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DHS Set to Announce Cyber Merger

In what could mark a major improvement to the nation’s ability to defend itself against cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security will announce Friday that the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team will merge with the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications.The two groups — now separated by two floors — will now be co-located and will operate jointly. It’s an interesting pairing, putting the public-private CERT together with the NCC, an interagency group of 22 Federal departments and agencies first created by President Kennedy in the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read the full story [Colin Clark/DoD Buzz] 

Clarke: Public Dialogue Needed on Cyberwar

Richard Clarke, a former top adviser on information security and terrorism in the Bush White House, is calling for Barack Obama to initiate an open public dialogue on the use of offensive and defensive information warfare capabilities and what the consequences of a cyberwar could be for the country.

Obama Nominates DHS Intelligence Chief

by Ryan Naraine
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President Barack Obama has nominated Caryn
Wagner to be the Homeland Security Department s intelligence chief, a
position that oversees information technology systems designed to share
information with federal, state and local officials.

Q&A: Bruce Schneier

by Ryan Naraine

CNet’s Elinor Mills has produced an interesting Q&A interview with security guru Bruce Schneier where the cryptographer pokes fun at the National Cyber Security Month, talks about his
background in crypto and working for the U.S. Defense Department, and
says he fears privacy invasion more from marketers than governments or
criminals.  Read the full interview [cnet.com]

Report: Cyberterror Not a Credible Threat

by Dennis Fisher
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A new report by a Washington policy think tank dismisses out of hand the idea that terrorist groups are currently launching cyber attacks and says that the recent attacks against U.S. and South Korean networks were not damaging enough to be considered serious incidents.

Taking a Page From Singapore’s Cybersecurity Playbook

by Pat Clawson

Guest editorial Pat ClawsonWe could all learn a thing or two about developing an effective cyber security strategy from the government of Singapore. I was recently in Singapore to do a keynote for Singapore GovWare on the Changing State of the Endpoint and, while I was out there, I witnessed something interesting the Singapore government was doing to strengthen its security posture. The Ministry of Home Affairs for this Asian island city-state launched a new organization last week, Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA), to safeguard Singapore against IT security threats.

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