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(757) 871 - 3578 CyberPro National Security Cyberspace Institute P a g e | 1 Volume 2, Edition 17 CyberPro August 27, 2009 Keeping Cyberspace Professionals Informed TABLE OF CONTENTS This Week in CyberPro ........................................................................................................... 5 Education & Training ............................................................................................................. 6 Cyberspace – Big Picture ........................................................................................................ 8 Cyber-Attack Just a Click Away ................................................................................................................ 8 Time to Move Toward a More Secure Cyberspace .................................................................................. 8 Center for Cyberspace Research Awarded a $2.1 Million Grant ............................................................. 8 Government, Industry Create Threat Forum for Power Grid .................................................................... 9 International Perspectives: Cyber Security ............................................................................................... 9 Employers Crack Down on Social Networking, Web Surfing at Work ...................................................... 9 Cyberspace – U.S. Government ............................................................................................ 10 Making Cyber-Security a National Priority .............................................................................................. 10 NIST Eyes IT Lab Reorganization .......................................................................................................... 10 Guidelines Aim to Close Gaps in Cybersecurity ..................................................................................... 10 U.S. Pledges $1.2 Billion for Digital Health Networks ............................................................................ 11 Audit of Dept. of Energy Reveals Unaddressed Problems ..................................................................... 11 National Defense Network Created to Fight Cyber Attacks ................................................................... 11 Pre-Empting a Digital Pearl Harbor ........................................................................................................ 11 U.S. Cyber Leadership Debate .............................................................................................. 12 Langevin ‘Concerned and Disappointed’: Still No Cybersecurity Czar................................................... 12 Cybersecurity Resignations Raise Questions ........................................................................................ 13 Obama is Failing the Cybersecurity Test ................................................................................................ 13 Cyber Exits Lamented Coast to Coast ................................................................................................... 13 Janet Napolitano: The Cyber Czar? Part 2 ............................................................................................. 14 Cyberspace – Department of Defense (DoD) ........................................................................ 14 New Flash Drives Arrive on Market for DoD ........................................................................................... 14 Collaboration Key to Success in Cyber Operations................................................................................ 15 Breaking Down the Military Fiefdoms by Building a ‘Fifth Arm’ to Combat Cyber Security .................... 15 DoD Likely to Adopt Limited Social Networking ..................................................................................... 15 Signs of Support for DoD 2.0 .................................................................................................................. 15 National Guard Embraces Social Media ................................................................................................. 16 Butler Tapped for Cyber/Space Policy Slot ............................................................................................ 17 110 Royal Aberdeen Smithfield, VA 23430 ph. (757) 871 - 3578 CyberPro National Security Cyberspace Institute P a g e | 2 Volume 2, Edition 17 CyberPro August 27, 2009 Keeping Cyberspace Professionals Informed 24th Air Force Activated, 2 Units Realign in Joint Ceremony ................................................................. 17 Air Force Establishes New, ‘Reduced’ Cyber-War Command ............................................................... 17 Leaders Issue Joint Message, Define Cyber Mission............................................................................. 17 Northrop Grumman’s Cybersecurity Team Receives Army Information Operations Award Potentially Worth $430 Million .................................................................................................................................. 17 The Three-Star Navy Cyber Command .................................................................................................. 18 Navy CIO Says Cybersecurity is an Urgent National Issue .................................................................... 18 Cyberspace – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ........................................................ 19 Agencies Struggling Over Control of Cybersecurity Overblown, say DHS Officials ............................... 19 DHS Plans Wiki for Agencies, Cybersecurity Centers to Coordinate Efforts ......................................... 19 DHS Plans Cybersecurity Wiki ............................................................................................................... 19 Cyberspace – International .................................................................................................. 20 Waging War on Gangsters Who Stalk the Internet................................................................................. 20 Citizen Soldiers Wage Cyberwar ............................................................................................................ 20 The Twitter Fiasco: A Bungled Caper by Russian Intelligence .............................................................. 20 Georgian Blogger Says Will Not Be Silenced ......................................................................................... 20 U.S. Tests Censorship Circumvention Tool; Chinese Shrug .................................................................. 21 China Scales Back Censorship Plans .................................................................................................... 21 British Government Puts a Food in It ...................................................................................................... 22 Management Plan Drawn for Meeting Crisis Out of Cyber Attacks ........................................................ 22 Cyberspace Research ........................................................................................................... 22 Botmaster: It’s All About Infecting, Selling Big Batches of Bots ............................................................. 22 Millions of E-mail Viruses Bypass Major Anti-Virus Engines .................................................................. 23 Social Sites Being Targeted More by Criminals ..................................................................................... 23 Botnets Go Public By Tweeting on Twitter ............................................................................................. 23 Criminals Increase Attacks on Social Networking Sites ......................................................................... 23 Survey: Social Networks Increasingly Blocked ....................................................................................... 24 Social Zombies Out for Your Network, Not Brains ................................................................................