• Infrastructure protectionSmart grid security market to jump to $2 billion in 2016

    Analysts project that spending on smart grid security will exceed $2 billion in the next five years; according to ABI Research’s report, titled “Smart Grid Security,” $590 million was spent on securing the smart grid in 2010 and by 2016 that number will rocket to $2 billion

  • Research budgetDARPA to boost cyber research spending by 50 percent

    Last week, the head of the Department of Defense’s advanced research arm announced that the agency would increase cyber research spending by 50 percent over the next five years to develop both defensive and offensive capabilities

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    Struggling to keep the lights on in Connecticut | Illinois awarded $200,000 to create critical infrastructure “buffer zone” | Next generation firewalls bolster cyber defenses | Small countries more likely to wage cyberwar | Milestone Communications helps local governments save on infrastructure