Have we, as a society, let the psycho-social norms of our culture compromise our security? Guaranteeing that your data is secure means more than installing the latest firewall or fixing the latest vulnerability with a patch. It can mean concentrating on your employees and the behaviors that make them a target for a hacker. Social … Read more
IMPLEMENTING AND PAYING FOR THE NEW DFARS UCTI SAFEGUARDING CONTRACT CLAUSE Historically, information security on contracts with the Department of Defense was considered necessary for classified but not other types of information. That changed on November 18, 2013, when DoD issued a final rule in the Federal Register that Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (UCTI) is … Read more
Which is more secure for your small business? Introduction You’ve reached a growing pain many small business owners are familiar with. As your company expanded, employees relied on free email and file sharing services, and you were content with keeping timecards and expense reports in spreadsheets. This worked well enough when you had 5 employees, … Read more
With the increase of organizations establishing wireless networks, including wireless guest networks, as well as creating Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environments, organizations have increased their susceptibility to newer types of threats. Organizations are struggling to balance convenience with security and too often, convenience is being implemented proactively while security is being implemented reactively. When … Read more
Greetings, Welcome to our 2014 Spring issue of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine! The United States Cybersecurity Magazine is an intelligent, state-of-the-art magazine published quarterly in a powerful combination of print and digital, all in one integrated package. We must not ignore our enemies. We must make a full commitment to continue to find out … Read more
A few years ago the majority of our work focused on pen tests, security assessments and compliance audits. Most of our clients didn’t have giant networks but they were still of a respectable size, most between two and ten thousand network nodes. At the time, few if any of these businesses were using any method … Read more
Imagine a large bank. It has large corporate offices in several major cities in the United States and over 1000 branch offices across the country. It even has international branches. All of these different locations mean the bank functions on a large-scale, distributed infrastructure. Being a bank, like government institutions, they are subject to varying … Read more
Although the economy may have been on a rollercoaster for several years, one consistent growth market has continued to be government contracting. Despite recent sequestration and budget cuts, the stability of revenues for the vast majority of government contractors has led to considerable Mergers & Acquisitions activity over the past few years. Nowhere is this … Read more
Small-business initiative generates cutting-edge cyber technologies to meet tomorrow’s global threats Northrop Grumman Corporation and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Research Park Corporation – also known as bwtech@UMBC – hosted a ceremony this fall for the first graduating class of the Northrop Grumman-sponsored Cyber Cync Program: AccelerEyes, Five Directions and Oculis Labs. The event … Read more
Recent high-profile national security breaches, such as the Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning cases, underscore the need for a new approach to detecting and mitigating insider threats. One emerging trend is the importance of big data security analytics and automated response. In a March 2012 report Gartner states that “information security is becoming a big … Read more
