The Department of Homeland Security to Hire 140 Cybersecurity Experts
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The Department of Homeland Security is planning to increase its cyber-security workforce to 400 members by adding an additional 140 members by 2012. Phillip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, stated, “we plan to hire 140 additional cybersecurity experts by October 2012 bringing the agency’s total to 400.”
Google’s Gmail Hacked by China Again
Google discovered Chinese hackers tried to steal the passwords of senior U.S. government officials as well as South Korean officials, Chinese activists and journalists this past Wednesday. There are also reports thousand of other email accounts were also targeted.
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The White House Reveals its U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace
The Obama Administration officially launched its international cybersecurity strategy in a White House event on Monday, May 16. The event was lead by Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan and Howard Schmidt, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. In addition, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder, The Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, the Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn and Secretary Gary Locke of the Commerce Department participated as a unified sign of support.
Facebook, Google and Apple Appear before Senate Subcommittee on Mobile Device Location Privacy Issues
On May 19, Facebook, Google and Apple appeared before a Senate subcommittee on Capitol Hill lead by Senator John Rockefeller, D-West Virginia, and Senator John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, to discuss claims they are not adequately safeguarding their customers’ location privacy on mobile devices.
FCC, FTC to Hold Forum on Cell Phones Tracking Users
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plan a public forum next month on privacy concerns about cell phones and their ability to track the location of users.
The June 28 forum will include recommended best practices individuals can use to guard their privacy.
