Cybersecurity is the protection of all things Internet -- from the networks themselves to the information stored in computer databases and other applications. The concept grew out of necessity as businesses and agencies sent more data and processes online, and it's even more crucial now with the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies, which foster online collaboration and information sharing.
Cybersecurity: Editor's Pick
U. S. lags Finland, Sweden and Israel in cybersecurity
January 30, 2012
The United States and China are less prepared for disruptive computer attacks than smaller countries such as Finland and Israel, according to the first-ever ranking of individual nations' cybersecurity...
A Rail Attack, or a Communications Problem?
January 26, 2012
Why was an inaccurate TSA memo that asserted a targeted cyberattack on a rail distributed? If there was not a railway cyber strike, why was not a subsequent corrected memo...
Cybersecurity News & Info from Government Agencies
Secretary Napolitano Highlights DHS' Progress in 2011
January 23, 2012
| Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
To safeguard and secure cyberspace, DHS responded to over 100,000 incident reports and released more than 5,000 cybersecurity ... Future: The Cybersecurity ... effort...
Readout Of Secretary Napolitano's Visit To Stockholm, Sweden
November 15, 2011
| Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
to address cybersecurity ... collaboration on cybersecurity ... Union (EU) cybersecurity effort to expand international collaboration efforts geared toward incident management and...
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Cybersecurity Articles from GovExec
GAO Tastes Its Own Medicine - Fedblog
January 27, 2012
| Charles S. Clark
It would be wrong for an agency to pass judgment on the performance of others without willingness to subject itself to the same standards. So perhaps the Government Accountability Office should be applauded...
Cybersecurity on Wikipedia
Cybersecurity Stories from Tech News Sites
Security Experts Ask House for Light a Regulatory Touch
February 09, 2012
| Network World on Security
Technology industry representatives -- looking to prevent an additional set of compliance requirements -- urge House subcommittee to avoid new cybersecurity regulations to shore...
US falls behind in social- media race, expert says
February 08, 2012
| Latest from Computerworld
The U.S. government is losing a race in cyberspace -- a social-networking race for the hearts and minds of Internet users, a computer security expert said Wednesday. ...
The in- depth guide to data destruction
February 06, 2012
| Network World on Security
A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy...
Do you need a cyberumbrella?
January 23, 2012
| Network World on Security
If your company were hit with a cyberattack today, would it be able to foot the bill? The entire bill, including costs from regulatory fines, potential lawsuits, damage to...
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