Cybersecurity

News and notes from MOC

The federal Chief Information Officers Council, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, will soon publish a concept of operations to implement continuous monitoring in the federal government, Deputy U.S. CIO Lisa Schlosser told Management of Change conference attendees.

Fed, industry cyber experts testify on securing US critical infrastructure

Federal and industry cybersecurity experts testified before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday, offering diverging opinions on what steps the government should take to ensure protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

AWS becomes first agency-sponsored FedRAMP provider

Amazon Web Services became the first vendor to receive agency authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program when the Health and Human Services Department granted the company two ATOs.

International forum discusses what’s next in Internet governance

The civil liberties-protecting, multistakeholder approach to Internet governance and Internet Protocol version 6 took the spotlight recently at a high-level diplomatic conference, thanks in part to a senior official at the State Department.

Cybersecurity RFI promotes public-private partnership

In an effort to make the nation’s cybersecurity posture more resilient, the General Services Administration has reached out to a multitude of stakeholders for their input.

FedPod: TechAmerica’s Matthew Kazmierczak discusses Cyberstates report

TechAmerica’s Matthew Kazmierczak discusses the recently released Cyberstates report that breaks down the technology workforce in each of the nation’s 50 states.

Cyber Show: Federal CISO council? Plus, audio from Keith Alexander

A cabinet-level CISO talks about creating a federal security officers council, and audio from Gen. Keith Alexander’s speech last week before the NVTC.

IC3: Losses related to online fraud activity up 8 percent since 2011

A new report from the Internet Crime Complaint Center shows an 8.3 percent increase in unverified losses from fraudulent online activity since 2011.

Fed to state, an update on the tech industry

If you are currently seeking employment, the tech industry may be your best bet for finding a job — and a high-paying one to boot.

FedWire: CIO openings, cyber and NSA

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com.

Takeaways from NSA’s 2007 Internet how-to

Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, it is now possible to browse the Internet as the National Security Agency would — or rather, the way it did back in 2007.

5 must-read stories of the week

Roundup of the top 5 must-reads from the past week.

Gen. Alexander: cloud key to network security

Gen. Keith Alexander reiterated his view that the federal government’s network architecture is not defensible against cyber-attacks, but added it can be if rebuilt using the latest cloud-computing technologies.

DOD confirms China’s cyberwar strategy

While media and private sector groups have discussed China’s cyberwar against the U.S. openly for some time now, government has been weary of making official accusations – until now.

Cyber Show: Census Bureau CISO Tim Ruland

Tim Ruland, chief information security officer at the Census Bureau, joins the show to discuss what current cybersecurity projects the agency is currently working on and how it goes about protecting citizens’ data.

FedWire: BYOD, Odierno and SES

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com.

Senator: Time to ‘resource up’ on cyber crime

The U.S. is losing a critical battle against some of the most elusive criminals to date. Remember Bonnie and Clyde? They were nothing compared to the cyber criminals looting U.S. financial institutions today.

Cyber, big data and cloud spark dialogue at FedScoop’s Tech Shoot-Out

FedScoop’s 4th Annual Tech Shoot-Out, held May 7, 2013, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., brought together government and industry IT leaders to “shoot it out” over the biggest questions related to federal cloud computing, cybersecurity and big data.

5 must-read stories of the week

Roundup of the top 5 must-reads from the past week.

Romine: Cyber framework – ‘on time, actionable’

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is about to host its second of four workshops with the private sector in creating the cybersecurity framework outlined in President Barack Obama’s cybersecurity executive order.

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