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Defense Information Systems Agency budgets $959 million for IT security
As DoD prepares to sign a cybersecurity pact with NATO, DISA tries to get its own house in order; $819 million for operations and maintenance and $140 million for procurements; plans to improve defense of SIPRNET, develop a risk management system
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DoD and NATA to sign cybersecurity pact
National Cyber Response Coordination Group sees a great benefit to dealing with a single NATO cybersecurity agency, rather than working bilateralluy with twenty-six nations; Eastern European hackers a major concern
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Javelin finds ID theft on the decline
Survey finds a 12 percent drop in the overall cost of ID theft nationwide; 500,000 fewer victims; teenagers a growing target due to social networking and music sites
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DHS offers infrastructure protection course
It is one thing for a committee of experts to write lengthy and detailed plans on how to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, and it is another thing to have these plans implemented effectively by thousands of government and private sector organizations; DHS offers a Web-based course which will help the relevant people to do so
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Private sector responsible for infrastructure protection planning
The U.S. government has a role to play in contingency planning for protecting critical infrastructure; security experts and government officials agree, though, that businesses should be self-sufficient when it comes to coping with emergencies; “The government is not going to save you,” said a former DHS official
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Uniform European critical infrastructure protection policy a step closer
It is not easy to fashion a coherent and unfirom critical infrastructure protection policy for an organization with more than a dozen sovereign nation states; the EU is moving a step closer to achieving this goal
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Network security: A practical approach by Ilan Meller
Location-based and time-based measures breach physical and logical security of organizational networks
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Procera new data intrcepting solution meets CALEA new requirement
What with the firestorm over the NSA domestic eavesdroping campaign, broadband providers have a 14 May deadline to allow law enforcement agencies to intercept and capture suspicious data transmission without compromising the privacy of innocent cstomers; a California company comes up with a solution
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Marines in Iraq demand LE System's laser-based crowd control system
Dazzler creates a wall of blinding green light that forces drivers away from senstive areas; while the brass favor a B.E. Meyers-produced device, the troops on the ground prefer LE; safety officials put their foot down
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Hackers use brokers to sell software vulnerabilities
Although programs such as ZDI and VCP are popular, hackers can earn ten times the bounty by going through SNOSoft; significant flaw research can earn as much as $120,000; smart disclosure falls by the wayside
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Magal wins a $6 million contract to secure Israeli army bases
Deal follows recent successes with U.S. water authorities, banks concerned about underground tunnelling, and a Scottish hospital; company will install perimeter detection and command and control systems
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Nuance and Appligent team up to secure PDFs
Converting text documents into PDF can open the door to determined thieves; safely redacting information at issue; new add-on software securely scrubs files for lists of redacted words and phrases
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IBM predicts rise in security threats in 2007
Newly released Vista operating system a ripe target for malicious hackers; fuzzer attacks demonstrate a growing sophistication among the black hat set; IBM’s Internet Security System’s X Force Team pessimistic about the future
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DARPA seeks to replicate black ice for use in Iraq
Envisioned mobility control system would force enemies to slip, while a reversal agent applied to U.S. vehicles permits effortless apprehension; companies interested in developing “polymer ice” have until April to respond
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Northrop teams up with RADA in Israeli missile defense bid
Israel will choose a winning plan within a month, and so Northrop positions itself tactically by teaming up with a major Israeli defense company; Skyguard system uses a deuterium fluoride laser to shoot down rockets; RADA Electronics moves beyond avionics
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The long view
Nuclear Has Changed. Will the U.S. Change with It?
Fueled by artificial intelligence, cloud service providers, and ambitious new climate regulations, U.S. demand for carbon-free electricity is on the rise. In response, analysts and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a controversial energy source: nuclear power.
Water Is the Other U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis, and the Supply Crunch Is Getting Worse
The United States and Mexico are aware of the political and economic importance of the border region. But if water scarcity worsens, it could supplant other border priorities. The two countries should recognize that conditions are deteriorating and update the existing cross-border governance regime so that it reflects today’s new water realities.
Exploring the New Nuclear Energy Landscape
In the last few years, the U.S. has seen a resurgence of interest in nuclear energy and its potential for helping meet the nation’s growing demands for clean electricity and energy security. Meanwhile, nuclear energy technologies themselves have advanced, opening up new possibilities for their use.