Infrastructure

KTN launches global information systems initiative
Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network unveils roadmap to help achieve a global security network that will ensure that software and systems have security and privacy defined at project initiation and “implemented as a matter of course”
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Experts: U.S. military's cyberwar rules "ill-formed"
Experts panel criticizes U.S. plans for cyberwarfare as “ill-formed,” “undeveloped,” and “highly uncertain”; as a result, many nuances of cyberwar have remained poorly understood, even as the military actively prepares for it
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Smart Grid offers savings, vulnerabilities
A bill to be presented in Congress today aims to stop utility hackers; experts, legislators call for regulations on smart power meters to reduce new grid’s vulnerability to hacking
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US-CERT warns of swine flu-related phishing scams
The swine flu outbreak is about two weeks old, but criminals are already e-mailing millions of phishing e-mails which purport to offer the latest information about the disease
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NIST in new password management policy
NIST offers, and opens for public comment, new password policy for government and private organizations
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Experts: Levees will not save New Orleans from Katrina-like storm
National Academy of Engineering panel says that even the strongest levees and flood walls cannot be guaranteed to save New Orleans from another hurricane like Katrina
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Radioactive spills in Scotland
U.K. Ministry of Defense reveals a series of serious radioactive leaks in 2004, 2007, and 2008 into the Firth of Clyde
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Studying U.K.'s transportation system's resilience
The U.K. government funds a four-year study to examine whether the U.K. transportation system is resilient enough to withstand climate changes
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U.K. government drops central database scheme
Burden of storing communication logs will now fall to ISPs
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Many U.S. naval bases not prepared for terror attacks
Auditors visited 22 of 66 naval installations last year and found only one base that adhered to the Navy directive requiring an antiterrorism plan
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A lost or stolen laptop costs companies nearly $50,000
A company may pay $1,000-$2,000 for a laptop computer for one of its employees; if the employee lost the laptop or it was stolen, the cost to the employer would average $49,246
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U.K. considering joining EU cyberwar effort
U.K. government says it is considering taking part in the EU equivalent of the U.S. Cyber Storm drill, but is worried not all EU members are ready
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Self-healing concrete for safer, durable, and cheaper-to-maintain infrastructure
Wolverines researchers develop self-healing concrete; the concrete self-heals itself when it develops cracks; no human intervention required — only water and carbon dioxide
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Hathaway: cybersecurity must be joint effort
President Obama’s top cybersecurity adviser: The fragility of the world’s digital infrastructure is “one of the most serious economic and national security challenges of the 21st century”
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Russia to build new-generation nuclear icebreaker by 2015
Russia is locked in legal dispute with four other countries over rights to the mineral-rich areas in an under the North pole — areas which are slowly becoming accessible as a result of global warming; to make sure it gains ready access, Russia invests a new generation of nuclear ice breakers
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