Heated debate over stalled cybersecurity bill pits pro-defense Democrats vs. hands-off Republicans

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	Heated debate over stalled cybersecurity bill pits pro-defense Democrats vs. hands-off Republicans The cybersecurity bill that went down Thursday to legislative defeat shows the deep schism in Congress that had Democrats siding with traditional national-security defense hawks, and Senate Republicans, who toppled the bill, largely siding with businesses that didn't want government foisting new regulations on them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Bring Your Own Device This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more. In this Issue DEFCON Kids: Hacking roller coasters and the power grid with cell phones The NSA's acceptance of hackers at Defcon marks progress for information security Why we don't need Internet rights but do need a level playing field Facebook, Twitter accounts of Yankees, other teams compromised Encrypt keystrokes to foil keylogger malware Security Threat Landscape - August 2012 Will suborbital space travel explode? It depends As Dad helps control Curiosity, family will live on 'Mars time' NASA Mars Curiosity mission madness WHITE PAPER: HP Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more. DEFCON Kids: Hacking roller coasters and the power grid with cell phones When you think about hacking conferences with about 15,000 hackers attending, 8-year-old kids might not be your first thought. Yet Def Con Kids was so amazing that I cannot encourage you enough to enroll your kids next year. Read More The NSA's acceptance of hackers at Defcon marks progress for information security At last year's GFIRST summit in Nashville, I participated in a panel discussion on the role of threats to federal information systems. All of us on the panel held differing views regarding individual types of threats; sometimes the audience gave our responses a polite round of applause, and other times, mild groans and the occasional hiss were heard when a panelist said something particularly controversial.... Read More Why we don't need Internet rights but do need a level playing field On July 2 this year a manifesto appeared called the "Declaration of Internet Freedom," which you can find at internetdeclaration.org/ (I quote the URL for reasons that will be clear in a minute). Read More WHITE PAPER: Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More. Facebook, Twitter accounts of Yankees, other teams compromised The official social media accounts of several Major League Baseball teams were compromised Thursday, leading to some embarrassing messages appearing on the Facebook and Twitter accounts and highlighting the risks social media sites can present for the public image of businesses. Read More Encrypt keystrokes to foil keylogger malware According to the Verizon RISK Team, keylogger applications were present in almost half (48%) of all breaches that Verizon investigated or analyzed in 2011. Here's one solution that encrypts keystrokes and uses an out-of-band channel to safely deliver keystrokes to intended applications. Read More Security Threat Landscape - August 2012 Keith Shaw chats with Derek Manky from Fortinet about the latest security threats. This month, they talk about SCADA, exploits in Microsoft Gadgets and Sidebar, and looming mobile exploits via Android and other platforms. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Tablets in the Enterprise Tablets are replacing laptops at lightning speed. Whether company-issued or part of the BYOD phenomenon, the increased use of smart devices has resulted in a dramatic shift in network traffic with an emphasis on wireless. This paper explains how to predict Wi-Fi demands and architect a best-fit wireless network strategy for your environment. Learn more. Will suborbital space travel explode? It depends The Federal Aviation Administration says that depending on a number of wide-ranging variables, the commercial use of reusable spacecraft that touch the threshold of space but don't actually enter it could grow significantly over the next ten years to be worth as much as $1.6 billion. But there are a ton of caveats. Read More As Dad helps control Curiosity, family will live on 'Mars time' Once Curiosity lands on Mars, NASA lead flight director David Oh and his colleagues responsible for the rover's operation will be required to live their earthly lives on Mars time. Oh's wife, Bryn, and their three children - Braden, 13, Ashlyn, 10, and Devyn, 8 -- will do so as well, by choice and in the spirit of adventure. Read More NASA Mars Curiosity mission madness A quick look at the NASA Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover mission Read More
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