The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate will showcase 13 cybersecurity technologies for pilot deployment and commercialization at the 2018 RSA cybersecurity conference on April 16-19. DHS said Monday the government-funded cybersecurity systems are designed to help end-users across the public and private sector, as well as international …
Read More »Adm. Michael Rogers: Govt-Industry Partnership Needed to Ensure Citizen Privacy, Safety
Adm. Michael Rogers, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, has called on the government and technology sectors to collaborate on how to address consumer privacy and national security concerns, eWeek reported Tuesday. “It’s time for us to all stop talking past each other,” Rogers told his audience during a keynote speech …
Read More »Ashton Carter to Focus on DoD-Tech Industry Collaboration During West Coast Tour
Defense Ashton Carter plans to discuss technology and cybersecurity programs with companies at various forums in California and Washington in the coming days, DoD News reported Monday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Carter said at a news conference held Monday at the Pentagon he aims to help rebuild partnerships between the Defense Department and technology companies. “We …
Read More »Jeh Johnson: DHS to Open Silicon Valley Office
The Department of Homeland Security plans to open a cybersecurity office in Silicon Valley as part of its push to tap into the region’s technology talent pool and build up DHS’ cyber programs, CNET reported Tuesday. Max Taves writes that DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson made the announcement at this week’s RSA Conference as the department increases its focus on cybersecurity amid …
Read More »NIST on Public-private Partnerships: ‘It is the Way We Do Business’
As the National Institute for Standards and Technology finalizes plans for a national strategy for more secure online identity authentication, the leaders of the Commerce Department’s technology shop said the new cyber initiative will be led by the private sector. Speaking at the RSA Conference, an IT security forum, NIST …
Read More »Lynn at RSA: Military Might Not Enough to Combat Cyber Attacks
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn, speaking at a cybersecurity conference Tuesday, said military might is not enough to protect the nation’s cyberspace and that the best minds in the private sector and government will have to work together. “The overwhelming percentage of our nation’s critical [information] infrastructure, including the …
Read More »Lynn on Cybersecurity: ‘Long-term Solution is in Industry’s Hands’
Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn took his cybersecurity message to the United States’ European allies last month in a special NATO conference. Now, he’s taking it to an industry crowd at the annual IT security forum, the RSA Conference. Lynn will close out the keynote portion of the …
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