INTERPOL and FIRST join Hands to Fight Cyber Crime
A law enforcement loophole through which cyber criminals have been escaping started to close today as international police and the world's leading forum of online security experts forged a new alliance.
NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), are you Ready?
Aegix Consulting is partnering with Complyant Solutions, a Cyber Security Provider, to assist with providing bulk electric power system members consulting services relating to National Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards.
Public-Private Partnering Urged in Global War on Cyber Crime
Today, former U.S. "Cyber Czar" Andy Purdy (AndyPurdy.com) addressed international delegates gathered in Durban for Govtech 2008, hosted by South Africa's State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and called for the creation of public-private partnerships to bring under control the growing threat of cyber attacks worldwide.
Etienne A. Gibbs Beefs Up His Public Seminars During National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Although the Internet basically provides a positive and productive experience, cyber-attacks against our personal privacy and security are reaching epidemic proportions. These attacks are occurring in our own homes and businesses. Our own computers are being used as zombies to attack other people, businesses, and even our nation itself. As average Internet users, we may not be aware of these threats nor have any idea about the dramatically increasing risks we face whenever we connect to the Internet using public computers, our private or business computers, or our own laptops in public places.
Air Force Cyber Strategy Offers New Life To Cyber Command
Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 13, 2008 -- Despite a planning delay, the Air Force Cyber Command still has a fighting chance of playing a central role in DoD cyber security, according to a recent report from INPUT (www.input.com), the authority on government business. Following a series of meetings to review the overall Air Force mission and to address leading challenges, Cyber Command was once again given the green light. However, it will be fulfilling its mission under the umbrella of the Air Force Space Command.
Prior to the recently announced decision to continue with Cyber Command, two other cyber dominance alternatives were being circulated: continue as planned, or create a joint cyber command led by the U.S. Strategic Command - which already addresses network attack and defense through the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO). Although the Air Force will stand up Cyber Command under its Space Command, coordination with the U.S. Strategic Command will be critical in creating a comprehensive cyber strategy across DoD.
"Following some of the public Air Force missteps this year - the mishandling of nuclear weapons and the tanker protest - it seems reasonable that Air Force leadership took a broader, more strategic look at how they will address cyber security," stated Deniece Peterson, principal analyst, industry analysis at INPUT. "Now that Cyber Command is back on track, it will be interesting to see what role the command will play in an overall DoD cyber strategy."
While Cyber Command regains its momentum, Peterson recommends that federal contractors start building up past performance credentials in information security and assurance, and become active in
some of the ongoing R&D efforts being conducted by the Air Force. "The requests coming out of the Air Force Research Laboratory are a goldmine in terms of identifying the specific types of security solutions the Air Force needs," stated Peterson.
Editor's Note: To speak with the report author regarding this release, please contact Helena Brito at hbrito@input.com or 703-707-4161.
About INPUT
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