House bill would give DHS authority over private sector networks – Hillicon Valley
A new bill unveiled Wednesday by House Homeland Security chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to enforce federal cybersecurity standards on private sector companies deemed critical to national security.
Who Can Protect Us From Major Cyber Attacks? – Defense Tech
The Pentagon, along with other government entities, has long been wringing its hands on the issue of which government agency should work to protect critical U.S. cyber infrastructure from major cyber attacks. For now, the DoD has indicated that it will focus on protecting military networks.
Governors Group Publishes Guide to State Homeland Security – HSToday
In the wake of last week’s elections, the National Governors Association (NGA) Monday released a handbook to guide newly elected state governors through setting up and managing state homeland security operations.
Keystroke biometric solution will protect against hacking – Homeland Security Newswire
One of the serious threats to a user’s computer is a software program that might cause unwanted keystroke sequences to occur in order to hack someone’s identity.
Technology | Academics | Policy – Retaining Privacy for Ordinary Citizens Early this week the Harvard National Security Journal published a forum on Concerns about Wiretapping the Internet. Professor John Palfrey participated in the discussion with a post that addressed meeting law enforcement surveillance needs while respecting the privacy interests of ordinary citizens. The following […]
Cyber attack could paralyze air traffic – Homeland Security Newswire
Around the world, around the clock, circles of flickering screens keep aircraft apart in the air, ease them gently down to the ground, and guide their precious human cargoes off the runway. This finely choreographed global dance of large, speeding planes moved almost five billion passengers in 2009, according to data from Airports Council International.
Here are the issues. None of the big legislative players lost on November 2. In that regard, all the legislative efforts should continue to move through the system. But will the new Congress be open to bipartisanship? Will these key areas of cooperation improve or fall by the wayside? On the executive side, theoretically, nothing has changed. That, however, is only a theory. Reality will steamroller that theory in a heartbeat. Cyber efforts could be deemed second-tier stuff and lose what momentum they have finally started to gain. I certainly hope not.
Cybersecurity bill not likely to pass this year – Homeland Security Newswire
Much of the critical infrastructures of developed nations like the United States depend on computer and network systems to operate and communicate. Hackers from rogue – and not so rogue – nations and those who hack for fun can get into some of these critical systems potentially causing a security threat to the country.
Cyber Success Demands DHS and Pentagon Get Along – DefenseTech
Military and security experts agree that cyber attacks provide a means for potential adversaries with limited resources and capabilities to overcome the significant U.S. conventional military advantages. It is this concept that has security professionals sounding the alarm about our exposure.
Cybersecurity is ‘Really About the People,’ Official Says – GovExec
A strong cybersecurity workforce is critical to protecting government computer networks from attack, according to cyber experts. During a Thursday panel discussion hosted by the consultancy Deloitte, federal officials and security analysts said building a multidisciplinary, highly skilled workforce is at least as important as developing information technology tools to combat cybersecurity threats.
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