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National Defense January 2016 Allyson Versprille |
Fragmented Cyber Legislation Hinders Military The patchwork of legislation that allows the U.S. military and government to perform cyber operations is too disjointed to enable an effective and swift response, a former Army officer said. |
National Defense June 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Defense Industrial Base Wary of Cybersecurity Laws That hackers are intent on stealing U.S. trade secrets -- particularly those pertaining to the military -- is a given. That the United States is capable of responding to this threat remains to be seen. |
PC Magazine July 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius |
Obama's Cyberspace Crackdown The president lays out new online security measures. |
National Defense May 2010 Austin Wright |
Industry Reacts To Proposed Regulations As Congress moves forward with a long-awaited cybersecurity bill, industry leaders are voicing mixed views about the proposed measure. |
National Defense August 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Cybersecurity Legislation: Solution or Distraction? After three years of debate and intense horse-trading, four major pieces of cybersecurity legislation have collided on Capitol Hill. Each claims to provide definitive policy and legal answers on how the United States should protect itself from crippling cyber-attacks. |
National Defense March 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Power Companies Struggle to Maintain Defenses Against Cyber-Attacks When experts rank U.S. industries' abilities to ward off potentially damaging cyber-attacks, the electric utilities are normally near the bottom. |
InternetNews November 17, 2009 |
U.S. Cybersecurity Can Halt 80% of Attacks at Best Senate panel probes ties between cybersecurity and terrorism as uncertainty continues about where authority should reside. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 John Churchill |
The Congressional Effect Eric Singer, a former investment banker with more than 20 years experience covering small-cap stocks, runs the Singer Congressional Fund, the strategy of which is based on a unique theory: that the markets do significantly better on the days when Congress is on vacation. |
National Defense April 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Cybersecurity Executive Order Can Only Do So Much; New Legislation Needed, Official Says The order called for the expansion of the Defense Industrial Base Information Sharing Program, in which companies alert the Defense Department to attacks on their systems, and it, in turn, sends out reports on the new threats to all participants. |
CIO March 25, 2011 Grant Gross |
Does Obama Really Have an Internet Kill Switch? Cybersecurity may be top of mind for Congress this year, but the whole `kill switch' thing is overblown and there's much more on the table. |
Information Today October 20, 2015 Barbie E. Keiser |
The Federal Government Turns To Silicon Valley for Tech Support What's needed is input from these experts, but more importantly, a new viewpoint from a young demographic that works in new ways. |
Information Today January 5, 2016 George H. Pike |
The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015 A review is offered of new laws that affect the library community and the information industry. |
National Defense June 2013 Tim Larkins |
Threats and Opportunities Growing in Cybersecurity The federal government will spend about $10 billion on cybersecurity in fiscal year 2013. That number could grow to $13 billion in fiscal year 2014. |
InternetNews February 28, 2011 |
CIO Group NASCIO Wants Stronger Cybersecurity The National Association of State CIOs is pushing to keep cybersecurity a high priority. |
InternetNews September 16, 2004 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers Call for Cybersecurity Enhancements As the 108th Congress scrambles in its final days to address homeland security issues, U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) are focusing on the state of U.S. cybersecurity. |
Information Today February 3, 2015 George H. Pike |
New U.S. Laws Impact Information Gathering and Security Congress has not been the only branch of government acting in ways that could impact the information industry. The Supreme Court is continuing its recent trend of increased attention to patent and copyright issues. |
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Roy Mark |
House Panel Pushes Cybersecurity Post New legislation raises profile of the individual responsible for securing the nation against digital attacks. |
InternetNews April 7, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Groups Warn New Cybersecurity Bill Oversteps CDT raises concerns that bill would allow president to mandate massive Internet outage. |
CIO August 27, 2010 Kim S. Nash |
Richard Clarke: Your Company Is a Front in a Future Cyberwar Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke thinks the government should do more to defend companies against cyber-threats. |
National Defense January 2014 Stew Magnuson |
New Cyber Framework Aimed at Small, Mid-Tier Defense Companies A National Institute of Standards and Technology framework intended to help companies and organizations bolster their cybersecurity may have a big impact for small- and mid-tier defense contractors, experts said. |
InternetNews July 9, 2010 |
Obama Cyber Boss Talks Up Security Strategy Howard Schmidt explains the White House's new approach to improving security in cyberspace, cautioning that no silver bullet will solve the problem. |
InternetNews June 30, 2010 |
IT Security Still a People Problem, Experts Say Despite the best efforts of high-tech companies to deploy security defenses across public and private networks, end users often remain the weakest link. |
