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Inspector General Skinner Addresses Necessary US-CERT Improvements

According to Inspector General Richard Skinner, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team responsible for defense against cyber attacks faces an unstable future without major provisions. Officials met during a Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Cybersecurity: DHS’ Role, Federal Efforts and National Policy” to discuss the current status of the federal cybersecurity infrastructure and [...]

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Amit Yoran: Handing cybersecurity mission to NSA “ill-advised”

Anyone looking for candor about the state of the federal cybersecurity mission found it the other week on Capitol Hill. That’s when Amit Yoran, chairman and CEO of NetWitness, gave testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the issue. Backed by his private and public sector work — Yoran was the first director [...]

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