Cybersecurity

• White House Releases Common Approach to Enterprise Architecture

  

  The White House has released an enterprise architecture framework to help the federal government save money on information technology costs.

• Industry Leaders Shoot It Out Over Cloud

  

  There’s a dirty secret among cloud computing vendors that decreasing federal budgets may, in fact, be good for business.

• FedScoop’s 3rd Annual Cloud Shoot-Out & CyberSecurity Summit (PHOTOS)

  

  Photo highlights from FedScoop’s 3rd Annual Cloud Shoot-Out & CyberSecurity Summit, May 2, 2012, at The Newseum in Washington, D.C.

• Speaker Presentations: FedScoop 3rd Annual Cloud Shoot-Out & CyberSecurity Summit

  

  Speaker presentations from FedScoop 3rd Annual Cloud Shoot-Out & CyberSecurity Summit, held May 3, 2012, at The Newseum in Washington, D.C.

• USPS CISO: It’s About Data and Risk, Not Technology (AUDIO)

  

  U.S. Postal Services Chief Information Security Officer Chuck McGann discusses data and risk during a keynote address at FedScoop’s 3rd Annual Cloud Shoot-Out and Security Summit on Wednesday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

• NIST to Host Cloud Computing Forum June 5-7

  

  The National Institute of Standards and Technology is hosting a Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V on June 5-7 at the Department of Commerce’s Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.

• Symantec: Malicious Internet Attacks Up 81%

  

  The number of malicious attacks increased 81 percent while the number of vulnerabilities decreased by 20 percent, according to Symantec’s 2011 “Internet Security Threat Report.”

• J3 Names New Director of Ops

  

  The Air Force named Maj. Gen. Brett Williams as the director of operations for Joint Chiefs of Staff J-3 Office at U.S. Cyber Command in Fort Meade, Md.

• ‘Significant’ Changes Made to Cyber Sharing Act

  

  Chairman Hal Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger announced they have made several “additional significant changes” to their proposed cyber security bill: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

• Takai: DOD to Expand Industry Cyber Sharing Program

  

  The Department of Defense is looking to expand a pilot program where the government shares cybersecurity threats with public sector partners.

• Securing the Marine Corps Networks (VIDEO)

  

  U.S. Marine Corps Executive Officer of Network Operations and Security Center Lt. Col. David DiEugenio discusses the branch’s approach to cybersecurity in this interview with FedScoopTV.

• FedScoopTV: McAfee Vice President of Federal Sales Ken Kartsen

  

  McAfee Vice President of Federal Sales Ken Kartsen discusses cybersecurity best practices and trends, especially “integrated infrastructure,” with FedScoopTV.