Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "CISPA cybersecurity legislation wins industry support"
This article is part of the June 2012 issue of Five actions to prepare for today’s external security threats
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a legislation designed to provide the federal government with threat data from private sector firms, is gaining wide support from security and tech companies. Symantec and Verisign are two notable security firms that have signaled support of the cybersecurity legislation. Others are members of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), a multi-sector trade organization that includes AVG and Ratheon. Technology heavyweights Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle, and Facebook also voiced support for the legislation. Supporters mainly praise the bill for fostering information sharing and also eliminating liability for sharing threat data with the government. The proposed law, which passed the House in late April, aims to give the government some oversight into protecting critical infrastructure facilities that are owned by private-sector companies. CISPA amends the National Security Act and clears security vendors of any legal ramifications in sharing their customer data with federal officials. The program is ... Access >>>
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Cybersecurity information sharing initiatives on the rise
by Robert Lemos, Contributor
Businesses and government agencies work to improve sharing of cyberthreat information.
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Security information management systems and application monitoring
by Joel Snyder, Contributor
SIMs aren’t just for network monitoring anymore.
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Cybersecurity information sharing initiatives on the rise
by Robert Lemos, Contributor
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Challenges with data protection in the cloud
by Dave Shackleford, Contributor
Capabilities such as encryption and DLP can be complicated in the cloud.
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CISPA cybersecurity legislation wins industry support
by Robert Westervelt, News Director
Legislation designed to provide the federal government with threat data from the private sector gains steam.
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Challenges with data protection in the cloud
by Dave Shackleford, Contributor
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Reporter notebook: SCADA security, Oracle vulnerability, SQL Slammer
by Michael S. Mimoso, Editorial Director
Reflections on the ICS CERT alert, Oracle’s handling of a zero-day and more.
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Marcus Ranum chat: Software development practices and security
by Marcus Ranum, Contributor
Security expert Marcus Ranum talks with Brian Chess, formerly of HP, about coding practices and security.
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Information security threats: Building risk resilience
by Steve Durbin, Contributor
Enterprises need an agile risk management strategy to deal with today’s evolving threats.
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Reporter notebook: SCADA security, Oracle vulnerability, SQL Slammer
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