To that picture, you have to add the entire context of cyber security, or Network and Information Security in the Digital Agenda for Europe.
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This has been underway for some time, as we feel our cyber security and information assurance expertise can be of great value to a wide range of companies across many industries.
As we continue to work within existing authorities to fortify our country against cyber risks, comprehensive legislation remains essential to improving infrastructure security, enhancing cyber information sharing between government and the private sector, and protecting the privacy and civil liberties of the American people.
For instance, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin are both focusing business development in their information services units on healthcare support and cyber-security, markets that are strongly influenced by federal policies but where there is extensive sales potential beyond traditional military customers.
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And the information systems and technology unit is a leading supplier of tactical communications and cyber-security solutions.
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In order to change the cyber mindset in Israel, information-security experts say that Israel's government needs to update laws and regulation governing information security to give companies more of an incentive to boost investment in cyber security.
This unchecked flow of data is a new source of sensitive information and creates security loopholes for serious cyber attacks.
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And that's why, earlier today, I signed a new executive order that will strengthen our cyber defences by increasing information sharing, and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs, and our privacy.
This is an effective method of ensuring that perishable skills are kept current, and that the most recent cyber exploitation events are broken down for our information security team members.
We also run an internal training program on information security skills whereby some of our cyber-ninjas pick a particular topic and conduct tailored training for the other members of the team.
Both responses indicate that aggressive analysis of cyber capabilities by nation states is lacking in the mainstream press and by some members of the Information Security community.
The problem that forward thinkers on cyber security like Kendall, Alexander, and former deputy defense secretary Bill Lynn face is that the existing information grid and acquisition system have spawned constituencies with deep roots in the political system.
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The organizations include the CERT Coordination Center, the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the European Cyber Crime Center, the Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team, the Australian Federal Police and the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service.
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