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News

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Howard Schmidt Dismisses Cyberwar Fears
“We’re trying to hire anyone with pulse and got some knowledge of technology component needed to build this,” the head of the Cloud Security Alliance quotes a cloud computing services provider.

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FBI Chief Calls for Business Cooperation
FBI Director Robert Mueller pleaded with the business community to be more cooperative with criminal investigators battling cybercrimes.

Napolitano Seeks Private-Sector Infosec Help
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made a pitch to private-sector IT security professionals for their talent and ideas to partner with the government to secure the nation's IT systems and educate the public about cybersecurity awareness.

White House Partly Lifts CNCI Secrecy
The Obama administration posts a declassified summary of the government's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a highly secret Bush-era program aimed at securing the nation's critical IT security assets.

Cloud Providers' Hiring Methods Pose Risks
A dearth of quality IT experts to staff cloud computing companies could present security risks to government and business customers of these infrastructure, platform and software as a service providers.

Banking/Security Survey Results to Debut at RSA Conference
Results of the annual Banking Information Security Today survey will be announced at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on March 2.

 

From the Blogs

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The Government's Infosec "Conspirators"
Washington's bipartisanship on all matters cybersecurity could be jeopardized once the debate focuses on imposing IT security regulations on businesses that control 85 percent of the nation's critical IT infrastructure.

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Yes, Howard Schmidt Has the President's Ear
Howard Schmidt says he has met with President Obama as his cybersecurity coordinator.

CISO Witnesses Hack Like No Other
Driving school owner hacks state system to gain competitive advantage.

Declassified CNCI Summary: What's New?
What's new with the declassified summary of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.

Schmidt to Announce Easing of CNCI Secrecy
The White House is confirming a report in GovInfoSecurity.com posted a month ago that portions of the Bush-era Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative will be declassified.

Howard Schmidt Achieves Rock-Star Status
Howard Schmidt doesn't look like one, but he's a rock star in the cybersecurity world.

Leading on Cybersecurity: The Administration Speaks
The Obama administration gets a chance to demonstrate its cybersecurity leadership

Interviews

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Warren Axelrod on Banking Information Security
C. Warren Axelrod is a veteran banking/security executive and thought-leader, and in an exclusive interview he discusses top security trends and threats, including:
Insider fraud;
Application security;
Cloud computing.

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Banking/Security Agenda - Paul Smocer, Financial Services Roundtable
Interview with Paul Smocer of the Financial Services Roundtable

Certifications: What's New? - Hord Tipton, (ISC)2
Interview with Hord Tipton of (ISC)2

PCI: What's Next and When?
Interview with Bob Russo, GM of the PCI Security Standards Council.

Security Vendor Interviews