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Cybersecurity legislation proposed by the Obama administration seeks to take a "light touch" when regulating privately-owned critical infrastructure, said Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for Read more...

A white paper released March 23 by the Homeland Security Department says a tripartite approach to cybersecurity based on automation, interoperability and authentication could make networks Read more...

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 Read more...

As much as agencies have been hurting for more cybersecurity professionals, many are not meeting candidates in the places where they job hunt. Most information technology professionals holding the Read more...

The United States has allowed international misconceptions about its cybersecurity posture to perpetuate, said James Lewis, director and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Read more...

Yet another federal agency envisions a possible broader role for itself in securing private sector Internet infrastructure. The Federal Communications Commission issued on August 9 a notice (.pdf) Read more...

The Commerce Department is soliciting public comment on the role of government in private sector cybersecurity. In a notice of inquiry (.pdf) released July 28 by the department's Internet Policy Task Read more...

There are now 10 trillion online transactions a year, according to the Commerce Department--a number that will only keep rising. In order to ensure information security, a collaborative strategy from Read more...

There has been a great deal of concern that Einstein 3--the next generation intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian government networks--may end up causing widespread invasion of Read more...

It's no surprise to any federal IT executive, but testimony this week nailed federal cybersecurity problems on the head by revealing that, yes, hackers do a far better job of sharing information than Read more...