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National Defense
August 2011
Zhen Zhang |
Cohesive Cybersecurity Policy Needed For Electric Grid Securing the electric grid is one of the key components of preventing terrorist attacks in the United States and increasing the country's resilience and recovery from such events.   |
CIO
January 4, 2012
Mark Rowh |
Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound As the Stuxnet attack shows, malicious hackers "clearly have the upper hand" over power grid systems, a new study says. A lack of strict standards and a hodgepodge of products have created today's chaotic state of utility cybersecurity. |
Chemistry World
June 10, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Security experts warn chemical plants are vulnerable to cyber-attacks Security experts are warning that the computers controlling machinery in chemical plants, power stations and other critical infrastructure are vulnerable to attacks from hackers. |
National Defense
April 2014
Stew Magnuson |
Report Ponders What Follows a Cyber Attack on Electric Grid Experts are convinced that a cyber attack on a U.S. electric grid that could cut off power to millions is a near certainty. |
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." |
National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Feds Fear Coordinated Physical, Cyber-Attacks on Electrical Grids Electrical grids in the United States are vulnerable to both cyber-attacks and space weather, federal officials have said. |
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
January 1, 2003
Elana Varon |
Think Federally, Secure Locally When the Pacific Northwest Economic Region needed a regional cybersecurity vulnerability assessment, it didn't run to the feds. Instead, the group developed its own exercise, called Blue Cascades, that explored what would happen if critical services like the electric grid or the Internet were lost. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
February 2014
Stew Magnuson |
New Book Seeks to Explain Cybersecurity to Everyday Internet Users In the title, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press), the emphasis is on the word "everyone," author Peter W. Singer said. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
March 14, 2012
Travis Hessman |
Cybersecurity on the Plant Floor: Manufacturers Go Wireless In the new world of wireless networks and high-speed communication, manufacturers are facing a tough choice between security and efficiency. |
National Defense
September 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Surge of Cybersecurity Bureaucracies Sparks Lucrative Opportunities For Industry A cybersecurity gold rush is under way amid widespread confusion about how the federal government will oversee efforts to protect the nation's computer networks. |
CIO
October 1, 2005
Ben Worthen |
The Sky Really Is Falling Ed Lazowska, cochairman of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, says that there is a looming security crisis, and the government, vendors and CIOs aren't doing enough to stop it. |
National Defense
August 2011
Eric Beidel |
Protectors of Critical Networks Look Within For Vulnerabilities The hacker is only one ingredient in a network intrusion. While leaders are rightly concerned about outsiders breaking into their networks, they also realize that their own employees may have as much to do with the next breach as an outsider. |
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. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Brendan I. Koerner |
Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now The grid took more than a century to grow into the unwieldy beast it is now. Given the urgency of climate change, energy independence, and economic demands, we have only a fraction of that time to fix it. |
Information Today
November 7, 2013
George H. Pike |
U.S. Government Releases Proposed Cybersecurity Framework The Obama administration is taking public comments on a proposed framework for improving cybersecurity in communication and other critical industries. |
National Defense
August 2011
Beidel & Magnuson |
Government, Military Face Severe Shortage Of Cybersecurity Experts There is an acute shortage of Internet security experts in the government, and no large pool of insourced or outsourced applicants waiting in the wings to join the fight. |
National Defense
June 2013
Pankowski & Mercer |
Corporate Cybersecurity Plans Must Evolve Presidential pronouncements highlight the seriousness of cyberthreats. Companies need to develop response plans and develop a clear line of responsibility for notification of governmental authorities and the public. |
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. |
National Defense
December 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Industry, Military Emphasize Need for 'Cyberwarrior' Training as Attacks Increase Government and military leaders have for years warned of increasingly pervasive and nefarious cyber-attacks. The network intrusions, perpetrated by nation states, hacktivists and thieves, are growing rapidly, experts have said. |
InternetNews
September 30, 2009 |
FCC Panel: Cybersecurity Needs Incentives Cybersecurity experts warn FCC of market challenges to shoring up broadband networks. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2010 |
Cybersecurity Field Needs to 'Professionalize' A panel of experts agreed there's a talent shortfall in cybersecurity, particularly in the government sector, and it's much broader than just technical expertise. |
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. |
PC World
September 18, 2002
Peggy Watt |
Uncle Sam Wants You to Defend Cyberspace National cybersecurity plan unveiled for comment, criticism, suggestions. |
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. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2009
Richard Adhikari |
Obama Proposes Millions for Cybersecurity Security experts are praising the new administration's increased spending on national network security efforts. |
National Defense
May 2012
Teri Takai |
Creating a More Agile Defense Department Info-Tech Enterprise Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in January released guidance that outlines a plan for shaping U.S. defense strategy. |
CIO
April 27, 2015
Stephanie Overby |
Boards are on high alert over security threats Fear of cyberattacks has corporate directors on edge. CIOs must paint a realistic view of the company's security posture and steer the conversation toward managing business risk. |
PC Magazine
July 1, 2009
Chloe Albanesius |
Obama's Cyberspace Crackdown The president lays out new online security measures. |
National Defense
July 2012
Eric Beidel |
iCollege Takes Nation's Cybersecurity Leaders Back to School The iCollege, also known as the Information Resources Management College, is working to fill the gap in knowledge that exists among the senior leadership trying to carve out policies and strategies under which the government's "cyberwarriors" must operate. |
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean |
In The Fight Against Cybercrime, Weapons Have Short Shelf Lives Even the latest innovations to protect U.S. networks are not enough to counter cybercrimes. |
