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NewsDHS authority would increase under Lungren cybersec bill
Cybersecurity legislation now moving through the House would increase the Homeland Security Department's authority to coordinate cybersecurity activities across government, identify risks and Read more...
Critical infrastructure companies drowning in cybersecurity guidance, says GAO
The Homeland Security Department isn't doing enough to distill, promote and disseminate cybersecurity guidance to entities within the critical-infrastructure sectors DHS is required to assist under Read more...
E.U. body outlines broad security goals for industrial control systems
A Dec. 19 report by the European Network and Information Security Agency to E.U. member states proposes seven broad recommendations for improving industrial control system security. Among ENISA's Read more...
DOJ seeks to expand Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Congress should expand the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act so that violations no longer incur penalties that are weaker than those of analogous offline crimes, said Richard Downing, the Justice Read more...
Cybersecurity threats require public-private partnership, says Langevin
Mounting cybersecurity threats require the federal government and private sector to build a partnership that could include tax credits and liability protection, said Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) Read more...
Leahy opposes 3-year mandatory minimum for critical infrastructure hacking
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he will not support an Obama administration proposal to impose a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence on hackers found guilty of damaging a critical Read more...
DHS program risks collecting, sharing more PII than needed
The Homeland Security Department acknowledges, in a privacy impact assessment (.pdf) updated Aug. 12, that the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center runs the risk of collecting and retaining Read more...
Audio: DoD announces strategy for operating in cyberspace
The Defense Department unveiled a unified strategy for cyberspace July 14 which charts a new way forward for DoD's military, intelligence and business operations. The department has considered Read more...
Hayden: Policymakers should consider a hardened, secure domain for critical services
The United States should consider building a "more hardened enterprise structure for some activities," within the Internet, for improved cyber deterrence, said a former director of the Central Read more...
Federal government has dot-secure Internet domain under consideration
The federal government is considering creation of a separate Internet domain for private sector critical infrastructure, one that would be subject to monitoring by the government for cyber threats, a Read more...
| Press ReleasesLANGEVIN PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT LOCAL CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2012 CONTACT:Jonathon DworkinDirector of Communications401-732-9400 Becomes part of bill he co-sponsored that finds Read more >> House Homeland Security Subcommittee Passes Cybersecurity LegislationFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 1, 2012 Media Contact: Shane Wolfe (202) 226-8417 Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Read more >> Counter Terrorism, Cybercrime and Critical Infrastructure Protection Take Center Stage at GovSec 2012Conference Attendees Also Receive Access to Co-Located Shows on Contingency Planning & Management and Network-Centric Security FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Combating terrorism and cybercrime, Read more >> SAIC Awarded Contract by U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering CommandCompany to Provide Information Systems Engineering and Information Technology (IT) Support ServicesMCLEAN, Va., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Read more >> Statement from Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE, and Chairman, President’s Council on Jobs and CompetitivenessFAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, who serves as chairman of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, today issued the following statement on President Read more >> |
