Cybersecurity

Issues relating to information security and securing critical infrastructure.

China must end cyberspying on US industry, look to its own innovation

Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2013/0507/China-must-end-cyberspying-on-US-industry-look-to-its-own-innovation
ITIF estimated last year that China’s stealing of US intellectual property cost nearly 1 million US jobs.

Cyberthreats No. 1 on US Threat Matrix

TechNewsWorld
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Cyberthreats-No-1-on-US-Threat-Matrix-77525.html

Security Concerns Bedevil Chinese Outsourcing

Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237405/Security_concerns_bedevil_Chinese_outsourcing?taxonomyId=72

Cloud Computing in Texas, Chief Innovation Officers and Cyberthreats

Governing
http://www.governing.com/columns/col-innovation-officers-cyberthreats.html
Rob Atkinson reflects on the adoption of Chief Innovation Officers in government.

GSA Will Stop Recruiting Cloud Security Testers Until the Fall

Nextgov
http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/03/gsa-will-stop-recruiting-cloud-security-testers-until-fall/61697/

Obama's Executive Order Renews Cybersecurity Debate

TechNewsWorld
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/enterprise/77315.html

Cybersecurity Battle Looms After Obama Directive

Agence France-Presse
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/cybersecurity-battle-looms-obama-directive-152746042.html
Daniel Castro of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation said the cybersecurity order may in fact reduce pressure on lawmakers to pass a bill.

ITIF Unveils “The Declaration of the Interdependence of Cyberspace”

WASHINGTON (February 8, 2013) – The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) today released The Declaration of the Interdependence of Cyberspace, which highlights the symbiotic relationship between government and the Internet and the need for reasonable oversight of cyberspace. Read more »

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The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank at the cutting edge of designing innovation strategies and technology policies to create economic opportunities and improve quality of life in the United States and around the world. Founded in 2006, ITIF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization that documents the beneficial role technology plays in our lives and provides fact-based analysis and pragmatic ideas for improving technology-driven productivity, boosting competitiveness, and meeting today's global challenges through innovation. For additional information, visit ITIF at www.itif.org.

The P2P Risks Behind House's Spotify Ban

GCN
http://gcn.com/blogs/cybereye/2013/02/p2p-risks-house-spotify-ban.aspx

Will Sandy's Winds Blow More Agencies to the Cloud?

Federal Computer Week
http://fcw.com/Articles/2012/10/31/sandy-cloud.aspx?Page=2
Daniel Castro, senior analyst with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, said, through the cloud, agencies do not have to keep their data centers nearby as was necessary in the recent past.
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