Mobiles to play key role in national cyber defence 

Mobiles to play key role in national cyber defence

Course set up to produce "thousands of experts" required for cyber defence
Rudd launches National Security College 

Rudd launches National Security College

Postgraduate cybercrime courses to be established.
US government says securing cyberspace will take time 

US government says securing cyberspace will take time

US President Barack Obama's 60-day cyberspace policy review is completed, and the report will show that co-operation is needed to meet the challenging task of securing the ...
US plans national cybersecurity upgrade 

US plans national cybersecurity upgrade

New bill would enforce security for critical infrastructure.
Censorship opponents slam website hack 

Censorship opponents slam website hack

Opponents of the Federal Government's filtering scheme have condemned last night's hacking of one of its websites as damaging to their fight against censorship.
National health-record privacy law in Congress 

National health-record privacy law in Congress

A new law in Congress would require every U.S. citizen to have electronic health records by 2014.
Senator Conroy launches National E-security Awareness Week 

Senator Conroy launches National E-security Awareness Week

The National E-security Awareness Week was launched today to help Australians understand e-security risks and how they can protect themselves online.
Attackers hack into Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Attackers hack into Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A targeted assault of phishing emails opened the door for hackers to glean the sensitive information of up to 12,000 visitors to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials ...
McAfee report: Cyberespionage to be a top 2008 national security threat 

McAfee report: Cyberespionage to be a top 2008 national security threat

A rise in international cyberspying will pose the most significant threat to the national security of the United States in 2008, according to a report from anti-virus vendor ...
Much work to be done as US National Cyber Security Awareness Month begins 

Much work to be done as US National Cyber Security Awareness Month begins

A joint McAfee and National Cyber Security Alliance study, released today to kick off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that while 98 percent of 378 respondents ...
P2P slammed as 'new national security risk' 

P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

Peer to peer technology (P2P) has been described as the “new national security risk” by a retired general at a recent Government Reform Committee hearing.
US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards 

US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

A White House-sanctioned commission on identity theft backed the creation of a national breach notification law this week.
Government launches National E-Security Awareness Week 

Government launches National E-Security Awareness Week

A new website dedicated to increasing IT security awareness for home and small business users launched today as part of the Federal Government’s National E-Security Awareness Week.
NCSA launches national children's safety campaign 

NCSA launches national children's safety campaign

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), yesterday launched a national awareness campaign titled, "Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected" to educate teachers and parents ...
U.K. National High Tech Crime unit warns over Sober email scam  

U.K. National High Tech Crime unit warns over Sober email scam

The U.K.'s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has warned the public to be on their guard against "an ongoing mass virus attack" of unsolicited emails containing the Sober ...
Army National Guard fires up secure wireless network 

Army National Guard fires up secure wireless network

The US Army National Guard has placed wireless security in its sights with the launch of its Tactical Logistics Data Digitization (TLDD) project which aims to create a ...
USDA National Finance Center certified as PKI provider for federal agencies 

USDA National Finance Center certified as PKI provider for federal agencies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center was officially named a certified provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services for the federal government.
Microsoft donates to national effort fighting cybercrime 

Microsoft donates to national effort fighting cybercrime

Microsoft said Wednesday that it has assigned a full-time analyst and supplied more than $46,000 in software to the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA).
National Cyber Security Partnership Releases Recs 

National Cyber Security Partnership Releases Recs

The National Cyber Security Partnership, a coalition of business and technology groups, Thursday released its initial recommendations for improving Internet security.
National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports 

National cybersecurity group to launch web site, release reports

A coalition of business associations working to implement the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace plans to launch its website and release recommendations on Thursday.
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