The Department of Homeland Security is expected to take the lead on cybersecurity, but the question remains if they are ready to take on the task. DHS has made progress in this field by creating the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), but…
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DHS Urged To Create “Cyber Reserve”
We thought this was an interesting article on cybersecurity. A task force has suggested that Department of Homeland Security put together a “Cyber Reserve” of security professionals to call upon in a national crisis, following the same premise as the…
Feds Persist with EO Talk, Despite Being Pwn3d
We’ve been covering this whole cybersecurity Executive Order thing and so we thought we’d pass on this opinion from fellow NovaBlogger @falconsview. via SecureConsulting.net A quick jab… allow me to once again highlight the absurdity that is the US Government…
Did You Get a 10.1% Pay Increase Last Year?
We came across this Washington Post article and thought we’d pass it along… Apparently according to data pulled from some consulting company that does this kind of stuff, the pay for “cybersecurity” analysts jumped 10.1% this past year compared to…
Who’s Gonna Take the First Shot?
We’ve introduced Plan X before with it’s cyberwar research intentions. And as we discussed later, there’s been an overwhelming response from industry and academia. So much so that DARPA postponed a planned industry day in September until October and expanded…
Weekly Rewind – IEEE, Gattaca, Watering Hole & More…
Welcome to another edition of our Weekly Rewind – where we summarize all our posts from the last week. The top stories this week were 3) “Watering Hole Site Pulls an IEEE ”, 2) “Gattaca Officially on ISC Ballot”, and 1) ”100K…
“Open Letter to Senator Rockefeller” Addresses Cybersecurity Legislation Needs
@erratarob brought up some excellent points in his post last week re the push for cybersecurity legislation. In his “An open letter to Senator Rockefeller” he points out several of the main issues with many of the proposals so far,…
How Does Your Candidate Stack Up On Cyber Issues?
Being an election year, campaigning is in the air! With technology at an all time high, candidates are reaching out across the Internet to have their platforms heard. My spam folder seems to be filled with the political topic du…
Weekly Rewind – PGP, Apple, Cybersecurity Leaks & More…
Welcome to another edition of our Weekly Rewind – where we summarize all our posts from the last week. The top stories this week were 3) “Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order ‘Leaks’ ”, 2) “Apple UDID Source Revealed by Local”, and…
Job: Cyber Security Engineering Team Lead in Ashburn, VA
If you are mid-career, enjoy working in SOCs, and don’t have a college degree, then maybe this position is for you. It’s pretty refreshing to see a company not absolutely requiring a degree. Plus the position is located out in…