Cyber Security

The U.S.

Cybersecurity Official Resigns — Washington Post

Obstacles and Lack of Authority Frustrated Director, Sources Say.

A top operational official in charge of protecting civilian government computer networks has resigned, dealing another blow to the federal effort to enhance cybersecurity.

Mischel Kwon, the director of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S.

BotNets Biggest Cyber Threat — DoD Buzz

The US has long pondered how best to use its offensive cyber capabilities and has long shied away from using them, fearful that we might pull down the Internet curtain on ourselves if we tried to wipe out an enemy’s networks.

From The Washington Post:

The White House’s senior aide on cybersecurity has decided to resign following delays in the appointment of a coordinator to spearhead the government’s efforts to protect the nation’s computer networks.

Melissa E.

From Technology Review:

Cyber-defense and capture-the-flag contests will help train future defenders of cyberspace.

In the 1950s, shocked by the Russians’ launch of Sputnik, the United States embarked on an initiative to boost its numbers of scientists and engineers.