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Forwarded from: William Knowles <wk (at) c4i.org>http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39524By Jill R. AitoroGovexec.comMarch 13, 2008Workers operating networks supporting the nation's critical infrastructure such as telecommunications and transportation need better training on how to manage backup systems in case cyberattacks take down main systems, said a top Homeland Security Department official Thursday.That's one of the lessons learned during a DHS simulation of a large-scale coordinat read more »
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http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123096228By 1st Lt Ashley ConnerAir Force Information Operations Center Public Affairs4/28/2008HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFPN) -- For the first time exercise participants were provided a realistic picture of the results of a network attack on an adversary during a Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment earlier this month.The 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and its Detachment 2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., both apart of the Air Force Information Ope read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:49:46 -0500 (CDT)http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=40413By Alyssa Rosenberg Govexec.com July 8, 2008Many federal employees are using wireless Internet when they telework, but agencies could do more to increase wireless adoption and to train employees on information security, a report [1] released Tuesday found.Training is particularly important, said Cindy Auten, general manager of the Telework Exchange, an Alexandria, Va. read more »
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