A Request From The Security Innovation Network: Please help us find the most innovative new cybersecurity companies

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The mission of the Security Innovation Network™ (SINET) is to advance innovation and enable global collaboration between the public and private sectors to defeat Cybersecurity threats. SINET increases awareness between builders, buyers, researchers and investors in the Cybersecurity domain, in particular the Defense Industrial Base and the Federal Government. SINET utilizes a top down – [...]

What Isn’t Cyber War, Healthcare Vulnerabilities, and More

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Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: U.S. Army Cyber Command operational attorney Robert Clark said that the legal frameworks are not keeping pace with cyber operations and said that claims of “cyber war” do not qualify as war defined by international laws of armed conflicts. More here. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program [...]

Mobile App to Fight Pirates and Arms Traffickers, Federal Hesitation over Cloud Computing, and More

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Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The U.S. Office of Naval Research is partnering with Chilean scientists to develop a mobile application to provide information helpful in countering pirates, arms traffickers, and illegal fishermen. More here. The Army’s 780th Military Intelligence Brigade. which handles cyber systems security and intelligence, is looking to hire 400 civilian employees. More [...]

Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Atlantic Council will host a discussion with pioneers in cyber law enforcement and crime prevention moderated by Jay Healey. ”Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops” should offer some fascinating insight and I’ll be in attendance, so stop by and say hello.  It will run from 1:30 PM to 3:30 [...]

Domestic Drone Policy, Federal Telework, and More

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Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Pilots, aircraft manufacturers, and privacy groups ask the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure drones could not be hijacked or jammed and that they would not cause problems for manned aircraft before it allows their widespread domestic use. More here. Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Richard Spires said [...]

Cyber Physical Systems Virtual Organization Holds National Symposium on Moving Target Research 11 June 2012

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On 11 June 2012 the Cyber Physical Systems Virtual Organization will be holding a symposium on Moving Target Research. In this context, think of Moving Target as meaning the creation of a dynamic attack surface to adversaries done in a way that dramatically increases the work factor required to successfully attack a system. This cybersecurity research [...]

CTO Security Weekly

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This week Ustream gets an injection of political reality, Apple fixes a critical encryption blunder affecting some of its users, FBI documents are leaked detailing their worries over Bitcoin digital currency, and Anonymous takes down more Governmental websites as part of its ongoing operations.   UStream Targeted by Advanced Distributed Denial of Service: UStream was [...]

Possible China Connection in Cyber Attacks on Pipelines, Defense Industrial Base Pilot Made Permanent, and More

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Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Current attacks against the networks controlling US natural gas pipelines are similar to earlier attacks believed to be by China. More here. The Department of Defense is making its trial program to work with Internet service providers to protect defense firms against foreign data theft permanent, [...]