Posted on April 6, 2010 at 11:43 am
CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS ENJOY INDUSTRY BLESSINGS Tim Starks, CQ Today Online News, 04/06/2010 Large corporations and industry groups are finding much to like about new cybersecurity legislation moving through the Senate, and their active support of these bills reflects a widening consensus over the seriousness of the threat. On Tuesday, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Orrin G. […]
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REVISED CYBERSECURITY MEASURE DRAWS PRAISE Tim Starks, CQ Today Online News, 04/06/2010 After an outcry by industry forced nearly a year’s worth of alterations to his original cybersecurity bill, Senate Commerce Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV has proposed revised legislation that appears to strike a more palatable balance between government pressure and private-sector incentives. But […]
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To view the original article please click here. OWN YOUR E-PROBLEMS Patricia Vowinkel, Risk & Insurance , 04/06/2010 It’s time to break cybersecurity out of the IT ghetto. Business is on the front lines of a raging cyberwar, according to a new report, and yet cybersecurity is too often thought of as just an IT issue […]
Posted on April 1, 2010 at 11:53 am
To view the original article please click here. GUIDE RELEASE TO MITIGATE DAMAGE OF CYBERSATTACKS Greg Master, SC Magazine, 04/01/2010 Two industry groups on Wednesday released a free guide that the authors hope will encourage financial executives within an organization to take the lead role in mitigating cyber-risks. The framework, developed by the Internet Security Alliance […]
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To view the original article please click here. MELISSA HATHAWAY ON QUANTIFYING THE VALUE OF CYBERSECURITY Jack Mann, ExecutiveBiz Blog, 04/01/2010 Melissa Hathaway, author of the 60-day White House cybersecurity review and former acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council, is promoting the American National Standards Institute and the Internet Security Alliance’s 76-page […]
Posted on March 31, 2010 at 11:55 am
To view the original article please click here. REPORT: U.S. SHOULD OFFER CYBERSECURITY INCENTIVES Antonie Boessenkool , Defense News, 03/31/2010 The U.S. government should give incentives to businesses that voluntarily adopt cybersecurity measures, the president of the Internet Security Alliance told reporters in Washington, D.C., March 31. “We believe that government has an important role with […]
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 12:01 pm
To view the original article please click here. NEW BILL PROPOSES SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES LAX ON CYBERSECURITY Katherine Noyes, E-Commerce Times, 03/25/2010 A new bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday aims to put the United States in a leading role in the global fight against cybercrime. Dubbed the “International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act,” the […]
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 1:41 pm
To view the original article please click here. GOOGLE ATTACKS HIGHLIGHT GROWING PROBLEM OF CYBER SECURITY THREATS William Ide, Voice of America, 03/17/2010 Google’s recent disclosure that it was the target of a highly sophisticated cyber attack has brought renewed attention to the growing problem of cyber security threats. Officials and security experts say that while […]
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To view the original article please click here. EMERGENCY INTERNET CONTROL BILL GETS A REWRITE Declan McCullagh, Cnet News, 03/17/2010 Sen. Jay Rockefeller alarmed technology and telecommunications firms last year when he announced a plan for the president to seize “emergency” control of the Internet. Now the West Virginia Democrat is trying again with a new version […]
Posted on February 17, 2010 at 1:44 pm
To view the original article please click here. CYBERSECURITY BATTLE NEEDS ‘SENSE OF URGENCY,’ EXPERT SAYS Rebecca Neal, The Federal Times, 02/17/2010 The federal government is losing “the sense of urgency” in the cybersecurity battle, says the author of the Obama administration’s 2009 cybersecurity report. Melissa Hathaway, former acting cybersecurity chief, said private and public organizations […]