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Agencies have cybersecurity control flexibility, reminds DHS
Security controls listed in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 are not absolutely mandatory, especially not to the point where they would interfere with business operations, the Homeland Security Department's National Cyber Security Division reminds federal agencies.
Continuous monitoring part of fiscal 2011 FISMA metrics
Federal agencies preparing their annual Federal Information Security Management Act reports for Homeland Security Department scrutiny later this year now know what metrics DHS wants agencies to use.
House debates DHS fiscal 2012 appropriations; IT programs cut
The Homeland Security Department's appropriations for the coming fiscal year could be reduced--in many cases significantly--under the House Appropriations Committee's markup of the department's
Napolitano: Cybersecurity policy should set goals without being prescriptive
The government, specifically the Homeland Security Department, should have a role in protecting .gov cyberspace and critical infrastructure but it should avoid overly-rigid guidance, said Homeland
Lewis: CFATS could be model for public-private cybersecurity model
A federal government looking to expand its regulatory presence in private sector cybersecurity for critical infrastructure but not wanting to exert too heavy a hand could make use of the Chemical
Cybersecurity runs deep in fiscal 2012 budget request
Cybersecurity gets robust attention in the fiscal 2012 budget request released Feb. 14 by President Obama, with federal agencies requesting billions of dollars dedicated to cyber. The Homeland
DHS could rate software manufacturers according to their supply chain
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The government could rate software manufacturers according to their supply chain practices when considering which applications to buy, said a Homeland Security Department official
High-risk vulnerabilities found in key US-CERT system
Scans of a key system utilized by the Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity operations arm revealed 202 unique high-risk vulnerabilities, according to the DHS inspector general. The
Senator appropriators urge 'proven technologies' for border but mostly fund the DHS technology budget
The Homeland Security Department should focus on "proven technologies" such as remote video sensors and mobile surveillance systems for use by Customs and Border Protection along America's borders,
U.S. cyberdefenses are weak
The U.S. has a tough challenge in detecting and deflecting cyber attacks after years of neglecting defenses against them, testimony at a congressional hearing disclosed on Tuesday. At the hearing,
