Cyber

An audit by the General Services Administration’s Office of Inspector General has found that the 18F digital services agency has been operating as a separate unit outside of GSA IT security protocols.

No one wants to be caught flat-footed or seen as not taking cyber defense seriously. In this environment, it would be easy to overspend and foist a cost-imposition strategy on ourselves.

The possibilities are broad in a cybersecurity industry currently undergoing something of an “intelligence” innovation boom cycle – although what is meant by “intelligence,” how it should be applied and its potential effectiveness are all issues very much still under debate.

Federal agencies see shows like the annual RSA conference as an opportunity to recruit people they might not meet otherwise.

Former presidential cybersecurity adviser Michael Daniel walks through the various models for national defense, then explains why none of them work in cybersecurity.

DHS Science and Technology Division was at RSA showcasing new technologies that industry can develop (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

French President Francois Hollande is calling for new security measures around the country’s presidential race, notably to protect against hacking.

With most respondents describing their organization as being in the early to middle stage of maturity with respect to their cyber readiness, 68 percent of respondents said their operations have had at least one security compromise in the past year, resulting in the loss of confidential information or OT disruption.

Former Director of the NSA’s Cyber Task Force Phil Quade wants us all to undertake a heroic mission: Fully securing the nation’s infrastructure from cyberattack.