Cybersecurity
DHS Worries More About a ‘Fundamental Attack’ in Cyberspace than Theft, Napolitano says
Executive order is tilted toward protecting critical infrastructure from a network strike that could kill.
Cybersecurity
DARPA to Turn off Funding for Hackers Pursuing Cybersecurity Research
Cyber Fast Track program underwrites proposals from academics and pranksters alike.
Modernization
GSA Will Stop Recruiting Cloud Security Testers Until the Fall
Auditing firms have until March 25 to apply for the government’s new FedRAMP certification program.
Digital Government
Thrifty Nuclear Terrorism Nanodetectors Delayed by Funding Uncertainty
No timeline for installing the atomic screeners at borders, airports.
Digital Government
Government Canine Handlers Furloughed? Bring in the Robotic Dog Collars.
ATF has hired six Labrador retrievers that respond to electric taps on the neck.
Cybersecurity
Sequestration Positions Cyber Command for a Fall
Congress must grant axe-wielders flexibility or Obama must hide programs to protect cybersecurity funding.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Warriors Will Be Embedded in Military Commands
Civilian, contractor and uniformed staff percentages not yet determined.
Cybersecurity
NIST Aims to Fix Forensic Investigation Tactics, With Help From the Dutch
The U.S. agency and Netherlands Forensic Institute seek to sharpen the science of evidence analysis outside the trial room.
Cybersecurity
DHS Notifies Companies, Offers Intel About Ongoing Hacks
The information relates to recent breaches at Apple, Microsoft and other tech firms, sources say.
Cybersecurity
‘See Something, Say Something’-like System to Power Sharing of Cyber Tips
White House asks intelligence agency for help executing part of its cybersecurity directive.
Cybersecurity
The PLA, China Telecom and Huawei Golden Triangle
How many degrees of separation are there between the Chinese military and the global network equipment maker?
Cybersecurity
Administration Bolsters Plans to Counter Cyber Spys
New strategy expands collaboration among agencies and with the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Sandia Draws From Nuclear Science in Inaugurating New Cyber Lab
Experience with supercomputing, cryptography and self-contained microelectronics design makes the lab a leader in virtual defense systems.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon will require security standards for critical infrastructure networks
Defense plan was in the works before Obama signed Tuesday’s cybersecurity executive order.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano: Sequestration Could Compromise U.S. Computer Networks
A governmentwide intrusion detection system also could take a hit.
Cybersecurity
Obama’s cyber executive order lays foundation for mandatory regulations
The directive expands to all critical sectors a Defense Department program that shares classified threat intelligence.
Modernization
Defense and the intelligence community pursue conflicting cloud plans
Roadmaps for shifting computer work to collaborative online environments follow different construction designs.
Cybersecurity
Hackers execute sophisticated strike on government cybersecurity contractor Bit9
The two-step supply chain attack echos earlier assault on security vendor RSA.
Emerging Tech
DNA Backlog Stymies Development of 'CSI'-like Inventions
Obligation to help crime labs relieve bottlenecks of untested samples eats up Justice’s resources.
Cybersecurity
Prospects for Comprehensive Cyber Reform Are Questionable
Nonetheless, there is bipartisan agreement on the need for better information sharing about threats to critical networks.
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