As part of the administrations continuing efforts to actually do something tangible to improve the security posture of US critical infrastructure and to better deal with a severe lack of technical talent the CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) announced the US Cyber Challenge (here) to identify and develop 10,000 cyber security specialists.
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The US Cyber Challenge Wants You
Posted in Politics, Security, tagged Air Force, Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS, Cyber Command, cyber security, DC3, digital forensics, DoD, DoD Cyber Crime Center, FBI, National Security Agency, network security, President Obama, SANS Institute, US Cyber Challenge, US Cyber Policy on August 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Top 5 Cyber Security Myths
Posted in Security, tagged anitvirus, AV, China, Conficker, cyber security, End of the Internet, gumblar, hacking, Insider threats, mobile malware on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Given the media hype around the Conficker worm (and now Gumblar), and the constant barrage of alarming disclosure announcements, I thought it would be a good time to take a calmer look at some of the security myths, misconceptions and mistruths that plague the industry.
Many of these cyber security myths have been around for close [...]



