The departments of Homeland Security and Commerce ask industry and academia to take part in efforts highlighted in the Botnet Road Map, a report that aims to strengthen the country's cybersecurity against automated threats.
Read More »Report: 5 Goals to Strengthen Federal IT Networks’ Cyber Resilience Against Botnets
The departments of Homeland Security and Commerce have issued a draft report that lists five objectives that aim to build up the resilience of federal information technology systems and critical infrastructure from botnets and other automated cyber threats. Those goals include the identification of a clear pathway to create a …
Read More »Report: DHS Advisory Group to Produce Reports on Botnet Attack Mitigation
A group of advisers within the Department of Homeland Security‘s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee will release two reports on how the U.S. government can counter cyber attacks carried out by networks of compromised devices, know as botnets, Nextgov reported Friday. Sonus Networks CEO Raymond Dolan, chairman of NSTAC’s Internet and Communications …
Read More »Commerce Dept Wants Public Input on Anti-Botnet Measures
The Commerce Department‘s National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants public input on actions that can help the government mitigate botnet attacks, Nextgov reported Monday. NTIA released a request for comments on legislation, policies and technology that currently support anti-botnet efforts; gaps in existing approaches; and what role the federal government should take in the …
Read More »Thomas Bossert: Trump Administration to Pursue Federal IT Modernization
Thomas Bossert, an adviser to President Donald Trump on homeland security and counterterrorism, has said the Trump administration will pursue information technology modernization projects as part of efforts to secure federal networks, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Meredith Somers writes Bossert said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies-hosted cybersecurity forum …
Read More »Supreme Court Approves DOJ Search Warrant Rule Amendment to Support Botnet Investigations
The Supreme Court has approved the Justice Department‘s proposed amendment that will help investigators streamline search warrant applications and dismantle botnet operations. Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general at DOJ’s criminal division, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the amendment to the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure on search warrants will take effect on Dec. 1, …
Read More »House Lawmakers Urge FTC to Address Consumer Concerns Over Internet of Things Security
Reps. Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) have called on the Federal Trade Commission to oversee manufacturers’ efforts to secure connected devices and protect consumers from cyber attacks. Pallone and Schakowsky told FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez in a joint letter published Thursday that FTC should urge manufacturers to patch vulnerabilities and require consumers to change default …
Read More »Justice Dept. Targets Botnet Cybercrime Operations; Robert Anderson Comments
The Justice Department has collaborated with European law enforcement agencies to uncover a network of cybercrime operations believed to have stolen more than $100 million from victims worldwide, FedScoop reported Monday. Dan Verton writes the FBI worked to search and seize the Cryptolocker ransomware and GameOver Zeus botnet servers responsible …
Read More »FBI, Attorney General’s Office Win Cybersecurity Innovation Award
The FBI and the Attorney General’s office have both been recognized by the SANS Institute with the 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for techniques used in cyber law enforcement and through use of the computer virus’ own command and control system to disable malicious software. Assistant FBI Director Gordon Snow …
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