Tag Archives: cybersecurity

Cybersecurity data sharing: you’re doing it wrong

Posted on December 9, 2011 by imeister

One aspect of cybersecurity that StopBadware routinely emphasizes as essential to collective defense against malware is data sharing. As we’ve pointed out in the past, there are few incentives favoring, and many opposing, the sharing of malware attack-related data among … Continue reading →

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Obama administration supports cyber security month

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

President Obama recorded the following video (also available here) promoting National Cyber Security Awareness Month and reminding all Americans of our shared responsibility to keep the ‘net safe. In addition, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, will be delivering a … Continue reading →

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Goldsmith: Govt. should set PC security standards

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

In a New York Times op-ed piece today, Harvard Law School Professor and Berkman Center Faculty Co-Director Jack Goldsmith called on the federal government to regulate consumer-level PC security: Our digital security problems start with ordinary computer users who do … Continue reading →

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It’s official: badware is a problem

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

It’s been a busy week for declarations about how bad a problem malware and cyber security are. "Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer" declared the New York Times. "U.S. Is Losing Global Cyberwar, Commission Says," announced BusinessWeek, … Continue reading →

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