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White House issues updated guidance to federal agencies for safeguarding sensitive information

2007-05-30 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...agencies for both safeguarding sensitive data and responding to a data breach if one occurs. The memo, entitled Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information " was sent by Clay Johnson, Deputy Director of Management at OMB, to the heads of executive departments and federal agencies. The May 2007...
 
Tags: federal agencies, federal agencies respond, guidance, data breach, profile data breaches, breach, executive departments, deputy director, omb
 
 
 
 
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Multinational gov't agencies, vendors set electronic collaboration security plan

2008-01-11 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
The Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program, an effort by British and American defense agencies and aerospace partners to develop more secure online communication, this week announced it has settled on a secure e-mail specification based on public-key infrastructure for future use
 
Tags: secure online communication, american defense agencies, public-key infrastructure, aerospace partners, effort, week, develop, future, british
 
 
 
 
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Times Up IPv6 OMB Mandate

2008-06-30 19:27:18 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...agencies infrastructure (network backbones) must be using IPv6 and agency networks must interface with this infrastructure Agencies are supposed to demonstrate that they can Transmit IPv6 traffic from the Internet and external peers, through the core (WAN), to the LAN Transmit IPv6 traffic from the LAN, through the core (WAN), out to the...
 
Tags: ipv6, aced ipv6 deadline, ipv6 packets, transmit ipv6 traffic, omb, ipv6 applications, actual ipv6 applications, agencies, twenty-four agencies
 
 
 
 
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US Government planning to spend 10% of its IT budget on cyber-security by 2009.

2008-02-25 13:59:58 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...agencies based on how well they do on FISMA. These numbers may seem a little out of whack, but here is why I think the US government is headed in the right direction 1. US government should be spending more than the commercial sector. The impact of a successful attack on US government infrastructure would entail much more than reputation...
 
Tags: cyber-security, budget, cyber-security budget, security, government, measure security, security budgets, mature security postures, government infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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Developing FIPS 140-validated Solutions for the Federal Government Using RSA BSAFE Software

2008-03-03 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
...agencies reported 15% of the IT systems remained uncertified/unaccredited while 6 agencies lacked effective corrective action plans, illustrating little improvement in the level of information security for government agencies compared to previous reports. Government agencies at all levels are entrusted with sensitive information about...
 
Tags: major government agencies, agencies, diplomatic agencies, information, information security, government agencies, sensitive information, security, international security
 
 
 
 
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University of California Irvine students are hit with mysterious breach

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2008-04-10 12:14:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...agencies stand ready to help. File crime reports with UCI Police Department, 949-824-5223 IRS, 1-800-829-1040 Social Security Administration, 1-800-772-1213 Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Hotline, 1-877-438-4338 Credit reporting agencies (see above Students also may wish to call the IRS Taxpayer Advocate office, 1-877-777-4778 The...
 
Tags: irvine, irvine police department, police, students, contact campus police, credit agencies, credit, irvine police, medical students
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...agencies had tried to hack into government computer networks, but had not compromised top-secret data banks. The Chinese government has denied any involvement 3. In its annual report to Congress, The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission said, Among the disruptive capabilities China is fielding is the ability to conduct cyber...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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NSA Monitoring U.S. Government Internet Traffic

2008-02-04 06:30:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...agencies' computer systems The directive, whose content is classified, authorizes the intelligence agencies, in particular the National Security Agency, to monitor the computer networks of all federal agencies -- including ones they have not previously monitored The classified joint directive, signed Jan. 8 and called the National Security...
 
Tags: government, nsa, detect attacks, attacks, domestic government traffic, plan attacks, white house officials, white house, data
 
 
 
 
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Govt Earns C On Computer Security Report Card

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2008-05-20 22:46:23 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...agencies earned failing grades for 2007, including the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, as well as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The grades are based on data submitted by the agencies and agency inspector generals to the White House for fiscal year 2007 There are...
 
Tags: government, government reform, report card, federal government, hot apple pie, agency inspector generals, agencies, couple bright spots, nuclear regulatory commission