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Wiper Malware May Be Linked to U.S., Cyber Crime Costs Called Into Question, and More

August 29, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

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Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Wiper malware that hit Iran’s oil industry in the spring shares some characteristics with Stuxnet and DuQu which may link it to the U.S. and Israel. More here. Google, Amazon, and other major companies adopted Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines on disclosing cyber attacks. More here. [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: Air Force Special Operations Command, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Services Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA, National Archives and Records Administration, stuxnet, U.S Cyber Command, United States Cyber Command

CYBERCOM Plans to be Ready for Anything by 2014, WikiLeaks Data Forecasts Afghanistan Violence, and More

July 18, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: General Alexander says that he will develop his workforce at U.S. Cyber Command to be able to handle any threat by 2014. More here. Researchers at the National Academy of Sciences were able to predict insurgent activities in Afghanistan by analyzing logs released by WikiLeaks. More here. [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: Afghanistan, Digital Services Innovation Center, DoD and IC, General Alexander, General Services Administration, Kieth Alexander, National Academy of Sciences, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, performance.gov, sustainability, U.S Cyber Command, Wikileaks

General Alexander's Vision, the New DARPA Director, and More

July 11, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload associates offered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to fly to the United States without an extradition hearing in New Zealand in return for a fair trial garuntee and funds for lawyers and living expenses unfrozen. More here. The Government Accountability Office says the [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: Arati Prabhakar, army, Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions, broadband radios, Cyber Command, Daniel Weitzner, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, DoD and IC, Electronic Privacy Information Center, EPIC, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Trade Commission, FEMA, FTC, fugitive alien, GAO, General Alexander, Google, Government Accountability Office, IG, Inspector General, Kieth Alexander, Kim Dotcom, Megaupload, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Security Agency, NSA, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology, President Obama, Privacy, State Department, U.S Cyber Command, USCYBERCOM, White House

Improving Army and Navy Pilots With Computers, and More

July 10, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The U.S. Army is seeking wearable computers for helicopter pilots rather than redesigning and replacing consoles for existing aircraft. More here. The Office of Naval Research wants monitoring, alarm, and mitigation systems to prevent oxygen deprivation in pilots. More here. President Obama signed an executive order directing the Department of [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: army, Biometrics, credentials, CYBERCOM, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, DoD and IC, emergency communications, F-22, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, fighter pilots, General Keith Alexander, helicopter, iEHR, integrated electronic health record, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Security Agency, NIST, NSA, Office of Naval Research, pilots, President Obama, U.S Cyber Command, U.S. Army, VA, Veterans Affairs, wearable computer

Head of NSA Endorses the Cloud, China Tied to Cyber Attacks, and More

June 14, 2012 By AlexOlesker 5 Comments

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, endorsed using the cloud for sharing classified intelligence on cyber threats with critical industries. More here. A MeriTalk survey finds that federal employees blame training and investment for the gap between public and private technology [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: army, Barack Obama, China, cloud, Cyber Command, CYBERCOM, Cybersecurity Coordinator, Defense contractors, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, DoA, DoC, DoD and IC, DoL, DoT, Gen. Keith Alexander, General Alexander, government contractors, handheld device, Howard Schmidt, Kieth Alexander, LulzSec, MeriTalk, Mobile device, National Security Agency, Naval Warfare Systems Center, Navy, NSA, President Obama, Ryan Cleary, SCADA, social media, The Navy, U.S Cyber Command, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, universities, VA, Veterans Affairs Department, White House cybersecurity coordinator

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

May 16, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

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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 [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: army, cloud, Cloud Computing, Cyber Command, Cyber Operations, cyber war, CYBERCOM, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, FedRAMP, General Services Administration, GSA, information technology, international law, operational attorney, radios, Robert Clark, U.S Cyber Command, U.S. Army

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