Public-private effort on cybersecurity needs a push from Congress
The cooperation of government and the private sector is necessary for security in cyberspace, but it might not be feasible without some regulatory muscle.
IPv4 addresses could dry up by year's end
With only 6 percent of the IPv4 address pool remaining, an uptick in demand since the first of the year could mean the pool will be exhausted in six months, adding new urgency to make public-facing Web sites accessible by IPv6.
Radio over IP gives state responders a common platform
Washington State's Emergency Management Division has adopted the WAVE IP communications system to expand the reach of legacy state, local and federal radio systems and allow them to interoperate.
Why the march to interoperable radios is so slow
There are several plans for establishing interoperable radio systems for emergency responders, but getting federal, state and local agencies on the same page -- or at least on the same network -- remains a challenge.
Multiagency projects: Get cooperation, then 'ride them'
Establishing an interoperable network for first responders means getting many agencies to work together and that puts a premium on project management.
U.S. understanding of cyber war still immature, says former NSA director
Retired General Michael Hayden, former head of the CIA and NSA, said today at the Black Hat Briefings that the U.S. lacks an effective military and political doctrine for conducting and defending itself against cyber war.
FireCloud shares security intell among devices
Red Lambda, which provides peer-to-peer networking controls for universities, is signing up beta users for its FireCloud tool integrating firewall, intrusion prevention, anomaly detection and traffic shaping capabilities.
Microsoft wants more control over vulnerability information
Microsoft says it wants to "reframe" the guidelines for vulnerability disclosure, shifting the focus from responsible behavior to cooperation with software vendors; the new framework would offer less opportunity for disclosing vulnerabilities without the software vendor’s approval.
'Digital fingerprints' could help catch virus creators
A tool developed by HBGary CEO Greg Hoglund uses unique tool marks from the software writing process to create digital fingerprints that can help identify the source of malicious code.
DNSSEC poised to transform Internet
Within six months, DNSSEC deployment will be broad enough to support a wide range of new services and online applications, a panel of security experts said Wednesday.
Industry group offers certification for cloud computing security
The Cloud Security Alliance is offering a Certificate for Cloud Security Knowledge based on its guidelines for best security practices.
DHS struggles to define its cybersecurity mission
Cybersecurity is one of the Homeland Security department’s core missions, but the department still is working to define the scope and goals of that mission, and Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute today asked the security community for its assistance.
How malicious insiders can hack your WiFi -- easily
Researchers have found a hole in WiFi Protected Access standards that could let malicious insiders bypass encryption protocols to read traffic and launch attacks on a secure wireless network.
Internet security quietly reaches a milestone
The availability of DNSSEC signed root zone for the Internet is a critical step toward creating a more secure information infrastructure.
Why you should say no to some new technologies
Hardware and software tools for securing new technologies can be easy to develop. But effective policy is what drives security.
How spammers are like a force of nature
Spammers apparently abhor a vacuum, and as soon as one network of spambots is shut down, the volume produced by surviving networks expands to fill the void.
DNSSEC now fully deployed on the Internet root
Publication of the root zone trust anchor last week enables domains using the DNS Security Extension protocols to verify digitally signed addresses returned by the Internet's Domain Name System.
White House just getting started on cybersecurity
A report on progress made on cybersecurity in the 14 months after last year’s release of the Cyberspace Policy Review highlights steps taken to secure cyberspace, but much work remains to be done.
NOAA to get high-capacity research network
Internet2 is partnering with NOAA to provide a high-capacity network to link climate researchers with new advanced computing facilities.
Forensic Web service could reconstruct the scene of the cyber-crime
A NIST team proposes creating Forensic Web Services, an architecture for independently creating and storing data about interactions between other Web services that could be used in court in the event of a security breach or an attack.
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