Cybersecurity

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

What keeps the government’s top IT leaders up at night? According to a new survey, budget, human capital and cybersecurity remain top-of-mind concerns among agency CIOs.

NIST Senior Fellow Ron Ross joins FedScoop Radio’s Cyber Show to discuss the release of the latest version of Special Publication 800-53 as well as how his organization is able to keep pace with the emerging cyber threat landscape.

Todd Park, federal chief technology officer, and Michael Daniel, cybersecurity coordinator, yesterday provided an official White House response to the many calls to stop the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, thanking activists for their engagement and concern.