Archive for February, 2011
Study Highlights IT Security Skills Gap
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
Organizations are rapidly adopting new technologies, but many information security professionals may lack the requisite security skills to safely implement them, according to a report released last week at the RSA Conference.
Strong Privacy Officers Lead to Strong Privacy Programs, Says DHS Official
Friday, February 25th, 2011
There are numerous challenges involved in creating and running a strong privacy program. Some challenges can be alleviated, however, if the top privacy officer is given a role high up in the organization’s structure.
Allen: Government Leaders Don’t Understand Today’s Technology
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Senior leaders in the U.S. government simply don’t understand state-of-the-art data technology, and until they do, intelligence fusion and cybersecurity efforts will falter, former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen said Thursday.
Fusion Centers Continue to Experience Growing Pains
Friday, February 25th, 2011
WASHINGTON – Budgetary uncertainty, turf wars, and competing priorities plague the country’s expanding network of state and regional intelligence fusion centers, federal and state stakeholders revealed yesterday.
Morning Security Brief: Terrorism Arrest in Texas, Federal CISOs, Federal Cybersecurity Seriousness Questioned, & Much More
Friday, February 25th, 2011Morning Security Brief: Increase in Hate Groups, Warrantless Wiretapping Appeal, Pirates Kill 4 American Yachters, & More
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
♦ A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says the number of hate groups in the United States surged last year. "By its count, there are now more than 1,000 active extremist groups in the U.S.," according to NPR.com "Experts say the largest increase comes from militias that consider the federal government their enemy."
Agencies Must Adapt to How People Use Information: FEMA Official
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
WASHINGTON - If people are using Twitter.com and relying on their mobile phones to receive and provide information, then government agencies should adapt to that, W. Craig Fugate, adminstrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told a homeland security conference yesterday.
Morning Security Brief: Updates on the Middle East
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Lack of Trust Thwarts Cybersecurity Information Sharing
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON–Lack of trust is the primary reason cybervulnerability and threat data is not shared within and between the public and private sectors, a panel of government and industry representatives told a homeland security conference today.
