New SOeC Video: International Panel Discusses the State of Global Cybersecurity

January 4, 2012

A plenary session addressing global cybersecurity took place at Securing Our eCity’s Cybersecurity Symposium & Awards event on Oct. 25, 2011, in San Diego. The panel was moderated by Darin Andersen, General Manager, Norman Data Defense Systems, and featured panelists Sebastian Bortnik of ESET Argentina, Andrew Serwin of The Foley Group, and Christopher Hall of [...]

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New SOeC Video: Cybersecurity in Healthcare Update from Health ISAC’s Deborah Kobza

January 3, 2012

President of the Global Institute for Cybersecurity Research and Executive Director of the National Health ISAC Deborah Kobza addresses attendees at Securing Our eCity’s Cybersecurity Symposium & Awards event on Oct. 25, 2011, in San Diego. Click here to watch the video. Click here for additional video and photos from the event.

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New SOeC Video: Closing Address from SDG&E Chairman and CEO Jessie L. Knight, Jr.

January 2, 2012

SDG&E Chairman and CEO Jessie L. Knight, Jr., discussed the benefits and security challenges involved in the utility’s massive deployment of “smart grid” technology during his closing remarks to attendees at Securing Our eCity’s Cybersecurity Symposium & Awards Fall 2011 event, which took place Oct 25, 2011, at the Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel in San [...]

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New SOeC Video: Keynote Address From DHS’ Roberta Stempfly and Howard Schmidt

December 31, 2011

White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt beamed in via video to join Roberta Stempfly, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communication Issues for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, in opening remarks to the hundreds of attendees at Securing Our eCity’s Cybersecurity Symposium & Awards Fall 2011 event Oct 25, 2011, in San [...]

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Standley Middle School Students Stand Up to Cyberbullying in SOeC Poster Contest

December 23, 2011

Securing Our eCity 2011 Poster Contest Winner Earns Praise — and Prizes — for His First-Place Entry  John Nover of Standley Middle School in San Diego was awarded an Apple iPad 2 — and a $500 check for his school — for winning first place with his cyberbullying poster in Securing Our eCity’s 2011 Cybersecurity [...]

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SOeC & SDBJ Awards Video: Fall 2011 Cybersecurity Symposium Ceremony Now Online

December 19, 2011

Honorees at this year’s Fall 2011 Cybersecurity Symposium, sponsored by Securing Our eCity and the San Diego Business Journal, included the following recipients: Darin Anderson, General Manager, North America for Norman Defense Systems, who was recognized with an Exemplary Performance Award Alan Watkins, IT Operations & Security Manager for The City of San Diego, who [...]

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Top 10 Security Mistakes Small Businesses Make

December 6, 2011

From our friends at Dark Reading comes this timely list of security missteps that most frequently lead to cyber attacks on small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). In a new article, Dark Reading Contributing Editor Ericka Chickowski ticks off the 10 most prevalent SMB security blunders: Thinking They’re Too Small Leaving Websites Open To SQL Injection [...]

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“Protecting Our Digital Shores” Dec. 7 Cyber Summit in San Diego

November 28, 2011

Securing Our eCity and The Security Network (TSN) will host an event aimed at spurring local data security professionals and concerned parties to take collective action to safeguard the San Diego community from cyber threats and attacks. “Protecting Our Digital Shores” will take place December 7, 2011, at National University, located at 3678 Aero Court, [...]

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Pentagon: US will consider all options to defend against cyber attacks

November 17, 2011

A Pentagon report says the United States reserves the right to respond to a cyber attack by using military force. The 12-page report to Congress also confirms  that branches of the military are honing their capabilities to identify cyber attackers. “We reserve the right to use all necessary means — diplomatic, informational, military and economic [...]

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Survey: Americans value cyber safety — but don’t practice it

November 17, 2011

A new study released this week shows that most Americans attach significant importance to Internet safety and data security, but their actions say otherwise. The 2011 Online Safety Study conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and McAfee indicates progress inoverall online safety awareness, however it also cited major “reality gaps” when it comes [...]

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