The chairs of the House Cybersecurity Caucus urged President Barack Obama to appoint a “cyber czar” quickly. In the letter dated last week, Rep. Michael McCaul (R.-TX) and Rep. James Langevin (D.-RI) highlighted Obama’s failure to successfully appoint a candidate to head cybersecurity issues. The letter pointed to two major issues stressed by the December […] More

President and CEO of the Business Software Alliance, Robert Holleyman, sat down with TheNewNewInternet to presented his thoughts regarding the Obama Administration’s cybersecurity plans, as well as how business executives should begin to prepare for a shift in the cybersecurity industry. Mr. Holleyman further cited some sobering statistics regarding the rising lucrative business of global cybercrime. […] More

Following the recent creation of the “cyber czar” post by the Obama administration, Australia is looking to the United States for feasible upgrades to its own cybersecurity. The need for a centralized authority to facilitate better security protocols throughout Australia’s critical infrastructure has been highlighted by a number of cyber attacks in Australia against the […] More

It is estimated that President Obama will announce the appointee to the cybersecurity coordinator position within the next two weeks. A source disclosed that the current front-runner for the position is Frank Kramer who served as assistant defense secretary under the Clinton Administration, although the source wished to remain anonymous at this time. Aneesh Chopra, […] More

Charlottesville, VA based Sperry Maine business unit, under Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a contract to furnish navigation systems to four new NAPA 500-ton patrol vessels for the Brazil navy. The contract specifies options to furnish six more vessels. The first two vessels in the same class were also outfitted by Sperry Maine, to be […] More

Fear of the “˜Swine Flu“™ (H1N1) has many executives and their spouses troubled by the uncertainty surrounding “˜The Flu“™ and worried about their families and their employees. This article, and some of the articles to follow, will try to answer the myriad questions surrounding this virus, about how symptoms of the Flu differ from that […] More

Adm. Gary Roughhead, chief of naval operations has disclosed in his yearly guidance paper, that the Navy has announced plans to form an Information Dominance Directorate in charge of supervising information, cyber and space capabilities. The position calls for a three-star admiral to oversee the operations, although the individual has not yet been chosen. The […] More

Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds will be speaking to the Potomac Officers’ Club at a “Stare-and-Compare” event next week on September 10th (click here to register), and they recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz.  Here’s ExecutiveBiz’s “stare-and-compare” of the Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates. Q: How do you plan to make Virginia a more business friendly state? Bob McDonnell:  […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently had the pleasure of speaking with ex-Virginia Attorney General and current candidate for Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell.  In this ExecutiveBiz exclusive interview, McDonnell outlines his plans for ensuring Virginia’s energy independence and promoting the growth of Virginia’s small businesses, and highlights his political, military, and executive leadership experience. ExecutiveBiz:  How do you plan […] More

Phyllis Turvey is corporate director of contracts for Alion Science and Technology. Here’s her take on the current contracts environment: ExecutiveBiz: Obviously, OCI is a big topic for industry right now. How are you addressing it? Phyllis Turvey: With our acquisition of some of Anteon's assets [in June 2006],  we've been very aware of the […] More

Greg Schaffer, assistant secretary of DHS’ Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, recently spoke to InformationWeek about US-CERT and the shifting terrain of cyber warfare.  Schaffer suggests that much of the perceived “in-fighting” and cyber “turf wars,” often portrayed in media as bitter administrative squabbles between government agencies, private industry, and the military, is really just […] More

University of Toronto Professor and director of the GhostNet project, Ron Deibert, spoke with The New New Internet regarding U.S. cybersecurity and the increased militarization of cyberspace. Deibert believes the future of cyberspace rests in building a global and open Internet. He fears the consequences of weaponization in cyberspace supported by current world leaders. TheNewNewInternet: Could you briefly […] More