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US Government planning to spend 10% of its IT budget on cyber-security by 2009.

2008-02-25 13:59:58 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
This article in GSN caught my attention on the proposed IT budget numbers released by OMB (Office of Management and Budgets). The 10% spending on cyber-security may seem surprising to some, especially when compared to an average 8% of IT spend in the commercial sector across North America and Europe. As many of us have seen stagnation in our...
 
Tags: cyber-security, budget, cyber-security budget, security, government, measure security, security budgets, mature security postures, government infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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Backdoording Cyber Jihadist Ebooks for Surveillance Purposes

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2008-06-25 17:06:38 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
It appears that cyber jihadists are striking back at the academic and intelligence community, by binding their propaganda Ebooks with malware, then distributing them across different forums, thanks to a recently analyzed Ebook entitled " The Al-Qaeda network's timely entrance in Palestine " distributed by the Global Islamic Media Front - hat tip...
 
Tags: ebooks, intelligence community, cyber jihadist forums, forums, cyber jihadist research, internet, malware, hardcore cyber jihadist, forum
 
 
 
 
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National Cyber Security Month Kicks Off at the National Press Club

2007-10-03 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
This month, I'll be posting blogs several times a week given that this is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To kick off this year's campaign, the 2007 National Cyber Security Awareness Summit was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on October 1st Below, you will find a post from the Summit I was encouraged by the strong...
 
Tags: national press club, october, october 1st, month, strong turnout, 4th time, start time, half, held
 
 
 
 
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Cyber Espionage

2008-04-28 06:45:35 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Interesting investigative article from Business Week on Chinese cyber espionage against the U.S. government, and the government's reaction. When the deluge began in 2006, officials scurried to come up with software "patches," "wraps," and other bits of triage. The effort got serious last summer when top military brass discreetly summoned the...
 
Tags: government agencies, government, president, homeland security dept, chinese cyber espionage, secretary michael chertoff, president george, critical networks, disarm intrusions
 
 
 
 
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Addressing NERC Cyber Security Standards Using a Frameworks-Based Approach

2008-08-13 00:00:00 by Paul Davilman in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
Although the NERC Cyber-Security Standards ( http://www.nerc.com/files/CIP-002-1.pdf ) are applicable only in the US, I think there's no doubt that cyber security is fast becoming a major concern of electric utility companies worldwide. In addition, other US critical infrastructure industry segments, such as water and chemical companies are also...
 
Tags: nerc, nerc cyber-security standards, cyber security, utility companies, federal pressure, chemical companies, major concern, cyber-security efforts, guidance
 
 
 
 
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U.S. House Passes Resolution on Cyber Security

2007-10-19 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
As issues around cyber security continue to heat up in the wake of several high profile data security breaches in the public sector -- and with increasing concern about cyber vulnerabilities in our nation's critical infrastructures, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution this week recognizing the importance of the issue. The...
 
Tags: resolution, strong bi-partisan support, cyber security continue, congressman jim langevin, cyber vulnerabilities, house, computer security, public sector, critical infrastructures
 
 
 
 
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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
 
Another announcement related to the 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...
 
Tags: bush administration, cyber security initiative, silicon valley, top level adviser, government, federal government, homeland security, entire article, washington post
 
 
 
 
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World War 2.0, A look at the new age of Cyber-Warfare

2008-06-10 11:56:35 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
In spring 2007, Estonia's banks and newspapers were shut down by an organized wide-scale cyber-attack using 'botnets and other "Cyber-warefare" methods, in this Wired Science video they take an in depth look at how this happened and how Cyber-warfare similar to this will be fought and what governments/organizations can do to deter it
 
Tags: wired science video, cyber-warfare similar, wide-scale cyber-attack, cyber-warefare, newspapers, fought, depth, deter, estonia
 
 
 
 
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Memo to Next President: How to Get Cyber Security Right

2008-08-07 15:45:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
Obama has a cyber security plan It's basically what you would expect : Appoint a national cyber security advisor, invest in math and science education, establish standards for critical infrastructure, spend money on enforcement, establish national standards for securing personal data and data-breach disclosure, and work with industry and...
 
Tags: security, security standards, improvements, security improvements, information security, cyber security plan, research, government research, national security