The Federal CIO Council recommends that agencies' decision to permit social media must involve a collaborative, risk-based decision-making process that requires strong business justifications that identify mission requirements.
When Foote Partners, the Florida-based management consultancy, released its 2009 IT Skills Trends Report Update, three of the top 10 certifications were Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) offerings by the SANS Institute, specializing in computer security training and professional certification through...
The next version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), due out some time in 2010, may include guidelines for the use of virtualization technology to protect card data.
This was the prediction of some industry leaders meeting at the Payment Card Industry's Security Standards Council...
Several military units failed to adequately sanitize hard drives of data, including Social Security numbers of military personnel, before shipping the IT equipment to other organizations, in violation of Department of Defense rules, the DoD inspector general said in a report.
Emerging technologies are the hottest topics of discussion within the PCI Security Standards Council community meeting in Las Vegas this week.
The question, says David Taylor, founder of the PCI Knowledge Base, a PCI research firm, is 'How will PCI's security standards council embrace end-to-end encryption,...
Regardless of their size or mission, all federal agencies must provide proper cyber defenses to protect government IT assets regardless of where they're situated, says NRC's chief information security officer.
The Senate killed an amendment from a Susan Collins, R.-Maine, to compel President Obama's cybersecurity coordinator and other so-called 'czars' to testify before Congress or face losing funds for their offices.
Legislation orders White House to assess existing IT security skills within government, the pool of available cybersecurity talent and any barriers to the recruitment of cybersecurity professionals.
Republican senators introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill to compel President Obama's cybersecurity coordinator and other so-called 'czars' to testify before Congress or face losing funds for their offices.
The Defense Department is taking steps to lift a 10-month-old ban on the use of most removable storage devices on Pentagon and military networks, but with a catch: only government-owned and procured USB flash media will be allowed.
It's been an interesting year for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
In the middle of it all is a debate among payment card companies, banking institutions, merchants, industry groups and even congressional leaders, questioning the merit of the standard and all hinting at the same open question: What...
What's the information security, privacy and risk management repercussions of net neutrality? Perhaps, something significant; most likely, not much at all.
Information security requirements and challenges change on a daily basis - and with them come growing opportunities for individuals with skills in digital forensics.
Rob Lee, a director with Mandiant and curriculum lead for digital forensic training at SANS Institute, discusses:
the growing need for digital...
The DoD has banned the use of USB devices after an unauthorized device containing "agent.btz", a variation of the Storm Worm, was connected to a sensitive DoD network causing massive outages. To ensure security without impeding government business, a new policy is forthcoming that will require the management and...
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