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Enhancing State of the Union Will Require Private Sector Support
To many in the tech industry, President Obama earned his stars Tuesday night in his State of the Union speech, calling for a greater focus on innovation by way of research and development, technological advancements and corporate tax reductions.
The President’s address made it clear that the private sector plays an integral role in competing against progressive competitor nations such as India and China.
According to a recent report from the National Security Cyberspace Institute, the President could also use private sector support with cybersecurity, as well.
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Examining the Power of a Cyber Attack
“Very few single cyber-related events have the capacity to cause a global shock,” according to a recent report released Friday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The report, “Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk” (pdf), published by professors Peter Sommer of the London School of Economics and Ian Brown of Oxford University, examines the various aspects of a cyber attack and the impacts attacks have on different variables.
According to the report, the researchers say an all-out cyberwar is “unlikely” to ever occur, based on the fact that it would require only cyberweaponary to be used in carrying out the conflict.
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New Cybersecurity Posts Create New Jobs and Same Old Fears
As the Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up in Las Vegas on Sunday, the technology world showed no signs of slowing.
Meanwhile, over in the neighboring state of Utah, the National Security Agency was also prepping for advancements in technology, with its sights set on IT security.
Breaking ground on its new $1.2 billion cybersecurity center, the Associated Press reports that the NSA will use the site “to help the US Department of Homeland Security and other agencies protect national security networks and identify cyber threats.”
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Catching Up with Cybersecurity
Happy New Year and welcome back, Cybersecurity News readers!
As we embark upon a fresh start, with 361 days remaining before us in 2011, it should come as no surprise that the security-psychics and cyber-gurus have already taken to posting their predictions for IT security in the new year.
Making news headlines with its forecast, McAfee, Inc. released its list of “McAfee Labs Threat Predictions for 2011.” URL-shortening services, geolocation services, mobile devices, botnet takedowns and the recent rise of hacktivists were all listed as potential threats to our cybersecurity in the year ahead.
“We’ve seen significant advancements in device and social network adoption, placing a bulls-eye on the platforms and services users are embracing the most,” Vincent Weafer, senior vice president of McAfee Labs, said in a statement. “These platforms and services have become very popular in a short amount of time, and we’re already seeing a significant increase in vulnerabilities, attacks and data loss.”
And right in line with the predictions of hacktivists and data loss, the US State Department, which saw its fair share of cyber damage in 2010 following the WikiLeaks info-spew, has announced its creation of a new cybersecurity post within the Department.
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