Bush Security Plan QuestionedCritics faulted the Bush administration’s cybersecurity plan, claiming the government had dropped some of the more stringent recommendations, according to an article in today’s Boston Globe. The Globe quotes a Microsoft security expert saying the plan needs to be stronger. In a similar story, the Washington Post accuses the government of caving to industry pressure to weaken the recommendations.U.S. Company to Take Over Karzai SafetyNew York Times. One company the State Department is considering is DynCorp of Reston, Va., which already has numerous government contractsit recruits retired police officers for United Nations peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and pilots for American-financed counterdrug operations in Colombia. Some U.S. lawmakers criticize the plan. Representatives Henry J. Hyde (R.-Ill.) and Tom Lantos (D.-Calif.) urged the State Department and the Pentagon to combine forces to protect Mr. Karzai rather than hire a private company. “Experience with such contractors elsewhere leads us to believe that the presence of commercial vendors acting in this capacity would send a different message to the Afghan people and to President Karzais adversaries: that we are not serious enough about our commitment to Afghanistan to dispatch U.S. personnel,” the lawmakers wrote. The State Department plans to hire a private company to help protect President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, a job currently handled by American Special Operations soldiers, according to a story in todays Wireless Hitchhikers Branded As Thieves the placing of chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where people can use wireless net accesssaying that it could encourage hacking. According to a BBC News report today, phone maker Nokia has joined the chorus of criticism by saying that anyone who sits outside an office and uses a company’s wireless network to do their own web surfing is stealing. Security experts have raised questions about warchalking Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Regulation Regulation news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe