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To combat a rise in cybercrime, the European Commission is considering a plan to require companies that store data on the Internet — like Microsoft, Apple, Google and I.B.M. — to report the loss...
According to a report from U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team, two U.S. power plants have been infected with computer viruses – and one was shut down by a malicious software...
U.S. banks are now under attack from hackers that may be Iranian. Website access to several major banks has been inhibited by the attacks, and now bankers are reaching out to the government for...
With our electrical grid having been attacked recently, and new attempts to breach our critical infrastructure occurring constantly, it is interesting to see that a program has been in place to protect these vital assets...
Britain launched a National Cyber Security Programme in late 2010 with funding of 650 million pounds ($1.04 billion) over the period of 2011 to 2015 and the Ministry of Defence has been allocated 14...
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it has appointed retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. P. Stephen Stanley as vice president of Cybersecurity/C4, effective immediately. Stanley will report to Sid Ashworth, corporate vice president, Government Relations....
One of the top priorities for new House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is to bring a cybersecurity bill to the floor that hasbuy-in from industry. McCaul said he plans on meeting...
Interview to Giorgio Mosca, VP SELEX Elsag BD & Marketing – by A. Salerno Corriere delle Comunicazioni “Steps identified by the EU on cybersecurity are needed, but only time will tell if they are...
Interview with David Grubbs, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at City of Garland, TX As the Department of Homeland Security has reported, cyber security threats to the utility industry are increasing in number and...
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking industry for ideas on understanding, planning, and managing military cyber warfareoperations in real-time, large-scale, and dynamic networks. DARPA has issued a broad agency announcement (DARPA-BAA-13-02)...
The Obama administration on Wednesday categorically denied reports that the U.S. government might have hacked into the French presidential palace earlier this year. “We categorically deny the allegations by unnamed sources that the U.S. government participated...
Range Will Help Australian Military Develop, Test and Evaluate Integrated Cyber Technologies Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales...
As world leaders are now beginning to openly acknowledge, robust cyber security for the purposes of national protection cannot remain strictly defensive. But are governments at risk of breaking international law with the use...
Cyber Framework: A new public-private partnership formed by the SANS Institute, the Consortium for Cybersecurity Action, is leading a push to develop a framework of key cybersecurity concepts and best practices. When cybersecurity legislation...
Lockheed Martin Corp cited dramatic growth in the number and sophistication of international cyber attacks on its networks and said it was contacting suppliers to help them shore up their security. Chandra McMahon, Lockheed...
The emergence of transformational technologies has added complexity to government Information Technology managers’ responsibilities. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance has funded a white paper titled “Cyber Security and Transformational Technologies – Keeping Systems and...
The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has won a 2012 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for proving that defenders can work together to improve security by combating advanced persistent threats through...
Last month an attack was carried out on the Telvent, the maker of software and services meant to be used with smart grid networks. The attack was announced as a breach of Telvent’s internal...
Department of Homeland Security SecretaryJanet Napolitano said the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy should serve as an example of the scale of chaos that could result from a cyberattack on U.S.critical infrastructure. “One of...
General Dynamics C4 Systems’ Trusted Network Environment (TNE®) version 11 cyber is now approved by the U.S. government to operate on classified government networks using the Red Hat™ Enterprise Linux® 6 enterprise platform. TNE...