House Republicans issue their cybersecurity legislative agenda that, in many respects, parallels the goals offered by the Obama administration and Senate Democrats, but it definitely has a GOP tinge to it.
"With a company-issued device, you can issue a policy that says users have no rights of privacy over information on the device," says Javelin's Tom Wills. But with employee-owned devices? A whole new set of issues.
Eric Rosenbach works with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other top DoD leaders to formulate, recommend, integrate and implement policies and strategies to improve the Defense Department's ability to operate securely in cyberspace.
Michigan this month merged government agencies responsible for physical and information security, consolidating resources as well as opening new areas for growth and partnership, state Chief Security Officer Dan Lohrmann says.
Since the summer of 2009, financial institutions and their corporate customers have been defrauded by increased incidents of account takeover. These incidents have pitted banks and customers against one another in court, and they were a key impetus behind the release of the new FFIEC Authentication Guidance. So, how...
In recent years, the government has taken steps to improve federal IT infrastructure. While the 9/11 terrorist attacks were certainly a wake-up call, legislation and reform was always inevitable, says Mark Forman, former federal CIO.
Security incidents reported over the past five years have placed the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive government information and information systems at risk, an annual GAO review reveals.
New guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology defines an information security continuous monitoring strategy and shows how organizations can create an information security continuous monitoring program.
"The same American ingenuity that put a man on the moon also created the Internet," President Obama says. "We must now harness that spirit of innovation to ... secure technologies to build a safer, more prosperous future for all Americans."
From the earthquake in Japan to Hurricane Irene in the U.S., organizations worldwide have found their business continuity and disaster plans tested. But what lessons must we draw from these incidents?
By December 6, 2011, all federal agencies must develop a compliance plan for how they will identify and protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Is your agency ready?
In this white paper, Patricia Hammar, executive secretary of the CUI Presidential Task Force, provides expert advice on developing a CUI...
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is designed to significantly transform the way the financial system operates. The large scale of the law has slowed the detail and clarity that is expected with this reform. The act needs the guiding hand of a systemic approach to help with the...
Elayne Starkey recently gave up her BlackBerry for an iPhone, and uses the Apple mobile device for personal and work doings, securely connecting to the computer system of her employer, the state of Delaware.
When it comes to mobile banking, which do you believe is the greater security risk: the latest evolution of malware or continued bad behavior by the end user? Experts' answers may surprise you.
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