Farwell, J. (2011, June 15). Stuxnet and the future of cyber war. Retrieved from http://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/forthcoming-events/james-farwell-on-stuxnet-and-the-future-of-cyber-war/
Defense consultant and author James Farwell speaks at an International Institute for Strategic Studies conference on 6/15/11. UMUC students and faculty can request the related article at no cost through DocumentExpress.
Leavitt, N. (2011, June). Mobile security: Finally a serious problem? Computer, 44(4), 11-14. Retrieved from http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computer [Full text available in the IEEE Computer Science Digital Library database]
"The growing popularity of wireless technology may have finally attracted enough hackers to make the potential for serious security threats a reality."
National Science and Technology Council. (2011, June). Policy framework for the 21st century grid: Enabling our secure energy future. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/nstc-smart-grid-june2011.pdf
"This report highlights ... efforts that are needed to take advantage of opportunities made possible by modern information, energy, and communications technology. It also provides a policy framework that promotes cost-effective investment, fosters innovation to spur the development of new products and services, empowers consumers to make informed decisions with better energy information, and secures the grid against cyber attacks. Facilitating a smarter and more secure grid will require sustained cooperation among the private sector, state and local governments, the Federal Government, consumer groups, and other stakeholders. Such progress is important to ensure that the United States is a world leader in the 21st century economy, is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution, and wins the future by encouraging innovation.”
Schwartz, N. D., & Dash, E. (2011, June 13). Thieves found CitiBank cite an easy entry. New York Times, p. A1. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/technology/14security.html
"Using the Citigroup customer Web site as a gateway to bypass traditional safeguards and impersonate actual credit card holders, a team of sophisticated thieves cracked into the bank’s vast reservoir of personal financial data, until they were detected in a routine check in early May. That allowed them to capture the names, account numbers, e-mail addresses and transaction histories of more than 200,000 Citi customers, security experts said, revealing for the first time details of one of the most brazen bank hacking attacks in recent years. The case illustrates the threat posed by the rising demand for private financial information from the world of foreign hackers" [see also "Citi Says Many More Customers Had Data Stolen by Hackers", 6/16/11.]
Shore, M., Du, Y., & Zeadally, S. (2011). A public-private partnership model for national cybersecurity. Policy and Internet, 3(2). doi:10.2202/1944-2866.1114 [Full text available with free registration at http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/vol3/iss2/art8/]
"Many governments have established public-private partnerships to manage critical infrastructure protection, one element of which is telecommunications. However, in New Zealand these collaborative efforts have had limited success and the rapid increase in use of the Internet to support both society and commerce has led to the need for a more specific focus in this area. While regulation is an effective means of forcing action by industry, it can lead to significant unintended consequences and undesirable behaviours. This article explores how governments can have confidence in the safety and protection of their critical national infrastructures through a model of assured public-private partnership that is based on an incentivised adoption approach to drive optimal outcomes within the New Zealand context."
