The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was established in 2002 as a Federal law designed to increase the security posture of Federal Systems and their supporting entities. Since its establishment, an increasing number of Federal information systems and databases have been integrated into non-Federal agencies, including municipalities, law enforcement, and contractors.
FOSE 2011 Conference & Expo Coming in July – Receive a 20% discount off the full conference rate
The FOSE Conference & Expo is returning to Washington, DC, July 19-21 – are you planning to attend?
If you’ve never been to FOSE before, then make 2011 the year you attend! There’s a reason (several, actually) why it’s the top government IT event in the country. FOSE features a FREE Expo with education sessions and over 400 IT solution providers, including Blackberry, Canon and Dell. Another excellent reason to attend FOSE: Apple founder Steve Wozniak will be one of this year’s keynote speakers!
Black Hat USA 2011 Promo Code - use code SEORBHUS to receive a $250 discount
Use code SEORBHUS to receive a $250 discount off Black Hat USA 2011 briefings.
Registration is at https://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-us-11/registration/bh-us-11-registration.html
Black Hat USA 2011
Black Hat USA is the premier security event where members of the security industry gather to learn from elite security researchers in the field. This year’s event will be hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 30-Aug 4 and offer over 50 multi-day training sessions, feature 7 Briefings tracks with the latest research, and 2 workshop tracks dedicated to practical application and demonstration of tools.
CNN Interview with Kevin Mitnick (Former Hacker)
I ran across an interesting CNN interview with Kevin Mitnick (Former Hacker) as the guess. In the interview, he discussed the importance of having a personal firewall, being aware when using public wireless access points.
He later recommended the use of VPNs when using public wireless access, using a more secure browser such as Google’s Chorme as well as using the “FREE” tool known as “Personal Software Inspector” to let you know if your software is out of date.
U.S. Government Offers Assistance to Lockheed Martin After Security Breach
News on Twitter buzzed recently as security professionals and hackers alike shared information pertaining to a network breach of top U.S. weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Initially it was not immediately clear if any sensitive information was stolen or compromised, but late Saturday evening,Reuters and MSNBC reported “Lockheed Martin Corp., the U.S. government’s top information technology provider, said on Saturday that it detected and thwarted “a significant and tenacious attack” on its information systems network.”
PBS Website Hacked: States Rapper Tupac Shakur is Alive
A Hacker group known as “The Lulz Boat” hacked the PBS website on Sunday and posted a false story claiming the rapper Tupac Shakur who has been dead for 15 years is actually alive and living in New Zealand.