Simons Center News

FBI Cyber Division Section IV Chief Gerald Bessette was recently interviewed about actions agencies should take before and after a cyber breach. During the interview, Bessette discussed the Cyber Division’s place within the FBI, trends in cyber intrusions and breeches, and the differences between cyber investigations and traditional probes. Bessette spoke about the Cyber Division’s […]

On this Veterans Day the officers, trustees and staff of the CGSC Foundation and Simons Center salute our nation’s Veterans. The status of “Veteran” is rare…fewer than 10 percent of Americans can claim the title “Veteran” and less than 1 percent of our population is currently defending us. Veterans have given us freedom, security and […]

Click here for more photos from the lecture/luncheon On Nov. 5, retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis addressed the current CGSC class as the Powell Lecture Series Distinguished Lecturer  in Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. Stavridis has served as NATO’s 16th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 15th Commander of the U.S. European […]

Click here for more photos from the lecture Dr. David R. Stone, a history professor at Kansas State University and a professor on the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College’s Department of Strategy and Policy, presented a lecture entitled “The Great War in the East” in the evening of Nov. 3, in the Marshall […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a memorandum on the implementation of a cybersecurity strategy for the federal civilian government. The Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan (CSIP) is the result of the Cybersecurity Sprint initiated by Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott. The Cybersecurity Sprint was a 30-day review of the federal […]

In late October, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems to help U.S. communities better withstand and recover from natural disasters and other hazards.  The guide was developed by NIST with the help of specialists from multiple levels of community and government agencies, […]

On October 27, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 in a 74-to-21 vote. CISA was passed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in March before moving to the Senate, and will now be reconciled with legislation passed by the House of Representatives. The bill creates additional incentives to increase voluntary sharing of […]

Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their testimony on the progress made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. The testimony is based on previous GAO reports that were issued between 2012 and 2015, and audits the progress FEMA has made in national preparedness, disaster response and recovery, […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to expand on its Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program. The ECS program was launched in 2011, and involves cybersecurity organizations from across the federal government. The ECS, which was expanded in 2013, is a voluntary information sharing program that shares sensitive and classified cyber threat indicators from across […]

In September the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the updated National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness Goal defines what it means for the whole community to be prepared for all types of disasters and emergencies, including natural disasters, disease pandemics, chemical spills and other manmade hazards, terrorist attacks, and cyber attacks. The National Preparedness […]