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Guest Blog By GlobalSCAPE’s COO: Defending Cyberspace…

February 22, 2010 at 1:05 pm, by Craig Robinson

There is no question that cyberspace is a new frontline in traditional and untraditional conflict. Many nations and organizations have the ability, directly and by proxy, to target and attack critical infrastructure within the US and worldwide. The recent cyber attacks launched within China against Google and several other companies raised questions about the state of industry preparedness to help defend cyberspace.

The US government relies on commercial industry to safeguard the Internet, telecommunications, power, water, and other critical infrastructure that underpin our national economy. Elements of this infrastructure also directly support our ability to project military power worldwide. Continue reading this post…

NERC CSO Michael Assante Testifies Before Congress About Cyber Attacks

July 23, 2009 at 2:33 pm, by Toney Jennings

NERC CSO Assante Speaks Before Congress about Defending Energy Grid This week Michael Assante, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), testified before congress about the threats facing the modern electric grid. The focus of this testimony in particular was the readiness of the systems comprising the electric grid to defend themselves against cyber attacks. At the beginning of his testimony, Mr. Assante called out the unique aspect of the dangers posed by a cyber attack and why that was so concerning to him.

“Unlike other concerns, such as extreme weather, security-related threats can be driven by malicious actors who intentionally manipulate or disrupt normal operations as part of a premeditated design to cause damage. Cyber-related threats pose a special set of concerns in that they can arise virtually anytime, anywhere and change and emerge without warning.” Continue reading this post…