Public Sector

Federal agencies and other government offices are just as vulnerable to cybercrime as private companies. Learn security best practices for your organization from McAfee experts, who analyze recent legislation and events to create solutions that protect your data.

The Importance of Incentives in Securing the Network from the Cyber Threat

The cyber security threat landscape has changed fundamentally over the last decade from “Code Red” to mass espionage and the threat of kinetic damage.  Instead of moving unsophisticated worms around the Internet, today’s adversaries are moving money, markets and jobs between countries and companies.  The cyber adversaries of today are smart and fast, and have Read more…

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Real-time situational awareness is vital to securing global cyber systems and helping to protect national security.  A global policy is needed which enables companies to collaborate with governments to leverage innovative technology solutions that combine and leverage disparate datasets to expedite the identification of data patterns and indicators which can be used to identify potential Read more…

Tags: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Cybercrime, identify potential cyber-threats, identity theft

Protecting The Heart Of America: Small Business

Today, I was pleased to have the opportunity to speak before the Committee on Small Business at a hearing titled, Cyber Security: Protecting Your Small Business.  I spoke with the Committee about the issues small businesses face in combating cyber security threats. Based on McAfee’s perspective and insights, I provided recommendations that small businesses can Read more…

Tags: cyber security, dedicated security appliances, managed security services, McAfee, Public-Private partnerships, SaaS, Small Business, Software-as-a-Service

15 Minutes with… David O’Berry

Welcome to “15 minutes with” – an occasional contribution between myself and the movers-and-shakers within McAfee’s technical community. This week on the stand is my good friend and occasional co-presenter, David O’Berry CSSLP, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CRMP. Now a McAfee Strategic systems engineer, his previous life was 19 years in the public sector, culminating as Director Read more…

Commerce Cyber Plan: A Part of the Solution

It is no secret the critical infrastructure of the United States is under cyber attack – every second of every day – from a threat that continues to evolve over time. And it isn’t slowing down – this past quarter, McAfee announced that malware had its highest growth rate on record. We face a dangerous Read more…

Tags: critical infrastructure, cyber attack, cyber threat, Department of Commerce, government, malware

Cybersecurity: A Big Issue for Small Business

Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a top ten list of cybersecurity tips for small businesses as part of National Small Business Week. I had the privilege of sitting on a panel convened by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski this morning to discuss securing and empowering small businesses with technology. Small businesses are a major Read more…

Tags: counter identity theft, credit card fraud and protection, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Mid-Market, Public Sector, Small Business

Industry-Government Collaboration: Our Best Defense

I had the privilege of speaking before the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies at a hearing titled “Examining the Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure and the American Economy.” I was pleased to have the opportunity to provide McAfee’s perspective on the threats that face our nation’s infrastructure, as well as provide Read more…

Tags: critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, enterprise, Mid-Market, Night Dragon, Operation Aurora, Public Sector, Risk and Compliance

Moving Forward, Looking Back

The New Year is already in full swing and as always, we at McAfee are working hard to anticipate and prepare our customers for potential threats. The year 2010 had many major cybersecurity incidents, including Operation Aurora and the Stuxnet virus, showing the sophisticated ways in which dangerous people seek to exploit information systems. These incidents Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, Dave DeWalt, enterprise, government, Operation Aurora, Public Sector, Stuxnet, wikileaks

Tom Conway Profiled on ExecutiveBiz

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Camille Tuuti of ExecutiveBiz to discuss my role as director of Federal Business Development at McAfee, as well as what we at McAfee see as emerging trends and threats. Below are a few highlights from our conversation, which appears in the latest Executive Profile feature: ExecutiveBiz: Read more…

Tags: Public Sector

FISMA’s Facelift: In The Eye of The Beholder

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) set a November 15, 2010 deadline for all federal agencies to begin submitting FISMA reports via Cyberscope, according to an April 21 memo. I recently had the chance to speak with Washington Times  and Government Security News about the McAfee sponsored study FISMA’s Facelift: In the eye of Read more…

Tags: enterprise, Public Sector