The Cost of Cyber Espionage, Wireless Emergency Alerts, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: C. Frank Figliuzzi, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s counterintelligence division, told congress that foreign hacking and corporate spying against American companies is on the rise, with $13 billion in losses from corporate espionage this year. More here. The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General has found [...]

The State of National Network Defense, Navigation Without GPS, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on an All Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN) project to provide robust, seamless, low cost navigation with or without GPS. More here. Debora Plunkett, director of the National Security Agency’s Information Assurance Directorate, said that while our understanding of [...]