Information security systems based on quantum computing techniques are one of the holy grails of the industry but the scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to change that with a program that could develop such a system in 3 years.
IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.
Technologists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will this month detail a new program it wants to develop that can secure embedded ssyems in everything from large supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage physical infrastructure, to medical devices, computer...
The US Department of Justice is offering a $1 million grant to study the impact advanced technologies such as mobile communications, sensor networks and Web-based applications have had on the law enforcement community and crime.
Developers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to build information technology security that goes beyond simply recognizing complex passwords but rather gets in your head to confirm your identity before you get access or continue to have access to important information.
Recruiting and retaining important IT staff -- particularly in the burgeoning security arena -- is a challenge for every organization and one that is only going to tougher.
In its second annual Cyber Monday bust-fest, US law enforcement today said it seized 150 domain names from commercial websites it said engaged in the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works.The 150 seized domains are now custody of the federal government and site visitors will...
In the wake of the WikiLeaks publishing of classified information in 2010 and other cybersecurity breaches, President Barack Obama today outlined a variety of new information security steps intended to prevent such disclosures in the future.
There is an urgent need for businesses and our government to develop high-level cyber intelligence as a way to combat the unacceptable levels of online security threats because the current "patch and pray" system won't cut it in the future.
As the country's electricity grid undergoes a transformation and moves toward a more intelligently networked, automated system, it faces an increasing amount cybersecurity issues.
The National Science Foundation is again trying to increase the amount of well-educated people willing to work for the government to secure online resources.
The US Department of Energy today spent $30.4 million on cybersecurity projects it says will go a long way towards addressing the nation's electric grid cybersecurity issues.
The Air Force today said its managers hiring civilian federal employees for certain cybersecurity openings can use a streamlined method to rapidly fill more than 680 positions.
The US Department of Energy this week officially opened up the bidding for a National Electric Sector Cyber Security Organization that that would protect the nation's electrical grid from cyber attacks.
The FBI today warned that scammers using uniquely spoofed subject lines designed to engage recipients with specific business content, are targeting US law and public relations firms with spear phishing e-mails containing malicious payloads.
The Connected Enterprise