Security

Senators Clash Over Cybersecurity Legislation

February 21, 2012 - Sen. John McCain vows alternative legislation to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.

Is Your City the ‘Riskiest’ for Cybercrime?

February 16, 2012 - New list uncovers top-50 cities with the most risk factors for online security issues.

Anonymous Targets Alabama’s Computer Systems

February 12, 2012 - Hacker group “Anonymous” accesses personal information on state and local law enforcement computers.

3 Roads to Executive Buy-in for Cybersecurity

February 6, 2012 - 3 tips for getting the go-ahead on security projects.

Is Cybersecurity as Important as Border Security?

February 2, 2012 - Survey: More than half of cybersecurity experts around the globe think an arms race is taking place in cyberspace.

Real Value from the Cloud: Moving beyond personal productivity

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Read this white paper to find out the next class of cloud solutions that holds great promise for government.

Ex-Hacker Mafiaboy Discusses Local Government Web Security

January 30, 2012 - A former hacker shares just how vulnerable local governments are to attacks on their systems — and how they can better protect themselves.

Sacramento, Calif.’s Website Hacked, Goes Offline

January 30, 2012 - Site could be affected for several more days.

Is Data Privacy a Relic of the Past?

January 27, 2012 - Federal Trade Commissioner urges corporate data collectors to make their policies more transparent ahead of Data Privacy Day.

Fluid Data Architecture: Transforming Government Data into a Strategic Asset

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Read this solution brief to learn how governments are using Fluid Data Architecture to dynamically manage organizational data throughout its lifecycle.

Tool Finds Holes in Domain Name System Security Extensions

January 20, 2012 - The DNSViz tool creates graphs of network connections that helps viewers identify security vulnerabilities in domain name system connections.

YouTube Agrees to New Terms of Service for State Agencies

January 17, 2012 - YouTube modifies its terms of service agreement to better protect state government agencies.

Perspective: How to Plug Holes in Disjointed Security

January 13, 2012 - Nick Urick, regional vice president of F5 Networks, discusses the strategies and technologies government should use to withstand today’s evolving cyberthreats.

E-mail in the Cloud: Reducing Cost and Complexity

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Read this issue brief to learn how migrating e-mail to the cloud can ease storage, security and management concerns, and also drastically reduce costs for government and education entities.

Lifting the Security Burden: A Cybersecurity Strategy for the Public Sector

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Read this issue brief to find out how government can effectively address cybersecurity issues and develop a comprehensive security strategy in spite of budgetary and staffing challenges.

Securing Online Government Services: Keeping citizen data safe with advanced authentication

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Read this issue brief to find out how advanced authentication can lead to the success of a government agency’s eGovernment initiative.

Los Angeles Axes Plans to Add Police Email to Google Cloud

December 16, 2011 - City officials believe that the security requirements needed by law enforcement were not met by Google’s cloud technology.

California Creates Justice Unit for E-Crimes

December 15, 2011 - The eCrime Unit will work across jurisdictional lines to investigate and prosecute cybercrime, identity theft, computer theft, online child pornography, intellectual property theft and similar crimes.

SF Hackathon Produces Legislative Alert App Prototype

December 12, 2011 - Developers at San Francisco hackathon produce what may be a first-of-its-kind prototype of a legislative alert app that sends notifications via text message.

Security of Grid Demands Single Federal Agency in Charge, MIT Says

December 7, 2011 - Rep. Dan Lungren is expected to introduce a bill to designate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.