As George Bush makes national security the watchword of his presidency, some Silicon Valley leaders worry cybersecurity seems to have slipped off the administration's radar screen. Implementation of a …
Top Security Pros Head to National Cybersecurity Summit
When the top security minds from the federal government and the private sector meet in Silicon Valley Wednesday, there will be no shortage of conversation topics, given the current state of security …
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Top Security Officers Form Think Tank
A group of top security officers from some of the industry's largest companies announced Wednesday that they are banding together to form a new global security think tank. The Global CSO Council …
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Bush taps new cybersecurity chief
Symantec VP Yoran well known within cybersecurity circles. The Bush administration on Monday selected Amit Yoran, a respected software executive from Symantec Corp., as the nation’s new cybersecurity …
Clarke Takes Gov't to Task Over Security
Former White House cyber-security czar Richard Clarke ripped his former employer Tuesday, saying that the government is doing an unacceptable job of helping the private sector lock down the nation's …
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Don't wait for the government to secure cyberspace
If you're waiting for the government to secure cyberspace, it's going to be a while. During a recent CSO roundtable in Boston, Richard Clarke, former special adviser to the president for cyberspace …
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Gen. Clark wants more proactive government role in cybersecurity
Retired supreme allied commander Gen. Wesley K. Clark said today that the insurance industry and tougher government enforcement of security standards are keys to improved cybersecurity and critical …
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Security group in the hot seat
The Homeland Security Department had the right idea when it created the National Cyber Security Division earlier this month, government and industry officials say, but many observers are withholding …
Fear drives irrational security decisions
It was bad enough that, before 2001, security companies that had products and services to sell generated most of the fear of being hacked on the Internet. But after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, things …
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Cybersecurity – a crucial task
The governments of all developed countries are alarmed at problem of information security and cyberspace protection. Threat of cyberterrorism is a reality now, and cybercrime counteraction is the …