http://defensesystems.com/rss-feeds/information-security.aspx Emphasis on mission-enabling, situational awareness and integration echoes current areas of focus for Defense Department. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/17/nasa-it-security.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:41 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/17/nasa-it-security.aspx Former Director of Defense Information Paul Strassmann questions how DOD's new directive, permitting NIPRNet access to the Internet, will work without more explicit security direction. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/dod-social-media-policy-fails-to-answer-security-questions.aspx Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/dod-social-media-policy-fails-to-answer-security-questions.aspx The U.S. Army will establish a Mission Command Center of Excellence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to prepare leaders for battle command and associated functions, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/05/army-mission-command-center.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/05/army-mission-command-center.aspx The Obama administration's efforts to cut contractor jobs — and bring the work back into the federal agencies — might make it harder for the military to accelerate technology improvement initiatives. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/editors-note-on-insourcing.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:15:13 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/editors-note-on-insourcing.aspx The Defense Department has eased its blanket ban on removable devices such as USB drives, and vendors are responding with tamper-proof hardware, FIPS 140-2 validated encryption engines and on-board antivirus http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/03/rsa-secure-usb-drives.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/03/rsa-secure-usb-drives.aspx Despite relaxing the all out ban on using portable storage devices on Defense Department computer systems, it appears thumb drives will not return to the military services anytime soon. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/dod-thumb-drive-update.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:14:32 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/dod-thumb-drive-update.aspx Despite the congressional focus on cybersecurity, all the money, software and hardware in the world can’t entirely ward off cybersecurity threats. One nontechnology factor greatly impedes cybersecurity: the human factor. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/industry-perspective-1-human-side-of-cybersecurity.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:55 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/industry-perspective-1-human-side-of-cybersecurity.aspx A common shared cyber intelligence repository that allows both sides to contribute must be constructed to facilitate a tightly coupled pairing of the private and public sectors. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/digital-conflict-new-p2p-initiative.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:31:47 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/digital-conflict-new-p2p-initiative.aspx More sophisticated search capabilities and closer ties with industry are needed to secure private and public clouds, technologist says. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/24/spawar-cloud-computing.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:37:15 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/24/spawar-cloud-computing.aspx The Defense Department is testing a novel form of network encryption that fuses standard encryption with bit-splitting data packets. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cyber-defense-secure-data-sharing.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:14:01 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cyber-defense-secure-data-sharing.aspx