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A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: Enabling Our Secure Energy Future, June 2011 “This report outlines policy recommendations that build upon the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Obama Administration’s smart grid investments to foster long-term investment, job growth, innovation, and help consumers save money. The report was prepared by …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but are not part of the critical infrastructure sector. The report, Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, focuses on the Internet and Information …
HM Treasury Review of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007: the Government response, June 2011 “The Governments approach is to ensure the UK financial system is a hostile environment for money laundering and terrorist finance while minimising the burden on legitimate businesses. In so doing and in order to prevent the UK being put at an …
News release: “AVG Technologies, Inc. announced it will make its leading Family Safety software available for free in exchange for a 99 cent donation to the American Red Cross family relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. The move comes in response to research the company conducted and has released over the course of the year on …
Official Google Blog: “…Through the strength of our cloud-based security and abuse detection systems, we recently uncovered a campaign to collect user passwords, likely through phishing. This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, …
WSJ: “The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force. The Pentagon’s first formal cyber strategy, unclassified portions of which are expected to become public next month, represents …
G8 Summit of Deauville – May 26-27, 2011: “We discussed new issues such as the Internet which are essential to our societies, economies and growth. For citizens, the Internet is a unique information and education tool, and thus helps to promote freedom, democracy and human rights. The Internet facilitates new forms of business and promotes …
“White House officials released an international cyberstrategy here today that will help to build a coalition of nations [with a] mutual interest in securing cyberspace, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said…To realize fully the benefits that networked technology promises the world, these systems must function reliably and securely. People must have confidence that …
“…the Administration has transmitted a cybersecurity legislative proposal to Capitol Hill in response to Congress call for assistance on how best to address the cybersecurity needs of our Nation. This is a milestone in our national effort to ensure secure and reliable networks for Americans, businesses, and government; fundamentally, this proposal strikes a critical balance …
Via CDT – The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers: “Two high profile data (Sony’s Playstation and Epsilon) breaches have grabbed headlines lately because of their recency, data breach is a major longstanding problem for consumers, businesses and government. According to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a staggering 600 million records have been breached due to …
News release: 1E, the global leader in IT efficiency software today announced the results of an independent study of IT professionals in the United States and United Kingdom into software efficiency. The study, commissioned in association with the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM) and the Federation Against Software Theft Investors in Software …
DOJ OIG: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Ability to Address the National Security Cyber Intrusion Threat (Redacted Version), Audit Report 11-22, April 2011 “…Despite these efforts, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) needs to continue to improve its capabilities to combat cyber attacks.”
