Following up on last week’s post regarding the DOD / DHS partnership on cybersecurity, Thom Shanker of the New York Times reports on the Obama administration’s new policies implementing that partnership. The arrangement is supposedly akin to how the military operates in response to natural disasters, often under the direction of FEMA.
At least according to Suzanne Choney, writing on MSNBC’s Technolog. Choney reports on how mobile carriers are moving away from their unlimited data plans and shifting towards tiered data pricing plans, and in some cases lowering speeds for high-data users who exceed a set amount of usage until the following billing cycle.
Linda McGlasson at the GovInfoSecurity Blog discusses the findings of a recent European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) Report on Cybersecurity Information Sharing. The report suggests that economic incentives have higher efficacy than conventional wisdom may suggest, notably with regard to “cost savings, as well as incentives of quality, value and use of information shared.” To view the full report, click here.
Cheryl Pellerin of the American Forces Press Service reports on a new cooperation initiative between the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense in securing America’s information networks. To read the full joint statement of Defense Secretary Gates and Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, click here.
Eric R. Sterner writing at World Politics Review discusses the inherent disadvantage defenders face in combating cyber threats in light of Stuxnet, and suggests new strategies (in particular a robust and flexible active defense policy) are critical to ensuring the US can quickly deal with such threats.
Sort of. Sam Churchill over at DailyWireless discusses the debut of Comcast’s Xfinity WiFi, which as of now consists of 2000 hotspots across Northern New Jersey. The service is freely available to preexisting Comcast Internet subscribers – a user simply needs his or her account name and password to access a hotspot. Comcast currently has no plans for expanding such service nationwide.
If you had trouble viewing the first two segments of UNL’s 2010 Space and Telecom Conference, you should be able to properly view them now:
For more information on the 2010 Conference, click here.
Valentia Pop at EUobserver discusses the “non-competition” between Estonia and France for the hosting of a new EU agency responsible for managing police databases. Estonia claims it is well-suited for hosting the agency because, among other reasons, most day-to-day business of its citizens is conducted online. Estonian officials stressed that they are seeking a negotiated solution to the selection quandary.
Philip Ewing at Military Times reports on the development of a career track for Cyber Marines, and possible incentives that would allow the armed forces to compete with the private sector that tends to offer more lucrative positions.
Noah Shachtman writing over at Wired’s Danger Room briefly discusses the Pentagon’s guide to building and operating a trusted Global Information Grid. To learn more about the chart that lays out all 193 documents that serve this purpose, click here.
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