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Cyber Storm drill under way
Nation-wide (indeed, international) cybersecurity drill under way
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State of federal-state cybersecurity cooperation unsatisfactory
There is a lot of talk about the need for greater federal-state cooperation on cyber security, but much is still to be done
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Big cybersecurity vendors join to combat spyware
The big hitters in the cybersecurity industry are teaming up to fight spyware, but small spyware companies are worried
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DHS, private industry in national IT emergency exercise
Most of the nation’s critical infrastructure is privately owned including the communication infrastructure, so DHS is going to test government-private industry coordination in the event of emergency
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DHS WAN susceptible to service disruptions
DHS IG says department WAN susceptible to disruption and data loss
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Metrics: Money allocated to security grows
Motivational speakers accentuate the positive, but fear is also a great motivator — just see what countries and companies are planning to spend on defense this year
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IDS shows biometric identification system with proprietary 384 Bit algorithm
Biometrics company combines finger-print recognition with 384 Bit security and touts the superiority of finger printing over other forms of biometric identification
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DHS beefs up cybersecurity budget
Cybercrime reaches record level and shows growing sophistication; DHS beefs up its cybersecurity efforts, even as state and local cybersecurity officials say not enough is done to coordinate federal-state cyber defense efforts
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DHS to tighten security of information included in national infrastructure plan
Infrastructure and IT companies are supposed to provide DHS with information to help fashion an effective infrastructure protection policy; these companies are worried about who would have access to that information
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Protecting data over wide-area networks
For business to recover from disaster it has to have its data and applications protected; to do that effectively, both hardware and software encryptions are required, and both transmitted information and stored information should be proected
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DHS buys 150,000 Camouflage CyberKeys
You can take it with you: DHS buys a nifty little device to help its work force be mobile and secure at the same time
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Identity Systems shows upgraded identity search-and-match solution
Businesses are becoming more aware of the need to know exactly who their clients, suppliers, and employees are, so the upgrade to an already-popular search and identify solution will be welcomed
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Emblaze acquires majority interest in secure information specialist Smart Content
Versatile communication security company acquires a content delivery company with sophisticated technology; beyond meeting consumer demand for more consumer-tailored contents, the system may be used for homeland security purposes
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The long view
Researchers Calculate Cyberattack Risk for All 50 States
Local governments are common victims of cyberattack, with economic damage often extending to the state and federal levels. Scholars aggregate threats to thousands of county governments to draw conclusions.