August 2, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Declaration of Independence” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 2, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black Hires Former...

Obama Cybersecurity Chief: Other Nations Key To Securing Cyberspace

This is the first part of a two-part Threatpost interview with Howard Schmidt, White House cybersecurity coordinator, about the challenges of international cooperation, the proliferation of cybercrime and what can be done to address those issues. Look for part two tomorrow. The Obama administrati...

Some Advice for Howard Schmidt

It’s been little more than 24 hours since President Obama named Howard Schmidt his White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, but it didn’t take nearly that long for just about everyone with any interest in security to line up on one side or the other of the “he has no chance/he’ll save the Internet”...

Howard Schmidt on the Cyber Security Czar, Cybercrime and How to Fix Federal Cyber Security

Dennis Fisher talks with former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt about the need for a cyber security czar, the rise of cybercrime and how to fix federal cyber security. Download: digitalunderground16.mp3 Podcast audio courtesy of Michael Stephens Image via thatmakesthree‘s Flickr...