Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Automation

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybersecurity entails the safeguarding of computer networks and the information they contain from penetration and from malicious damage or disruption. Since the use of computer networks has become a major element in governmental and business activities, tampering with these networks can have serious consequences for agencies, firms and individuals. The question is to what degree these individua...

Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

VeriSign, Inc. operates several of the world’s largest and most important DNS Registries (.com, .net, .gov, and more). Because of this operational role that we fulfill, we continually strive to foster and ensure the security and stability of the global Internet [10]. In this vein, we applaud the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) request for information: NIST Docket Numbe...

Cybersecurity for Industrial Automation & Control

From physical security to cybersecurity

Security is a critical concern around the world. In many domains from cyber-security to sustainability, limited security resources prevent complete security coverage at all times. Instead, these limited resources must be scheduled (or allocated or deployed), while simultaneously taking into account the importance of different targets, the responses of the adversaries to the security posture, an...

GAO-05-434 Critical Infrastructure Protection: Department of Homeland Security Faces Challenges in Fulfilling Cybersecurity Responsibilities

To view the full product, including the scope and methodology, click on the link above. For more information, contact David Powner at (202) 512-9286 or [email protected]. As the focal point for critical infrastructure protection (CIP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has many cybersecurity-related roles and responsibilities that we identified in law and policy (see table below for 13 ke...