This week in Technically News: What To Do When Your Computer Gets Kidnapped By Ransomware; Why the US Government Needs a “Digital Core”; Google or Microsoft? Army Users Get Choice; 8 Areas for Improvement in Securing Critical Infrastructure; Stabilizing DHS Cybersecurity Leadership

Jim Wiggins is the Executive Director of the Federal IT Security Institute and winner of the 2011 "Educator of the Year" award from the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association. Today, Jim weeds through the wild, wild west of cybersecurity training and the important skills needed to develop cybersecurity professionals in an ever evolving landscape.

In an April 24, 2012 report, Threats Impacting the Nation, the GAO classified cyber attacks into nine unique threats and provided a definition for each of them. We created the following eBook based on the GAO’s list. Please share them with coworkers and colleagues, and help us educate users about cybersecurity.

This week in Technically News: NC Government Center Seeks Better IT Management; Cybersecurity Help Wanes Due to Government Shutdown; Should CIOs Be Worried About the Federal Shutdown?; Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Carrots and Sticks; How Analytics is Making NYC’s Streets and Buildings Safer.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part three of a three-part series where we talk private sector and foreign cybersecurity, and the future.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part two of a three-part series where we talk citizen privacy & Identity-as-a-Service.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part one of a three-part series where we talk NIST, FICAM, and the Federal and SLED sectors.

This week in Technically News: Shutdown Heightens Cybersecurity Risks, Feds Warn; Symantec Knocks Half a Million Computers Out of the ZeroAccess Botnet; Budget Worries Grow for Government IT Leaders; Why IT's Economics Revolution Is More Than OpEx and CapEx; Your Fragile Supply Chain: Fatal to Business.

It’s that time of the year again. The leaves are changing color, the wind is chillier, and Christmas decorations are already out at Target. Today is October 1, and for a decade now that means it’s also the first day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

This week in Technically News: NetApp Outlines Strategy for Data Management Across Clouds; Major Changes Ahead as NIST Cybersecurity Framework Nears Oct. Publication; State Finds Power in Data Center Consolidation; More Than 1 in 5 Cyber Jobs Vacant at Key DHS Division; Cybersecurity Depends on Smarter Design, NIST Fellow Says.