China made the headlines last night in an article published by the New York Times stating that for the last four months Chinese hackers have been ‘infiltrating its computer systems’ and obtaining passwords of reporters. The New York Times also…
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Pentagon (and NSA) Taking Offensive with Cyber Security
We just asked “How Are Infosec Pros Affected by Pentagon’s 46K Layoffs Plans?” on Friday and now it looks like we may have our answer. A story on the front cover of the Washington Post this morning cites the Defense…
Could FISAA Extension Stunt Growth of US Cloud Providers in Global Market?
You probably didn’t notice it … but while financial cliff stories dominated the news near the end of December, Congress quietly approved a 5-year extension on the FISAA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments) Act. We’re all for catching the bad guys…
New NDAA Bill to Focus More on Cyber Security
In case you missed this piece of news over your extended holiday break, it looks like cyber security will play a larger role in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2013. The bill will include IT guidelines…
January Effect? Try the Whole Year Effect
A few weeks ago we found an interesting post over on InfosecIsland.com by Jeffrey Carr about this whole “January Effect” thing and a follow-up analysis on CSOOnline.com by Taylor Armerding. The January Effect is based on a phenomena in the…