InternetNews March 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Experts See Shortfall in Cybersecurity Research With the nation under constant attack, witnesses call on Commerce Committee to prioritize cybersecurity and promote education in the field. |
CIO October 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
Security Alerts New warning system taps security contractors for attack data |
InternetNews June 26, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Feds Mulling Incentives for Secure Software Tax breaks for better software? That's one idea on the table as officials work to flesh out government role in public-private partnerships. |
InternetNews March 19, 2010 |
Senate Cybersecurity Bill Back in Play Lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan cybersecurity legislation to the Senate, stripping out controversial provisions that alarmed privacy advocates and civil libertarians. |
InternetNews May 29, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Obama's Cybersecurity Mandate a Bold First Step Obama's long-awaited cybersecurity announcement raises the profile of the issue, but many challenges remain. |
InternetNews July 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
U.S. Official: Cybersecurity Plans Not Just Talk NSC Cybersecurity Director Christopher Painter promises real action to protect digital infrastructure after Obama's address. |
CIO September 1, 2005 Grant Gross |
DHS Revamp Targets IT Cybersecurity The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a new position of assistant secretary for cyber and telecommunications security, thereby raising the standing of the cybersecurity chief on its organizational chart. |
InternetNews March 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Federal Cybersecurity: Not for the Spooks? Security experts warn lawmakers against placing too much control over federal cybersecurity in the hands of the intelligence community. |
National Defense June 2011 Stew Magnuson |
When it Comes to Cybersecurity, the 'Who is Responsible for What?' Debate Continues Most experts seem to agree that the U.S. government's collective efforts to secure the Internet from large-scale attacks and other nefarious activities are lacking. |
CIO January 15, 2004 Martha Heller |
Five IT Marching Orders for the Next Administration While CIOs are often wary of government intervention into anything IT, when it comes to a few major issues they agree that a little federal attention could go a long way. |
InternetNews January 19, 2011 |
Reid to Renew Senate Cybersecurity Push Senate majority leader looks to merge competing committee bills to arrive at reform legislation this year, still waiting for the White House to weigh in. |
National Defense March 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Can Peace Prevail in Cyberspace? The prospect of an assault on the United States through its networks has been a doomsday scenario for a number of years. |
National Defense October 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Party Platforms Have Little to Say About Homeland Security Republicans and Democrats released their party platforms at their respective conventions this summer. Neither had much to say about homeland defense. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security was not invoked in either document. |
National Defense December 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Criticized For Not Doing More to Protect Homeland From Cyberattacks Neither the Pentagon nor the U.S. government has anything resembling a strategy when it comes to protecting the nation's computer networks. |
Information Today July 16, 2013 Nancy K. Herther |
PRISM and the First Amendment: A Critical Issue Once Edward Snowden lands in some friendly country or decides to return to the U.S., we can hope that attention is again focused on PRISM and surveillance. So far, the responses from government officials have been less than stellar. |
InternetNews April 20, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Cybersecurity Report Nears Obama's Desk President awaits results from 60-day cybersecurity review that could inform controversial legislation pending in the Senate. |
InternetNews September 24, 2010 |
Obama Admin Mulls Cybersecurity, Senate Bill Stalls Head of U.S. Cyber Command describes White House-led review of current cybersecurity authorities, while efforts in the Senate for comprehensive reform appear to have hit a roadblock. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
How Eric Schmidt, Cisco, And An Israeli Spymaster Launched A New Cybersecurity Incubator Team8's foundation is also a striking example of how the cybersecurity field has begun to meld and merge with the global military-industrial complex. |
National Defense October 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Fears of Devastating Cyber-Attacks on Electric Grid, Critical Infrastructure Grow Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned that the United States faces "a major cyber-event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy and the everyday functioning of our society." |
InternetNews November 16, 2004 Roy Mark |
Tech Hopes Dim With Lame Duck Congress A final, four-day session leaves little time for new Internet access tax moratorium and other items on tech agenda. |
InternetNews September 14, 2009 |
Hathaway: Feds Starting to Get Cybersecurity Former White House official who led sweeping federal review sounds a note of cautious optimism in her first public remarks since leaving the government. |
National Defense November 2012 Valerie Insinna |
States to Ramp Up Cybersecurity Information Sharing Cybersecurity has long been seen as a federal domain, but an initiative announced by the National Governors Association seeks to shift the discussion to the state level. |