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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Algorithm Sought to Analyze Insider Behavior

Eric Chabrow  •  July 28, 2009

The Air Force seeks an entrepreneurial innovator to develop technology to analyze the conduct of insiders to determine if they pose a threat to government IT systems.

Governance & Risk Management

Analyzing Terrorists Blogs

Eric Chabrow  •  July 28, 2009

Determining how websites influence fanatical behavior.

Governance & Risk Management

Citizens Help Bake "Cookie" Recipe

Eric Chabrow  •  July 27, 2009

The Internet bridging government and its citizenry.

Access Management

Criticality of Credentialing: Verifying Government Employee Identities

July 24, 2009

Identity theft is a growing concern for governments, businesses and citizens alike. "We're in the middle of a national identity crisis," says Neville Pattinson, VP of Government Affairs & Standards, NA., Gemalto. In an exclusive interview, Pattinson discusses: The case for credentialing; Practical applications of...

Encryption & Key Management

Mission Possible: Self-Destructing E-mail

Eric Chabrow  •  July 23, 2009

'Vanish' does what its name promises to do to postings.

Governance & Risk Management

Study: Feds Face Severe Shortage of InfoSec Specialists

Eric Chabrow  •  July 22, 2009

Cumbersome hiring process hampers the recruitment and retention of cyber workers, the report says.

Biometrics

Mastering Information Security - New Graduate Program Debuts at ESU

Tom Field  •  July 22, 2009

Information security - it's now a major national priority, and it's also the subject of a new Master's of Science program at East Stroudsburg University. This unique, online graduate program debuts on Aug. 31, and in an exclusive interview ESU professor N. Paul Schembari discusses: The program's unique...

Governance & Risk Management

MIA: IT Security Job Category

Eric Chabrow  •  July 22, 2009

Lack of classification hinders federal cybersecurity recruitment.

Information Sharing

Security Info Sharing: A One-Way Street?

Eric Chabrow  •  July 21, 2009

IG: DHS must figure way to parse classified data to alert businesses of potential threats.

Governance & Risk Management

Don't Waste Time Waiting for Cyber Czar

Karen Evans  •  July 15, 2009

IT security pros don't need cyber adviser to do their jobs.

Cloud Security

Twitter Hacked

Eric Chabrow  •  July 15, 2009

Involuntary transparency via employee's e-mail account

Network Firewalls, Network Access Control

DISA Seeks Commercial DDoS Defense

July 14, 2009

Solution would monitor traffic between the Internet and military's sensitive but not secret network.

FISMA

Most Viewed Stories of the Week

Eric Chabrow  •  July 11, 2009

Here are the five most accessed articles, blogs and podcasts on GovInfoSecurity.com for the past seven days

Governance & Risk Management

Feds Earn a "Solid B" Grade

Eric Chabrow  •  July 10, 2009

Nation's first Homeland Security CIO rates government on website assault.

Governance & Risk Management

Cyber Attacks: How Worried Should We Be?

Eric Chabrow  •  July 9, 2009

Is the hubbub over the virtual assaults overblown or did the attacks camouflage more insidious harm?