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 [...]
Howard A. Schmidt on Transparent Cybersecurity
Comments OffHoward A. Schmidt is Special Assistant to the President and the Cybersecurity Coordinator
Today in my keynote speech at the RSA Conference in San Francisco I discussed two themes that are vital to our nation’s cybersecurity efforts: partnerships and transparency. These two themes go hand-in-hand. You cannot have one without the other, [...]
The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
Comments OffThe Obama Administration has revised the classification guidance for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (or CNCI), which began in 2008 and forms an important component of cybersecurity efforts within the federal government. Below is an unclassified description of the CNCI and each of the 12 initiatives under the CNCI.
President Obama has identified cybersecurity as [...]
IBM is Establishing Institute for Advanced Security
Comments OffIBM is establishing the Institute for Advanced Security to help government and private sector clients, academics and business partners more easily understand, address and mitigate the issues associated with securing cyberspace. The Institute for Advanced Security, based in Washington, D.C., will provide a collaborative setting for public and private sector officials to tap IBM’s vast [...]
New Cyber Threat Analysis Center in San Antonio
Comments OffAccenture has opened a new cyber threat analysis center in San Antonio, Texas, in response to growing demand for data-centric security services, specifically trusted application (software) development and delivery, malware analysis and security code reviews.
The new center will provide cyber security services to reduce the risk of cyber disruptions, protect against threats of data [...]
Deep Packet Inspection - An Upsurge of Interest
Comments OffGoogle Trends shows an upsurge of interest to deep packet inspection technology. Deep packet inspection, an obscure term back in 2008, has become a hot topic in 2009 and 2010.
According to Market Research Media Ltd, a leading market research firm, Deep Packet Inspection is the only currently available technology capable to provide security of IP [...]
Cyber Security Training Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 17-20th, 2010
Comments OffThe 31st Cyber Security Training Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, May 17-20th 2010, at the Marriott Marquis. As the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 enters its seventh year, it is clear that agencies and departments are not yet secure.
In a recent study “U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Market Forecast 2010-2015” Market Research [...]
DARPA advanced to the second phase of its National Cyber Range (NCR) Program
Comments OffThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has advanced to the second phase of its National Cyber Range (NCR) program, a systematic approach to assessing the readiness of the nation’s cyber security systems and networks. The goal of the NCR program is to revolutionize the state of the art of the Nation’s cyber testing [...]
Cyber Security Solutions Provider Acquired by SAIC
Comments OffCloudShield Technologies, Inc., a provider of cyber security solutions, has been acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). CloudShield Technologies provides infrastructure security solutions to governmental agencies. The company’s deep packet inspection (DPI) platform and applications enable customers to inspect, analyze and control all network traffic, helping lower costs, secure infrastructure and generate new revenue [...]
Cyber Security Bill passed the House by a vote or 422 to 5
Comments OffCyber Security Bill, laying foundations for building up the United States’ cyber security infrastructure, passed the House by a vote of overwhelming majority of 422 to 5, on the wave of recent Chinese hacking attacks. Below is the full text of the Bill.
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009
