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Ranum: Be Serious about Cybersecurity

Part II of an Interview with Marcus Ranum
Insights on the biggest information security challenges now testing banking institutions, healthcare organizations and government agencies.

Fraudulent Passports Issuance Plagues State

GAO Uncovers Faulty Processes Regarding Travel Documents
"Our efforts to gain access to information are hampered because the Bureau of Consular Affairs is not considered a law enforcement entity for information sharing purposes," Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brenda Sprague says.

Crisis Leadership: How to Survive

Recovering from an Information Security Disaster
The Heartland case is a prime example of how information security incidents can impact an organization's reputation - and define a leader.

HR 5136: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Authorizing Defense Department Programs and Funding for FY 2011

S. 3454: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Authorizing Defense Department Programs and Funding for FY 2011

NIST IR 7559: Forensic Web Services

Extracting digital evidence from devices that comply with legal standards.

GAO: Federal Guidance Needed to Address Control Issues with Implementing Cloud Computing

Cloud computing can both increase and decrease the security of information systems in federal agencies.

Protecting CUI: Federal Best Practices for Email Security, Archiving and Data Loss Prevention

The "business" of the US Federal government presents unique challenges for busy IT administrators and information security professionals who support and secure complex IT infrastructures - while also meeting the numerous requirements of diverse user communities including war-fighters, tele-workers, and office workers. As in most industries, email is the most important communications channel, playing a primary role in information exchange, planning and budgeting, and mission preparedness, while also being a significant source of risks.

Join security expert Jeff Lake, VP of Federal Operations at Proofpoint, and learn how coming changes to requirements for handling CUI will affect Federal agencies, review NARA's guidance on eDiscovery for electronic mail archives, and understand how deploying an effective DLP solution can help you better secure private data and your overall email infrastructure. Jeff will also describe why automatic, policy-based encryption should be a central part of your email security strategy.

GovInfoSecurity.com's Best of July

A look at a House hearing on cyber attribution, analysis of the federal cybersecurity workforce gap and briefing the president on IT security.

GovInfoSecurity.com Week in Review for Saturday, July 31, 2010

NASA CISO moving to the VA, Ex-TSA CISO on physical and IT security commonalities and questioning the rectitude of IG reports.

Compliance: 'I Might Get Breached, But I Will Get Fined'

Interview with Tim Harvey, CEO of Perimeter E-Security, on Balancing Security and Compliance