Newsletter: BDPA Washington DC (Oct 2011)

During the 'Capture the Flag' contest, students in the Cyber Defenders program compete in teams to solve problems and test their skills. Photo: LLNL

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Training tomorrow's cyber security specialists

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) ―"Cyber Defenders" may sound like a new super hero movie. But, in reality, Cyber Defenders denotes a unique summer student program that trains a new breed of computer security professionals. Now in its second year at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the Cyber Defenders

program led by Computation's Celeste Matarazzo, a principal investigator in the Center for Applied Scientific Computing has enrolled 21 computer science and engineering students from across the United States. Participants are selected from a pool of more than 200 candidates ranging from undergraduate students, master's degree students and Ph.D. candidates in computer science, engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, political science or related CS-STEM fields of study. "The goal is to present a broad set of disciplines to enhance the students' awareness of cyber security," Matarrazo explains. Over the course of 10 to 12 weeks (program length varies per participant) students attend lectures, seminars, work on technical projects applying technologies, develop solutions to computer security related problems of

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www.us-cert.gov United States Computer Emergency

Readiness Team (US-CERT)

Washington, D.C. — US-CERT's mission is to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture, coordinate cyber information sharing and proactively manage cyber risks to the nation while protecting the constitutional rights of Americans. US-CERT vision is to be a trusted global leader in cybersecurity - collaborative, agile, and responsive in a complex environment.

Information is available from the US-CERT web site, along with mailing lists, and RSS channels for BDPA Chapter websites or Groupsites. US-CERT also provides a way for U.S. citizens, domestic businesses, and other institutions to communicate and coordinate directly with the United States government about cyber security.

Frequently Answered Questions (FAQs)

1. Who runs US-CERT?

US-CERT is the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

2. Where is US-CERT located?

US-CERT is located in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

3. What is US-CERT's relationship to NCSD and DHS?

US-CERT is the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The NCSD was established by DHS to serve as the federal government's cornerstone for cyber security coordination and preparedness, including implementation of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.

4. What is the relationship between US-CERT and other groups with "CERT" in their name?

Worldwide, there are more than 250 organizations that use the name "CERT" or a similar name and deal with cyber security response. US-CERT is independent of these groups, though we may coordinate with them on security incidents. The first of these types of organizations is the CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC), established at Carnegie Mellon University in 1988. When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created US-CERT, it called upon the CERT/CC to contribute expertise for protecting the nation's information infrastructure by coordinating defense against and response to cyber attacks. Through US-CERT, DHS and the CERT/CC work jointly on these activities.

5. Who are US-CERT's partners?

As it grows, US-CERT will include partnerships with private sector cyber security vendors, academia, federal agencies, Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs), state and local governments, and domestic and international organizations. Working together, these groups will coordinate national and international efforts to address key cyber security issues.

6. How does the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program work to protect submitted information?

The PCII Program, established in response to the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (CII Act), creates a new framework for protecting certain types of information. The PCII program enables members of the private sector to, for the first time, voluntarily submit confidential information regarding the nation's critical infrastructure to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the assurance that the information will be protected from public disclosure. More details about how information can be protected under the CII Act can be found on the Department of Homeland Security web site. Source: US-CERT.gov bt

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PTTV Program Promotes Industry and Community Washington, DC—With the 2012 and 2013 National BDPA Technology Conferences arriving in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. respectively, industry executives are invited to participate with local chapters in presenting CS-STEM oriented documentaries and conducting technical interviews with the public through the lens of BDPA on the air with Popular Technology TV (PTTV). PTTV is produced by bdpatoday for executives to share their experiences, challenges, and emerging technical requirements for fiscal year 2012 with their community across any vertical or industry market sector. The PTTV pilot episode, featuring National BDPA Co-Founder and CompTIA IT Hall of Fame 2011 Inductee, Earl A. Pace, Jr. PTTV currently is available via the Internet or for participating local cable television stations. bt

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