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Attack scenarios expose need for good-guy Cyber Megacommunity
March 1, 2009
A “Cyber Megacommunity” of good guys — leaders from government, business and civilian groups — needs to be formed to effectively stem rising cybercrime. That’s the upshot of a two-day drill which threw an escalating digital doomsday scenario at 230 senior officials from industry, government, Congress and academia.
The drill, called Cyber Strategic Inquiry 2008, was held Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 in Washington D.C., under the auspices of an …More
Cybersecurity stimulus: $355 million
February 27, 2009
In moves that should help stimulate the economy, the Obama Administration this week took two big steps toward slowing, and perhaps ultimately reversing, the rapid growth of cybercrime. On Wednesday, Admiral Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence, told Congress that he will assume a greater role in cybersecurity. Then on Thursday, the President released his proposed fiscal 2010 budget, which included $355 million in funding to make …More
All eyes on consultant advising Obama on cybersecurity engagement
February 16, 2009
All eyes in the Washington D.C. security and intelligence communities are riveted on Melissa Hathaway. Tech company executives, military leaders, lawmakers and senior White House officials who track cybersecurity matters are anxious to find out what the bright, young management consultant will advise President Obama to do about making the Internet safer.
“Protecting the public Internet … is a vital part of protecting America’s national security,” says Mike McCurry, co-chair of …More
Two ideas on collaborating to make the Internet safer
February 3, 2009
What do a call for President Obama to create a federal clearinghouse of information about data breaches, and the work of a group called AMTSO have in common? Both are pushing for collaboration among sometimes contentious parties to make the Internet safer.
AMTSO – the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization – is further along. This group of uber competitive tech security companies, led by Bilbao, Spain-based Panda Security, …More