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Top Officers Say Sequestration Threatens Cybersecurity, the VA Considers Mobile Contracts for All Employees, and More

July 26, 2012 By AlexOlesker Leave a Comment

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Top officers from each of the military branches warned a House Armed Services subcommittee that sequestration would be devastating to cybersecurity. More here. The Department of Homeland Security is standing up 13 portfolio governance boards to oversee information technology efforts. More here. A researcher at the Black Hat conference demonstrated [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: ADS-B, Air Force, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, Black Hat, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, DoD and IC, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, House Armed Services subcommittee, Mobile device, sequestration, Smartphone, tablet, VA, Veterans Affairs Department, White House

Flame Developed by the US and Israel, House Judiciary Committee reauthorizes FISA Amendments Act, and More

June 20, 2012 By AlexOlesker 4 Comments

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: An anonymous official confirmed that United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame spying malware. More here. The Veterans Affairs Department would need a staff of 4,000 to scan and digitize its backlogged paper records. More here. The House Judiciary Committee reauthorized the FISA Amendments Act allowing the [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit card, credit card company, Data center, data center consolidation, Database, FISA Amendments Act, Flame, House Judiciary Committee, Israel, Malware, spyware, US, VA, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Department

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 [...]

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