...]
Role-Based Training for IT Security, March 23-25, 2010, Bethesda, Md.
Comments OffThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA) are co-hosting FISSEA’s 23rd annual conference Role-Based Training for IT Security March 23-25, 2010, at the Natcher Conference Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
“Unraveling the Enigma of Role-Based Training” is designed for information systems [...]
