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Swap your workers for the government's via Information Technology Exchange Program
If you're curious how the Pentagon's IT pros compare to your own, you might want to look into the federal government's Information Technology Exchange Program. To share technology know-how between
Pentagon shares classified threat data with contractors
Large enterprises have long sought more information from the U.S. government about cyber threats, and those in the defense contracting business are getting more. The Department of Defense said last
Should cyber attacks be considered acts of war?
There is talk of using force in retaliation for cyber attacks, as outlined in the Department of Defense's first formal cyber strategy. The Pentagon will soon be prepared to bomb countries harboring
U.S. may deem cyber attack an act of war
There's no doubt we live in an age of security anxiety, and this may or may not make you feel better: The Pentagon soon will be prepared to bomb countries harboring cyber crooks who mess with U.S.
Further NSA involvement in private networks requires clearer justification
The National Security Agency's "Perfect Citizen" program-- revealed July 8 by The Wall Street Journal --raises a host of troubling questions for individual citizens and corporations. The agency
Teri Takai to be named Pentagon CIO
You've seen her in Michigan, you've seen her in California, and now Teri Takai appears to be headed to the Pentagon. The White House said President Obama will nominate Takai, currently CIO for
Defense Department to eventually allow limited use of flash drives
The blanket ban on the use of USB flash drives implemented by the U.S. Department of Defense last November will eventually be lifted--at least partially. Controls and measures to manage the use of
U.S. military bans USB flash drives and removable media
The United States military has banned the use of removable rewritable media as part of its strategy to "defend against attack and establish a baseline for information system protection." Examples of
Feds encrypt 800,000 government laptops, 1.2 million more to go
Government
agencies in the United States are scrambling to plug a glaring security hole in
the form of sensitive information stored on laptops and portable media such as
thumb drives. Over
Dell takes aim at Panasonic's Toughbook
For years now, Panasonic's Toughbook line of rugged portables has been considered the
