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Looming Threats in Cyber Warfare, Espionage Hero, & Technologies Offer Hope

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Posted by Andrew M. Scott

Advances in technology and our increased reliance on technology to deliver services to citizens have created a new battleground for both perpetrators and victims - one that is fought virtually. Government agencies are no exception. In its ongoing military conflict with the U.S., the real threat of cyber warfare capabilities from Syria, Iran and China poses imminent threats.

The new arena of cyber-attacks offers assailants the opportunity to gather critical information by infiltrating networks and data, then using that information to attack their victim with highly sophisticated tactics and tools such as malware, malicious files and spear phishing.

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Def Con Hacker Convention to Feds: You’re Not Welcome

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Originally posted by Danny Yadron on The Wall Street Journal

Last year, National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander keynoted DEF CON, a large annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, in jeans and a tucked-in black t-shirt.

This year, he's not welcome.

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Industry, Academia and Government Converging On Cyber Security Innovation 19 and 20 March in Palo Alto CA

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Originally posted by on CTOVision

The Security Innovation Network (SINET) is a virtuous collaborative collective led by the highly regarded mission-focused cyber security community leader Robert Rodriguez.

The mission of SINET is to advance innovation and enable global collaboration between the public and private sectors to defeat cybersecurity threats, and they have proven past performance in their ability to make a difference in this domain.

One of their key events is the annual IT Security Entrepreneurs' Forum (ITSEF).  This event is sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Science and Technology, and this year is being held 19 and 20 March in Palo Alto, California. If you are in a high tech firm with cybersecurity capabilities, or are innovating in academia, or have cyber mission needs in government, please consider engaging at this event.

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