Earlier this week, (ISC)² announced that the DoD approved both the HCISPP and CCSP certifications to its DoD 8570 Approved Baseline Certifications table on the DoD Cyber Exchange website.

Great presentation on DNS from Defcon done by Robert (Rob) Stucke.

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-82, Revision 2, Guide to Industrial Control System (ICS) Security. Special Publication 800-82 provides guidance on how to improve the security in Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

Great presentation from Sophos on usage of encryption to meet compliance with HIPAA, GLB, SOX, and others.

Demand for cybersecurity professionals greatly exceeds demand, making it one of the hottest fields in the technology job market, according to a report from Burning Glass Technologies, an employment data and consulting company.