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Bush Administration to set up national cyber security center; taps Silicon Valley entrepreneur to lead the group

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Bush Administration's Cyber Security Initiative is expected in the next day or so and it is likely that an entrepreneur from Silicon Valley will head a new interagency group that will coordinate cyber defenses across the federal government. As reported today by Brian Krebs of the Washington Post, "...Sources in the government contracting...
 
Tags: bush administration, cyber security initiative, silicon valley, top level adviser, government, federal government, homeland security, entire article, washington post
 
 
 
 
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Is the Bush Administration Getting Serious About Information Security?

2007-11-16 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Bush requested $154 million in FY2008 funding for expanding cyber security initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies. The majority of the initial budget request (which would shift current government fiscal year money from other projects) will reportedly be focused on expanding DHS's "Einstein" program...
 
Tags: cyber security initiatives, white house officials, homeland security, million, jason miller, federal agencies, dhs, president bush, initial budget
 
 
 
 
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Bush calls on congress to extend telecom spying provisions

2008-01-29 00:00:00 by Martyn Williams in Network World on Security
 
U.S. President George Bush called on Congress Monday night to broaden protection for telecommunications carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail
 
Tags: congress monday night, president george bush, protection, e-mail, carriers
 
 
 
 
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Bush Push for NATO Missile Defense

2008-04-02 04:00:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
At a 26-nation military summit in Romania, President Bush pushes for NATO to endorse a missile defense system for Europe that Russia has opposed
 
Tags: missile defense system, president bush pushes, 26-nation military summit, nato, russia, europe, endorse, romania
 
 
 
 
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EFF files surveillance lawsuit against NSA, Bush, Cheney

2008-09-18 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other government officials, alleging that an NSA electronic surveillance program continues to illegally spy on U.S. residents
 
Tags: president george bush, national security agency, electronic frontier foundation, nsa, government officials, lawsuit, eff, spy, filed
 
 
 
 
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Good luck, Mr. President!

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2007-12-23 00:16:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...Bush will be visiting Israel in the coming weeks. He is but one of many Presidents and diplomats who have tried and are trying to bring peace to the troubled region. However, Mr. Bush should pay extra attention to his own security while there According to an Israeli Magazine , a bodyguard from the security detail that failed to protect Prime...
 
Tags: president, security detail, president bush, security, bush, senior israeli responsible, israeli magazine, extra attention, past mistakes
 
 
 
 
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Hacking Case Shuts Out Valedictorian, Other Seniors

2008-06-05 03:28:04 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Bush High Schools valedictorian is among a group of Fort Bend Independent School District seniors who will not be allowed to take part in graduation ceremonies because of an investigation into tampering with the districts computer network Khurrum Khan, 18, is the only valedictorian involved in the computer tampering incidents, which also...
 
Tags: valedictorian, graduation ceremonies, bush graduation ceremonies, class salutatorian saturday, schools valedictorian, districts computer network, class, computer, schools
 
 
 
 
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Gonzo: Two Thumbs In and Up

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2008-07-17 10:10:12 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
...Bush's $350 billion "Star Wars" missile defense system -- could have prevented Tuesday's attack, and it cost next to nothing to pull off. Fewer than 20 unarmed Suicide soldiers from some apparently primitive country somewhere on the other side of the world took out the World Trade Center and half the Pentagon with three quick and costless...
 
Tags: life, security, sought security, personal security, national security emergency, software security, expensive war, war, hunter
 
 
 
 
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Don't put your foot in it, Mr. President

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2008-08-15 20:57:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...Bush was sitting The First Lady was on one side of him (thankfully) and a Chinese looking gentleman was on the other side. The President had his right foot resting on his left knee, thereby exposing his shoe sole. That is a huge "no no" in Asia and the Middle East As I said, thankfully the First Lady, Laura Bush was the recipient of the...
 
Tags: president, president bush, chinese official, official, protocol officers, chinese, intensive executive protection, book, shoe sole
 
 
 
 
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President's ID Theft Task Force issues strategic plan -- does it go far enough?