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Obama seeks big boost in cybersecurity spending

Posted February 15, 2011 - 10:13 am

The White House is proposing a big increase in cybersecurity research and development in next years budget to improve, in part, its ability to reduce the risk of insider threats and ensure the safety of control systems, such as those used at power plants.
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Congress set to debate tech issues

Posted January 25, 2011 - 2:16 pm

The new -- and divided -- Congress should find some early agreement on a variety of scaled-back technology bills, analysts say.
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Bruce Schneier: 'Cyberwar hotlines' needed

Posted December 3, 2010 - 11:55 am

Security expert Bruce Schneier has called for governments to establish 'hotlines' between their cyber commands, much like the those betwen nuclear commands, to help them battle against cyber attacks.
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DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity

Posted August 6, 2010 - 1:58 pm

The Department of Homeland Security is quietly creating teams of experts charged with assessing the cybersecurity needs of power plants in the U.S.
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Cyberattacks seen as top threat to zap U.S. power grid

Posted June 2, 2010 - 9:59 am

Cyber attacks, pandemics and electromagnetic disturbances are the three top "high impact" risks to the U.S. and Canadian power-generation grids, according to a report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)
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Bank, customer settle suit over $800,000 cybertheft

Posted May 25, 2010 - 3:13 pm

An unusual lawsuit between a bank and a customer victimized by cyberthieves was quietly settled last week.
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Senate confirms Alexander as chief of U.S. Cyber Command

Posted May 12, 2010 - 2:07 pm

Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency, will also take charge of the U.S. military's recently created Cyber Command.
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Targeted Cyberattacks Testing IT Managers

Posted April 20, 2010 - 11:39 am

Targeted cyberattacks like the one that accessed Google's internal network earlier this year are testing enterprise security models in new ways, and they pose a more immediate threat to sensitive corporate data and bank accounts.
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Estonia defense minister: Cyberattacks will grow

Posted March 18, 2010 - 8:46 pm

Three years after a widespread cyberattack temporarily shut down the Estonian economy, Estonia's defense minister said such incidents will only continue to grow.
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Broadband plan gives FCC wider cybersecurity role

Posted March 18, 2010 - 2:29 pm

The National Broadband Plan released by the Federal Communications Commission this week contains several recommendations that are designed to boost the preparedness of communications networks to deal with cyberthreats.
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Revised cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate

Posted March 18, 2010 - 2:02 pm

A revised version of a cybersecurity bill first proposed last year was introduced again in the U.S. Senate today, notably without a controversial provision that would have given the president authority to disconnect networks from the Internet during a national emergency.
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AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals

Posted February 11, 2010 - 3:36 pm

AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals.
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Einstein 2: U.S. government's 'enlightening' new cybersecurity weapon

Posted February 11, 2010 - 11:16 am

The Department of Homeland Security is detecting new patterns of cyberattacks from foreign adversaries -- some targeted at particular agencies and others aimed at the entire U.S. government -- due to to special-purpose intrusion-detection systems that will be widely deployed in federal networks during 2010.
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AT&T wins $5M cybersecurity deal with FTC

Posted February 11, 2010 - 11:08 am

AT&T Government Solutions announced Thursday that it has received an eight-year, $5 million contract to provide managed security services, intrusion notification and Web hosting services to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Simulated cyber-attack to test government response

Posted February 10, 2010 - 8:53 pm

Security industry analysts and lawmakers will get an unprecedented chance next week to evaluate how the government might respond to a cyber-attack on critical infrastructure targets.
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Cybersecurity needs duck-and-cover campaign to boost national awareness

Posted February 4, 2010 - 10:12 pm

Shoring up U.S. cyberdefense should include educational programs that motivate private citizens to fight cyber threats through safer Web practices, much as school children were taught in the 1950s to hide under their desks and cover their heads in case of nuclear attacks, researchers say.
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House to consider cybersecurity bill on Wednesday

Posted February 3, 2010 - 10:09 am

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed bill that is designed to bolster federal cybersecurity research and development activities, and stimulate the growth of a cybersecurity workforce in the country.
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Northrop Grumman launches cybersecurity research group

Posted December 1, 2009 - 4:57 pm

The government contractor will fund cybersecurity research by three universities.
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NSA to build $1.5B cybersecurity center near Salt Lake City

Posted October 26, 2009 - 9:05 pm

The National Security Agency is setting up a new $1.5 billion cybersecurity data center at the Utah National Guard's Camp Williams near Salt Lake City.
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DHS to get big boost in cybersecurity spending in 2010

Posted October 22, 2009 - 10:30 pm

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will likely have a substantially bigger cybersecurity budget for fiscal 2010 compared to this year.
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Senate kills bid to make White House czars accountable

Posted September 24, 2009 - 8:51 pm

An amendment that would have given Congress more oversight over the White House cybersecurity czar and at least 17 other czars appointed by President Obama was shut down in the U.S. Senate.
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Report: Obama close to appointing White House cybersecurity chief

Posted September 10, 2009 - 8:36 am

More than three months after establishing a new White House office for cybersecurity, President Barack Obama may finally be close to appointing someone to head the office.
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Report says U.S. government ill-equipped in cybersecurity

Posted July 24, 2009 - 6:55 am

A lack of cybersecurity expertise in the ranks of the federal government means the U.S. won’t be able to sufficiently protect against threats, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Security experts have a place as a G-man

Posted July 9, 2009 - 2:53 pm

It's no surprise that the government has a strong interest in promoting cyber-security; and as a cyber-security expert, job prospects are good if you want to go to work for Uncle Sam. The Defense Department-sponsored Digital Forensics Challenge is one of the tools the government is using to help find the experts they need.
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U.S. teams with Italy to fight cyber crime

Posted June 30, 2009 - 3:29 pm

The head of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the head of the Italian police and the chief executive officer of the Italian Postal Service to set up an international task force to combat cyber crime.
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