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Obama's daughter recognizes successful spending
A movie sometimes can put government spending into a new perspective.
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Egypt’s revolution reveals cyber policy void
Regulations are needed to provide guidance on the role commercial service providers play in digital protest movements around the globe.
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Targeted attacks, IPv6 complicate cyber defense
Defense against emerging attacks such as advanced persistent threats and targeted worms requires more policy than technology, say industry officials at this week’s RSA Security Conference.
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Government to develop cybersecurity recruitment model
The results of a governmentwide survey will be used to identify the skills necessary for cybersecurity professionals, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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Intelligence community to get CIO
President Barack Obama has picked a CIO for the intelligence community
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$4.5B budget cut won't keep Air Force from new ventures in 2012
Although the Air Force's budget is smaller for fiscal 2012, savings gained through efficiency measures will be applied to readiness and modernization, official says.
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Navy seeks to do 'more with less' in 2012
The Navy's budget request for fiscal 2012 focuses on technology and new equipment as well as cost and energy savings.
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Stuxnet had a full bag of tricks, report says
The Stuxnet worm targeted five organizations in Iran between June 2009 and May 2010, in an attempt to reprogram industrial control systems, according to a recent report from Symantec.
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Evasion techniques are latest cyber threat on the rise
Finnish security company Stonesoft, which announced a new class of evasion techniques for malicious exploits last year, said it has found 124 new advanced evasion techniques that could allow attackers to steal silently through most network defenses, but warns there are thousands, possibly millions more out there.
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Drones as do-it-yourself project?
Dawn Meyerriecks says DIY drones aren't out of the question.
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CMS, DOD officials honored for security work
C. Ryan Brewer, CISO at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn won awards at the RSA Conference.
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DOD's Lynn: Public/private partnership key in cyber warfare
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is expanding a number of programs to bring much needed private sector expertise into the military.
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No surprise, most cyber attacks could be averted
Spam volumes dropped in the last half of 2010, but that was mainly just good luck, according to a new report from M86 Security. In the meantime, hackers are taking full advantage of known vulnerabilities that remain unpatched, sometimes for years.
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Army's new deputy PEO talks shop
Terry Watson, the Army's new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems, talked with staff writer Amber Corrin about her experience so far and the challenges she sees ahead.
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Army budget targets force readiness
Army's proposed budget emphasizes force maintenance and modernization.
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Air Guard sites to get communications boost
The Air National Guard has awarded Harris Corp. a contract to upgrade communications systems used at nine locations as part of a comprehensive modernization project.
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DOD budget focuses on future conflict needs
The Defense Department's proposed $553 billion budget for fiscal 2012 marks a modest increase.
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Lawmakers fret over lack of cyber defense coordination
A panel of lawmakers notes that the nation and the Defense Department still aren't taking cyberspace threats seriously.
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Marines select provider for base network upgrade
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a task order to General Dynamics Corp. to install a new backbone transport network at three military bases.
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