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S&T Software Quality Assurance Fact Sheet

S&T SwQA is developing innovative approaches to re-duce the risk and cost of software failures.

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S&T NCISR Fact Sheet

DHS, through its ITF, is part of the federal response to EO 13636 on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security, signed by the President on February 12, 2013, and the Presidential Policy Directive-21 on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR/PPD-21).

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S&T Mobile Device Security Fact Sheet

Current mobile security techniques have evolved from a desktop-centric approach.

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S&T DECIDE Fact Sheet

In 2008, based on the need of the Financial Services Sector, S&T began funding the DECIDE project. DECIDE is a software suite that significantly advances state-of-the-art critical infrastructure protection exercises.

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S&T DETER Testbed Fact Sheet

The Defense Experimental Research (DETER) testbed project enables cybersecurity researchers to run experiments on a secure "virtual Internet." The testbed provides contained environments that allow researchers to safely test advanced defense mechanisms against "live" threats without endangering other research or the larger Internet. The project was originally jointly funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate and the National Science Foundation.

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Highlighting Our Progress in 2011

Secretary Napolitano highlighted DHS' progress in 2011, emphasizing major steps taken to enhance America's capabilities to guard against terrorism.

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Written testimony of NPPD for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Under Attack: Federal Cybersecurity and the OPM Data Breach”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Cybersecurity & Communications Assistant Secretary Dr. Andy Ozment addresses DHS’ role in the recent compromise at OPM and how DHS is working with OPM and other agencies to accelerate improved cybersecurity across the Federal Government.

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White Paper on Computer Network Security & Privacy Protection

In 2010, DHS issued a White Paper on Computer Network Security & Privacy Protection to provide an overview of the Department's cybersecurity responsibilities, the role of the EINSTEIN system in implementing those responsibilities, and the integrated privacy protections.

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Enhanced Cybersecurity Services Program Privacy Compliance Review

The Enhanced Cybersecurity Services Program (ECS) is a voluntary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program in which the National Protection and Programs Directorate’s (NPPD) Cybersecurity and Communications provides indicators of malicious cyber activity to participating commercial service providers. The purpose of the program is to assist the owners and operators of critical infrastructure in enhancing their ability to protect their systems from unauthorized access, exploitation, or data exfiltration through a voluntary information sharing program.  In performing the Privacy Compliance Review (PCR), the DHS Privacy Office found that NPPD developed the ECS Program and its related processes with privacy-protective objectives in mind. NPPD continues to operate the ECS Program and its related processes with strong privacy oversight, which allows NPPD to identify and mitigate privacy risks as the program evolves and matures.

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Written testimony of NPPD Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity & Communications for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Examining the President’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Proposal”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS ) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Under Secretary Suzanne Spaulding and NPPD Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity & Communications Phyllis Schneck highlight the NPPD cybersecurity role and capabilities, and describe how the President’s legislative proposal to facilitate cyber threat indicator information sharing will further national security.