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Confronting the Ron Paul legions

First, a correction. As corrected in the post below, it was CNBC managing editor Allen Wastler, not political editor John Harwood, who took an Internet poll down. Wastler said: Now Paul is a fine gentleman with some substantial backing and, by the way, was a...

Tags: InfraGard, Poll, Internet, Federal Government, Business Structures, Government, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-10-31

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US Government leadership in cyber security lacking

I see that the US assistant secretary of the national cyber-security division of the Homeland Security Department addressed the New York City Metro InfraGard. His remarks are disturbing to me because the reflect a growing (continuing?) cluelessness within the US government on cyber security matters. ...

Tags: Crime, Leadership, Cyber Security, U.S. Government, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2007-12-12

DHS planning Cyber Storm II exercise in March

A Department of Homeland Security official said Cyber Storm II, a national cyber security exercise, is slated for March 2008. In comments before the New York Metro Infragard Alliance Security Summit on Tuesday, Greg Garcia, assistant secretary of cybersecurity and communications at the DHS, said planning is...

Tags: Cyber Security, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-12

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?CorrectionThe open letter you quoted from CNBC was not from John Harwood at all. It was from Allen Wastler, managing editor of CNBC.com check the bottom of the letter. John Harwood wrote his own open letter, which disagreed with Wastler:http://www.cnbc.com/id/21270546/Harwoods personal opinion is...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Gary Warner, Ron Paul, spam

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

FBI's Mueller plays broken record at RSA

FBI Director Robert Mueller gave a speech at the RSA Conference this week, and asked for help from the private sector to stay ahead of the curve in combatting cybercrime. "It is not easy for law enforcement and private industry alike to stay ahead of the curve when it...

Tags: Andy Purdy, Robert Mueller

Blog posts 2006-02-16

FBI pegs computer crime spree at $67.2 billion

The FBI pegs the cost of cyberattacks at $67.2 billion a year. Through some extrapolation from survey results, the FBI calculated that 2.8 million U.S. organizations were hit with at least one computer security problem, costing $24,000 per incident. Looks like it's going to be another good year for...

Tags: survey, FBI, computer, computer security

Blog posts 2006-01-19

DHS asks industry to help with cybersecurity

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff underscored the department's emphasis on cybersecurity, speaking at the InfraGard National Conference in Washington on Wednesday, according to PC World. Chertoff called for a "21st century style of organization" with government agencies working closely with private companies. "We all recognize that protecting...

Tags: Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Blog posts 2005-08-11