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DHS releases software security scoring system
2011-06-28 11:53

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217968/DHS_releases_software_security_scoring_system By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld June 28, 2011

DHS plans expansion of cybersecurity workforce
2011-05-26 05:03

http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20110524/IT03/105240302/1018/DEPARTMENTS By NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON Federal Times May 24, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security plans to grow its cybersecurity...

DHS chief: What we learned from Stuxnet
2011-04-26 06:59

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216166/DHS_chief_What_we_learned_from_Stuxnet By Robert McMillan IDG News Service April 25, 2011 If there's a lesson to be learned from last year's Stuxnet...

White House draft bill would put DHS in charge of civilian computer networks
2011-04-18 08:09

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/156293-white-house-draft-bill-would-put-dhs-in-charge-of-civilian-networks By Gautham Nagesh The Hill 04/15/11 The White House is circulating a...

Why DHS, Not White House, Took Lead on RSA Breach Response
2011-03-22 06:40

http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3454 By Eric Chabrow Executive Editor GovInfoSecurity.com March 21, 2011 Pondering government cybersecurity leadership, first thoughts might go...

U.S. DHS goes after Vietnamese hackers, identity thieves
2011-01-04 10:57

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9203080/U.S._DHS_goes_after_Vietnamese_hackers_identity_thieves By Robert McMillan IDG News Service January 3, 2011 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Contractor Blamed in DHS Data Breaches
2007-09-25 05:19

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/23/AR2007092301471.html By Ellen Nakashima and Brian Krebs Washington Post Staff Writers September 24, 2007 The FBI is investigating a...

DHS Gets Another F in Computer Security
2006-03-16 10:04

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501589.html By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer March 15, 2006 Most federal agencies that play key roles in the...

GAO: DHS cybersecurity plans need more work
2005-05-27 07:27

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,102049,00.html By Linda Rosencrance MAY 26, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD The U.S. Department of Homeland Security must do more to protect...

Howard Schmidt returns to DHS as USCERT head
2004-10-09 09:10

Forwarded from: Richard Forno http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9660 By Ted Bridis The Associated Press Oct 6 2004 Howard Schmidt, a highly regarded technology executive who was former special...