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Steven Bucci

A Rift Concerning Cyber Security

Cyber Security is not a new issue. We have grappled with security of all sorts for decades, and the protection of information and communications means did not start yesterday. But, to dismiss the changes that have occurred in the last few years in connectivity, in interdependence across sectors, and in threat levels to them as “nothing new”, is dangerously ludicrous.

Privacy Remains a Prime Government Concern

It’s clear to me that privacy remains the overriding concern of the Obama Administration as it continues to wrestle with Cyber Security.

The Role of Former Government Officials as Consultants

As any administration ends or goes through a transition, people change out jobs in the federal government. Individuals with experience and expertise leave government and move back to the private sector. As experts depart government service, they should utilize their knowledge and expertise to better equip our society to face the challenges that abound today.

The Government Outreach has Begun

If we stay “conservative” on cybersecurity, we will fail, as the adversaries we face are anything but. They are willing to try a thousand times to achieve one successful penetration. We have to be just as agile and versatile if we are to stay ahead of them. This will require open mindedness on an unprecedented level.

The Cyber Security Debate Continues

It seems that every time we have an incident, the cry goes up for “more and better”. Well, that does not work well with the Cyber space. If you are not steadily moving in a positive direction, you will go backward, and you never go fast.

Recent Cyber Attacks Raise Issues of Weaknesses

The most recent attacks on numerous Cyber infrastructure targets have once again raised issues of the vulnerability of the US to this sort of attack. It is back on the front pages of newspapers, and back in the first few minutes on broadcast news. Several details of the attacks are illustrative and hopefully instructive.

The Key to Cyber Security is Information Sharing

Information sharing is critical to properly addressing cyber security. Particularly if one subscribes to the public health model versus a military security type model.

The Importance of a Good COOP Plan

As we approach the many threats that populate the contemporary landscape, every business needs a Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan. This is not just about terrorism, although that is clearly an issue, but about pandemics, floods, hurricanes, fires, and industrial accidents.

Recap of the Symantec Symposium

This week, I attended the Symantec Cyber Symposium. It was a well organized and first class event. At a time when there is a bit of a glut of cyber events, this one stood out.