The recent hack into the Gmail accounts of U.S. officials, journalists and human rights activists is a situation that comes with the potential threat of tainting relations between Washington and Beijing, according to experts. China, often suspected of such cyber attacks, says it is unfairly blamed because of other countries’ envy of its booming economy. [...]
This is the year of aggressive competition. Tightening federal budgets, plus the insourcing push, are proving as much. But while many say government contracting is entering a lean, mean next couple years, there’s still plenty of market opportunity. The trick is knowing who’s changing the game — and setting the terms — so you can [...]
The past 10 months have been very active in the field of cybersecurity. In May 2009, Melissa Hathaway published her findings from the 60 day Cyberspace Policy Review. In December 2009, President Obama announced that Howard Schmidt would hold the position of Cybersecurity Coordinator at the White House. In January, search engine giant Google announced [...]
Cybersecurity has drawn an increasing amount of attention in recent months particularly following the cyber attacks against search engine giant Google. Earlier this month, the US House of Representatives recently passed the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is now in the Senate. So what is needed to increase cybersecurity in the US? Most experts argue that [...]
