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What federal officials want from cybersecurity legislation
A Federal Communications Commission official touted March 28 the voluntary and industry-based best practices formulated by the communications security, reliability and interoperability council, or
NIST instructs agencies on cyber-incident response
New cybersecurity guidance urges federal agencies to have formal incident response plans in place in preparation for the inevitable network or application intrusion. The guidance comes from a draft
Dodaro: Key challenges remain for DHS in cybersecurity mission
Key challenges remain for the Homeland Security Department in executing its mission of safeguarding cyberspace, says the Government Accountability Office. In written testimony due to be delivered
White House: U.S.-Russia operational relationship for cyberspace expected by year end
The United States is strengthening cyber ties with Russia in the hopes that active diplomacy and international technical collaboration will reduce the overall risk to national networks, said Howard
US CERT authorities remain fuzzy
Guidance for government agencies on what constitutes a cyber event and who to call if an incident occurs remain unclear. What's more, US CERT, the Homeland Security Department's operational arm for
Chasm between expectation and reality in public-private cybersecurity info sharing
Public-private information sharing over cybersecurity leaves much to be desired, say both public- and private- sector executives. The Government Accountability Office surveyed 56 private sector
DHS IG wants US CERT enforcement power, doesn't say how
The Homeland Security Department should have the power to force civilian agencies to comply with cybersecurity guidance from DHS's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, asserted DHS Inspector
Kwon quits U.S.-CERT for private sector
Mischel Kwon, the highly regarded director of U.S.-CERT, unexpectedly quit last Friday for a job with RSA as vice president of public sector security solutions. Kwon starts her new job in September,
