The Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security has launched an effort to help address congressional demands for homeland security resiliency in response to threats such as infrastructure attacks, terrorism and the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Mitre Commits to Supporting Homeland Security Experts Group; Jason Providakes Quoted
Mitre has partnered with the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Experts Group to support the latter's research activities and other efforts to provide insight into foreign policy matters.
Read More »Michael Chertoff Joins Noblis Board of Trustees
Noblis elected former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to the company’s board of trustees, Noblis announced Monday. Chertoff served as secretary from 2005 to 2009 and is co-founder and managing principal of the global security advisory firm Chertoff Group. The Chertoff Group provides strategic security advice and assistance, risk management …
Read More »Kroll Chairman William J. Bratton Attends Aspen Homeland Security Group
Kroll chairman William J. Bratton recently participated in the launch of the Aspen Institute's Aspen Homeland Security Group in Washington, D.C. The former NYPD and LAPD police chief is a member of the group and was selected as so due to his experience and expertise in U.S. law enforcement …
Read More »Knights of the Cyber Roundtable: FCC Hosts Industry Experts for Sit-down on Online Threats
On the heels of recent reports on the exorbitant cost of data breaches and hack attacks, Federal Communications Commission will host a roundable with leading industry executives and government experts in cybersecurity and IT to help small businesses better understand the cyber threats and risks. Over the past 15 years, …
Read More »Intelligence Community Convenes for Security Forum
With the elimination of Osama bin Laden, concerns of retaliatory strikes are growing. Add to that the anniversary of Sept. 11 quickly approaching and the United State's military involvement in the Middle East continuing to anger America's enemies, it's no wonder the Intelligence Community is bracing for some type of …
Read More »Regulatory Watchdog: Will FISMA Standards be Extended to Industry to Avoid Financial Cyber Attack?
As the National Institute of Standards and Technology makes headway in preparing standards required by FISMA, a regulatory watchdog in the District is expressing concerns both about the increasing burden on industry and whether FISMA standards will include the private sector in thwarting a financial cyber attack. The Center for …
Read More »Cyber Espionage, a Global Problem
In the wake of reports of more countries being targeted by complex malware, cyber espionage has become an increasingly global concern for government and industry leaders over the past year, making loss of sensitive information and data an everyday problem for most nations. Although cyber espionage is relatively new way …
Read More »SINET Showcase Presents Cyber Leaders, Academia, Government Communities
The Security Innovation Network, an organization focused on advancing cybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, is hosting a summit of leaders who are at the forefront of identifying solutions to defeat global security threats. The SINET Showcase, which will be held Oct. 26-27, 2010 at the National Press Club in Washington, …
Read More »Daily Government Contracting Recap – April 28, 2010
CGI’s Donna Morea was named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Learning for Life and the National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America. San Fransisco’s systems administrator was found guilty of tampering with government computers. Orbital Sciences and L-3 won Navy deals. This cyber criminal got jail time and a …
Read More »Cyber Attack Me? I'll Send Special Forces After You
Fault Lines, a television program run by Al Jazeera, recently ran a segment on cyber warfare, which included interviews with notable experts like Michael Chertoff and James Lewis. During his interview, Chertoff discussed the possiblity of responding to a cyber attack with kinetic response, such as utilizing Special Forces to …
Read More »Executive Profile: Michael Chertoff of Chertoff Group
Michael Chertoff serves as co-founder and managing principal of Chertoff Group. In March 2010, he joined the board of directors at BAE Systems. From 2005 to 2009, Chertoff was secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and led the nation in blocking would-be terrorists from crossing the borders or …
Read More »Monday Moves: The Biggest Executive Moves from the Week in Government Contracting
Sid Fuchs was brought on at ATS to serve as the COO, while Michael Chertoff joined the board at BAE Systems. Raytheon named David Jensen VP, Communications for IIS and QGA hired Chris Brown to the position of director of digital strategy. Also, iDirect promoted Chris Norem to CFO.
Read More »Daily Government Contracting Recap – March 26, 2010
Michael Chertoff joined the board of directors at BAE. Raytheon named Dave Jensen VP of communications for IIS. A hacker was sentenced to 20 years in prison…twice. Email users continue to open spam. This laser could keep hackers at bay. Congress put the brakes on cyber command. GSA launched its …
Read More »Daily GovCon Recap – March 11, 2010
General Dynamics secured a deal to support the FAA’s FAVES program. Northrop Grumman’s Paul K. Russell will lead their new space business unit. ATMs are an inviting target for cyber criminals. Michael Chertoff commented on the lessons learned from CyberShockwave. The Zeus botnet has been disrupted by Spanish police. The …
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