The White House, the Pentagon, power grids, all have been compromised. If these systems can be hacked no system is secure. You, your family, your company could be next.
Why? Because, the technologies we depend on to secure our nation, drive our economy, run our companies and live our lives are all fundamentally insecure.
In fact, these technologies, despite claims of security, are actually certified by the federal government as insecure; the National Security Agency and the National Institute for Standards and Technology have certified that these technologies are only secure against inadvertent and non-hostile threats. But the cyber attackers we face today are serious, sophisticated, technologically-advanced bad actors with hostile intent—the Chinese Military, the Russian mafia, corporate espionage spies, and disgruntled IT insiders.
We are in constant race between the hackers and the patchers (the IT staffers who run behind the hackers trying to fill the gaps as they learn of them). And, we are losing:
- Every year cyber attacks cost the U.S. economy $226 billion.1
- Every month identity theft affects more than 33,333 American children.2
- Every day up to 5 million fraudulent phishing emails are sent.3
- Every three seconds someone’s identify is stolen.4
This needs to change.
The goal of the Cyber Secure Institute is to help bring about that change. We will do so by raising awareness of the cyber threats we face; raising the bar for cybersecurity technologies, and driving the development and deployment of truly effective—cyber secure—technologies.
One of the primary purposes of the Cyber Secure Institute is to drive the development of inherently secure technologies and to push the deployment of these technologies. The Institute is looking to identify technologies that qualify for certification as Cyber Secure. Technology providers are encouraged to submit technologies to us for consideration.
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The Cyber Secure Institute has launched a new CIO Blog, which focuses on more technical aspects in developing and deploying inherently secure technologies.
The blog can be found HERE.
LATEST NEWS
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11.18.09
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Infosecurity Magazine: Los Alamos fails to toe information security line again
Los Alamos National Laboratory has spent $45 million on information security for its classified computer network in the past eight years, but it is still inadequate, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
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11.16.09
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Computer World: Obama said to be close again to naming cybersecurity chief
The Obama administration is once again reported to be close to naming a White House cybersecurity coordinator. A story in the Federal Times, quoting unnamed sources, said that an announcement could come as soon as Thanksgiving.
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SC Magazine: Mass Mutual database accessed without authorization
The personal information about employees of Springfield, Massachusetts-based insurance provider, Mass Mutual might be at risk after a company database was accessed by an individual without authorization.
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11.13.09
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Dark Reading: New Flash Attack Has No Real 'Fix'
Researchers have discovered a new attack that exploits the way browsers operate with Adobe Flash -- and there's no simple patch for it.
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11.12.09
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Computer World: PCI DSS: No Angel, But Certainly Not the Devil
Security luminaries Anton Chuvakin and Ben Rothke explain why 451 Group analyst Josh Corman is off his rocker when he compares PCI security to a devil and "No Child Left Behind."
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Dark Reading: 'Likely' Windows Kernel Vuln Addressed By Latest Microsoft Patch
Weighing in at about half the size of its giant October security patch, Microsoft's November security patch includes six security bulletins to address 15 vulnerabilities in Windows, Windows Server and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Office.
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VIDEO
Staged cyber attack reveals vulnerability in power grid
Watch video of the DHS Aurora Project showing the vulnerability of power generators and grids through SCADA systems.
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