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America's addiction to the Internet is proving to be a mixed blessing. Although every facet of commerce and culture has been energized by the coming of digital connectivity, the early adopters of emerging information tools include criminals and foreign spies. Trillions of dollars in intellectual
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Date:
2/15/2013
Even as defense budgets and even overall federal discretionary spending decline, one area that is likely to remain fairly secure or even grow in the years to come is cyber security. The reason for this is simple: the threat to federal, state and local governments, the military, critical infrastructure,
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Date:
12/6/2012
The federal government is spending billions of dollars annually combating attacks on U.S. computer networks and information resources. However, it does not appear to have firm criteria for how government agencies and owners of critical infrastructure should go about selecting providers of cybersecurity
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Date:
7/9/2012
Cybersecurity is an infant industry. It barely existed before the Worldwide Web was invented in the 1990s, and it hasn't really stabilized since then. As in other infant industries, customer needs keep changing, new suppliers keep appearing, and there is little agreement on standards. Unlike
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Date:
6/19/2012
Pentagon officials have decided to expand a program that brings the government and Internet service providers together in an effort to secure information resources used by the defense industry. In the past, it was often difficult to notify contractors of online threats in time to avert theft or
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Date:
5/16/2012