For its other cybersecurity programs, DHS should reconsider its current strategy, which focuses largely on vulnerability mitigation and which will likely prove ineffective in preventing the most serious cyber security threats. Report: US-CERT: Yesterday's news, next week According to the report, the...
national security cyber-infrastructure. In fact, DHS is turning... DHS to roll out disease outbreak surveillance grid to spy on health of Americans9/13/2013 - Naturally, the government is passing it off as a necessity - something that it must do in order to keep the nation safe. But ...
This article reports on the appointment of Gregory Garcia as the first Assistant Secretary for cyber security and telecommunications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The appointment comes at a time when the federal department is planning to implement a sweeping nationwide infrastructure-...
Krebs, who leads the recently elevated Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at DHS, spoke with "Intelligence Matters" host and CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell about the country's response options in what has become an increasin...
“Cybersecurity is a top priority for DHS. Cyber threats are increasing in their frequency, scale, and sophistication,” said Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. “Each American is a key part of our Nation’s first line of defense and in minimizing the impact of cyber att...
Bastille, a leader in enterprise threat detection through software-defined radios (SDR), has been awarded a Phase 5 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). The funding ...
All equipment and services remotely linked to Chinese companies should be considered a cyber-security and business risk, the agency said. The DHS argues that Chinese national security laws allow the government to coerce any local company and citizen to alter products and engage in espionage or inte...
Young adults clueless on cybersecurity profession 01 Oct 20143 mins news Six key defenses against Shellshock attacks 29 Sep 20144 mins news VoIP phone systems at risk of Shellshock Bash attacks 27 Sep 20142 mins news Shellshock Bash hackers found gearing up for broader attacks ...
if an agency under DHS — like Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) — identifies disinformation under its purview, it's the new disinformation board that would come up with the best ...
SANS NewsBites for yesterday was interesting. Some headings I highlight: U.S. Government Step Up Recruitment for ‘Cyberwarriors’ Cyberwar Rhetoric Starting to Chafe –Includes interesting comments on the bipartisan Cybersecurity Act and links to rebuttals stating it is overblown. ...