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- Cyber Security Group: six reasons why VoIP is vulnerable
- This morning, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA released a briefing that strongly presents the case for research and development activities to improve VoIP security.The briefing lists several reasons why VoIP is insecure, as well as the meta-consequences of this insecurity.Here, according to the CSIA, are why VoIP is vulnerable:Because...
- Tags: Cyber Security Industry Alliance, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-05-10
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- Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity
- Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...
- Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czar
- Supposedly, the software industry lost $50 billion to international "piracy" last year, $9 billion in the U.S. That's according to the Business Software Alliance's latest study. And although piracy in the U.S. is the lowest in the world, BSA bemoans: "A fifth of PC software in the...
- Tags: Software, Business Software Alliance, IP, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack
- OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...
- Tags: U.S., Blackout, Grid, Cyberattack, Power Grid, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-03-22
- Hacking SCADA for terrorism and destruction
- SCADA scares me, and I've seen enough things on the Internet to be desensitized to many things, but attacks against SCADA threaten our national security in a very real and topical way by attacking power grids, water treatment plants, nuclear plants, etc. Hacking networks that SCADA devices reside on and...
- Tags: Device, Hacking, Internet, Network, SCADA, Terrorism, Attack, Enterprise Software, Software, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?
- Chinese hackers may have been behind power blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to a report in the National Journal. The report, penned by Shane Harris for the National Journal, lays out a lengthy case that China has deployed hackers working unofficially and officially for the...
- Tags: U.S., China, Blackout, Hacker, Intelligence Official, Takeaway, Government, Hacking, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- Who keeps failing their FISMA compliance?
- The recently released U.S Federal Computer Security Report Card for 2008, indicates that several critical to national security departments continue failing to implement the Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA. From a cyber espionage perspective, the lack of prioritization of departments that must...
- Tags: Compliance, FISMA, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- What is the U.S. doing about security?
- I've been terrible busy lately. Hopefully you all here haven't noticed, as I've been working hard to still keep my posts flowing, but I've just got time to catch up with several blogs that I read often. One of those blogs is the Emergent Chaos blog...
- Tags: Card, Database, President, Blog, Passport Card, RFID, Government, Security, Wireless, Biometrics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- RSA 2007: DHS's Greg Garcia gets organized for cybersecurity battle
- At a town hall meeting at the RSA 2007 Conference in San Francisco, Greg Garcia, the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications, described the environment in which his agency operates:"The next ten years there will be a single integrated IP network that serves all needs," Garcia...
- Tags: General, Security, Government, Greg Garcia
- Blog posts 2007-02-08
- DHS' Garcia: Network security is everyone's business
- On Between the Lines, Dan Farber reports back from the RSA 2007 Conference, where Greg Garcia, the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications, described the security problems inherent in a totally IP-connected world. "The next ten years there will be a single integrated IP network...
- Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, Network security, Greg Garcia
- Blog posts 2007-02-08
- U.S. government's cyber security grade: D
- The Cyber Security Industry Alliance has slapped three 'D' grades on the U.S. government's ability to secure sensitive data, strengthen the resiliency of critical infrastructure and protect the integrity of federal information.The grades appear to be an improvement of last year's report card when the alliance handed out an F,...
- Tags: Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Data theft, cyber security
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- Cybersecurity group gives feds failing grades
- Despite all the security debacles of last year, the federal government is still woefully behind the 8-ball when it comes to protecting sensitive information. In an annual report PDF released yesterday the Cyber Security Industry Alliance says Congress and the Bush Administration should take aggressive actions to improve information security...
- Tags: Government technology, Security, U.S. Congress
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- White House: Encrypt sensitive data
- Responding to the rash of security breaches, the White House announced new rules requiring federal agencies to encrypt sensitive data, Reuters reports. The deadline for compliance is August. "The White House directive is a good first step, but we're concerned about the time frame," said John Dasher,...
- Tags: White House, sensitive data
- Blog posts 2006-07-17
- Failing grades on cybersecurity for federal govt.
- An industry alliance has given the Bush Administration failing grades on cybersecurity efforts, saying the government has done little to enhance consumer or business security. In its Agenda 2006 document, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance grades the government on how well its responded to the key subjects the group layed...
- Tags: cyber security
- Blog posts 2005-12-14
- Katrina may push agencies towards telework
- Earlier this summer, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance released a paper detailing the federal government's "puny" uptake of telework telecommuting to some and the inadequate reasons for this slowness. Now, in the wake of Katrina, the need is great for government employees to work, even though offices may be closed...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Wolf, agency, Katrina
- Blog posts 2005-09-19
- Why doesn't government support telework? Lack of interest, not security concerns, group says
- The federal government is woefully behind private industry when it comes to enabling telework and the reasons have more to do with managerial intransigence than any realistic security concerns. That's the conclusion of a paper PDF released last month by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, a group of security-focused...
- Tags: agency, security, government
- Blog posts 2005-08-03
- 71% support tougher laws to make Internet safer
- Cyber Security Industry Alliance telephone survey of 1,003 Americans showed support of 71% for Congress passing new laws to make Internet safer. Identity theft, viruses and spam topped the list of concerns.
- Tags: Internet Safer
- Blog posts 2005-06-16
- Surprise! Most consumers don't know the difference between a firewall and antivirus software
- As if you couldn't figure this out on your own, the vast majority of consumers are ignorant about how to keep their computers secure. A study funded by America Online and the National Cyber Security Alliance sent technicians to 329 homes to inspect computers, and discovered, for example, that nearly...
- Tags: computer, spyware
- Blog posts 2004-10-25
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