Once again I find myself liking White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt’s approach even if I think his position is weakened based on placement, authority, etc. In a Bill Brenner article today on CSOonline, Schmidt points to the defense against the wide range of threats, including coordinated attacks, to be best lead from the private [...]
The more I read about Howard Schmidt, the new cybersecurity czar for the Obama administration, the more I tend to like what I’m hearing. I still think the position is limited because he has no budegtary authority but he appears to be quite capable of delivering the message of information security without resorting to FUD. [...]
CNN recently broadcast a cyber-attack simulation meant to demonstrate the potential cascading effects of a widespread attack on our nation’s infrastructure. The exercise included former federal officials who played the role of key positions in the executive branch to show how the government would respond to the escalating incident. They even had a flashy headline: [...]
I may as well get on the 2010 prediction bandwagon. 1. With the rush to get into the “cloud” businesses will sacrifice security for the promise of efficiencies. Attacks will be focused on the applications placed in the cloud, not necessarily the underlying OS infrastructure. I predict there will be a large compromise of information [...]
I’ve been mulling on the appointment of Howard Schmidt as U.S. Cybersecurity Coordinator for several days. This is the appointment that has been 10-months in the coming since President Obama vowed to create the post. This is the role that was previously filled (at least functionally) by Melissa Hathaway who left over frustration with the [...]
October is National Cyber Security Awarness Month. Unfortunately, only a fraction of business and community leaders know that such a labeled month exists. How can the message of information security be considered important if those in positions of influence do not support, sponsor, or encourage that message? I just went out to the White House [...]
What a cool idea. This type of approach drives kids into technical fields and really interesting careers. A new consortium of U.S. government and private organizations has set out to find tech-minded youngsters, divert them from video games and set them on a course to become cybersecurity “top guns.” The U.S. Department of Defense Cyber [...]
Finally! The U.S. makes a conscious decision to consider the digital roadways that carry the information of citizens, business, and government as a “strategic national asset”. Acknowledging the importance is certainly a step, albeit a late one, in the right direction. Let there be no mistake, it’s a difficult task to defend a nation in [...]
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