"The same American ingenuity that put a man on the moon also created the Internet," President Obama says. "We must now harness that spirit of innovation to ... secure technologies to build a safer, more prosperous future for all Americans."
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft of its most complete guide on cloud computing, and is seeking public suggestions on how to improve the document.
Phishing represented more than half of the 107,439 cyber incidents compiled by the U.S.-CERT for fiscal year 2010 from federal, state and local governments, commercial enterprises, American citizens and foreign CERT teams.
The bill, sponsored by House Cybersecurity Caucus Co-Chair James Langevin, would create a White House office of cyberspace and replace paper-based FISMA compliance with automated, continuous monitoring of IT systems.
Topics to be addressed at the NIST cloud computing forum include the cloud's trustworthiness and standards. Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher also will speak.
"This is not a record of success; whatever we are doing is not working," says James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "As a nation, despite all the talk, we are still not serious about cybersecurity."
Describing it as the capstone publication of a partnership with the defense and intelligence communities, NIST publishes new guidance on managing security risk associated with the operation and use of IT systems.
NIST updates its national checklist program for IT products, tech specs for SCAP and guide to using vulnerability naming schemes as well as providing a status report on its cryptographic hash algorithm competition.
Our website uses cookies. Cookies enable us to provide the best experience possible and help us understand how visitors use our website. By browsing healthcareinfosecurity.com, you agree to our use of cookies.
