The Electronic Privacy Information Center has issued a statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the recent revelations surrounding the Google-NSA relationship. The statement asked the committee to conduct an investigation into the relationship between Google and NSA, urged the committee to support the ratification of the Council of Europe privacy convention and requested […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its second draft of its strategy, Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements, for public review. The implementation of smart-grid technology opens up a variety of new vulnerabilities with the power grid. Foreign nations and terrorists would be capable of using cyberspace to take down the […] More

The Chinese Communist Party is devoting an unprecedented level of resources to growing China’s cyber-war capabilities, according to Asian Times. The issue of cyber war and cyberspace espionage is featured heavily in the drafts of the 12th Five-Year Plan, which is being drafted by the government and the People’s Liberation Army. Hu Jintao, president and […] More

The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) has awarded Melissa Hathaway the Dave McCurdy Internet Security Award, in recognition of her contribution to strengthening cyber security. The award recognizes Hathaway“™s contribution to US national cyber security in her role in conducting the Cyberspace Policy Review and her ongoing efforts to raise cyber security awareness. “No one in […] More

Melissa Hathaway has been elected to the board of directors at Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a provider of managed IT services. “During my time working in the federal government, I became very impressed with Terremark’s innovative solutions, its team of experts and its future prospects,” Hathaway said. “In particular, I believe that providing security solutions as […] More

Money laundering is an art used by arms dealers, drug dealers and other criminals. It takes “dirty money” (obtained through illegal means) and “cleans” it, making it appear to be legitimately earned. In the past, coin-operated businesses (like laundromats) were used. Now criminals have moved into cyberspace, using online gambling websites. Security agencies such as […] More

The U.S. military depends upon its networks to carry out day-to-day operations throughout the world. The Air Force has perhaps the greatest need, as its forces need to remain connected over vast distances. Lt. Gen. Bob Elder headed the U.S. Air Force“™s development of its cyberspace mission from 2006 till his retirement in July 2009. […] More

J. Patrick Schondel serves as vice president of business development for Boeing NASA Systems. His responsibilities include developing, planning and implementing business development and strategic marketing activities. Schondel has been with the company since 1983 when he joined the former North American Aircraft Division of Rockwell International. His other previous positions have been as project […] More

Dixie B. Baker is senior vice president and technical fellow at SAIC where she serves as chief technology officer for the health and life sciences. As SAIC's principal visionary and spokesperson on health-related science and technology issues, Baker is responsible for assessing technology needs, recommending internal research and development investments, developing partnerships and strategic alliances, […] More

Mark DeYoung was appointed as Alliant Techsystems’s president and CEO in February, 2010. He was also elected to serve on the company’s board of directors. Before his recent appointment, DeYoung led ATK’s Armament Systems group as president. Under his management, the group expanded from approximately $600 million of revenue in 2003, to a projected $2.1 […] More

The New New Internet has learned Melissa Hathaway, president of Hathaway Global Strategies and the former acting senior director for cyberspace within the National Security Council, will join Cisco as a senior adviser to the security team. Hathaway previously led the 60-Day Cyberspace Policy review for the Obama administration. On Thursday, February 4 at 2 […] More

Yesterday, in testimony on the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, DNI Dennis Blair discussed the issue of threats from cyberspace in the beginning of his testimony. Blair said neither the public or private sector can protect U.S. critical infrastructure alone. “I am here today to […] More