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Cyber Review Results Coming Soon
Results and recommendations of the Obama administration's 60-day cyber review will be revealed in the next few days, perhaps as early as Tuesday, said Melissa Hathaway, senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security councils.
Cybersecurity
Industry: protecting cyberspace calls for financial incentives
Excessive oversight stifles public-private collaboration to protect networks, lawmakers told.
Cybersecurity
Critics say bill to protect electric grid from cyberattacks lacks teeth
Measure enhances government's role in cybersecurity, but does little to encourage industry to take more precautions.
Cybersecurity
Bill would toughen security requirements over current law
A new White House cyberspace director would measure how well agencies patch systems for known viruses, malware and other security vulnerabilities.
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Google CEO Tapped for Council
Google's chief executive officer is one of 20 individuals that will advise the president and vice president in formulating policy about science, technology and innovation.
Digital Government
House panel's file sharing investigation may be misguided
Congress should compel agencies to stop employees from downloading peer-to-peer applications, security professionals say.
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Hathaway Confirms What We Knew
In her first public speaking engagement since being named acting senior director for cyberspace by President Obama, Melissa Hathaway generally confirmed what was <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090403_9076.php?oref=search>previously reported</a> regarding the 60-day review of federal cybersecurity policies and initiatives: The White House should coordinate cybersecurity efforts; private sector needs to play a bigger role in securing cyberspace; and responsibility for the protection of federal computer networks and systems should be divvied among a number of agencies.
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TechAmerica's Cybersecurity Council Chair
Phillip Dunkelberger, chief executive officer of e-mail and data encryption software vendor PGP Corp., will chair a cybersecurity council of industry executives.
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Time's Up on Cyber Review
An interagency group is in the process of submitting to President Obama the findings and recommendations that resulted from a 60-day review of the federal government's cybersecurity initiatives. the study came to a close on April 17.
Cybersecurity
Breach indicates need for stricter security requirements for contractor networks
In wake of data stolen on the Joint Strike Fighter, the government should develop cybersecurity standards that all federal contractors must follow.
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Oracle to Buy Sun
Officially squashing <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090318_5314.php>rumors</a> of an IBM purchase once and for all, Sun Micro Systems will be acquired by software company Oracle for about $7.4 billion, <em>The New York Times</em> <a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/technology/companies/21sun.html>reported</a> this morning.
Digital Government
Most agencies fail to follow security steps to stop e-mail phishing
DHS, Treasury and other departments do not authenticate e-mail names and domains, increasing the chance for breaches, alliance says.
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Donate Equipment, Train IT Workers
Military veterans will have access to IT training and certifications funded by a program that auctions off used computer equipment.
Digital Government
Standard electronic processing could ease FOIA backlog
Federal agencies need software that will help them keep up with requests for documents, group finds.
Cybersecurity
Electric grid breaches symptomatic of deeper cybersecurity gaps
Observers say networked environment and lax regulation of private sector companies make critical infrastructure particularly difficult to protect.
Cybersecurity
Industry group calls for public-private cybersecurity standards
The private sector also should play a role in self-regulating overall Internet security.
Cybersecurity
IRS slow to implement computer security configurations
More than a year after the deadline, the agency still has not complied with a federal directive to secure desktops and laptops.
Cybersecurity
White House to oversee coordination of cybersecurity efforts
Administration officials identify more than 250 requirements it will use to direct Obama's federal cybersecurity agenda, which will include sweeping policies.
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