Security

2012 Mobility and Security Survey

December 14, 2012 - The Center for Digital Government and Government Technology surveyed state and local government IT professionals to determine their point of view on mobility and security. In total, 154 responses were gathered from the members of GovTech Exchange in an online survey fielded from June 6th through June 15th, 2012.

Study: Most Employees Cavalier About BYOD Security

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A study by Fiberlink revealed that 68 percent of employees didn't secure the data of an old BYOD device after upgrading, despite probably having an organizational policy requiring such a measure.

Citizen & Business Engagement

December 13, 2012 - Governments are used to having constituents — not friends, fans and followers. And 10 years ago, opening an agency’s data for the world to review was unheard of. It’s a new era of citizen and business engagement that builds a close-knit community of governments and their employees — as well as hundreds, thousands, even millions of their friends. Read this Special Report on Citizen and Business Engagement to learn how federal, state and local government agencies are leveraging social media, robust websites, interactive 3-1-1 and other technologies to more effectively communicate with their constituencies. The report also explores how strategies and initiatives like crowd sourcing and open data policies are encouraging citizens to become more involved with the governments that serve them.

FTC Scams 'Windows Tech Support' Scammers

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - As Windows tech support scams became increasingly common, investigators at the Federal Trade Commission began setting traps that eventually led to legal action.

Will the Feds Change How They Handle Cybersecurity in 2013?

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - If successful, a continuous monitoring project at the White House could lay the foundation for additional operational changes in federal agencies.

South Carolina Must Release More Data Breach Info, Lawmakers Say

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - While the Haley administration says it has released all the breach-related data it can, many say the state is hiding embarrassing information.

Britain’s Facewatch Tool Puts Crime Reporting in Citizens' Hands

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Two types of free technical crime reporting tools are available to businesses and consumers: an online module and more recently, a native app for mobile devices.

Mobile Browsers Wholly Unsafe

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - The lack of graphical indicators in the URL field of mobile browsers presents a major security risk, according to researchers.

Achieve Cyber Security by Using Common Criteria Certification

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Product security must continue to grow to support new technologies such as cloud, mobility, video conferencing and unified communications.

Internet Blackout in the U.S. Not Likely

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Though unlikely, an Internet blackout in the U.S. like the recent abrupt outage in Syria could result in destruction fit for a Hollywood movie.

Forensics Competition Challenges Student Cybersecurity Skills

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A Maryland conference and challenge seeks to spark student interest in cybersecurity to fill a major workforce need.

Study Finds Antivirus Software Ineffective

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A study commissioned by Imperva found that it took up to three weeks for the best-performing antivirus solutions to begin detecting malware.

Financial Breaches Increase Amid Global Cyber Crime Wave

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Threats report analyzes global hacking activity, finds that as network infiltration incidents increased, malware strains grew in prominence.

Air Force Takes Cybersecurity Training in Virtual City

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A detailed virtual city complete with people, businesses and infrastructure is a test bed for Air Force network security scenarios.

Killer Robots? Cambridge University to Examine the Threat

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk will examine the dangers of artificial intelligence, runaway nanotechnology and extreme weather events.

5 Mobile Security Trends and Actions to Consider

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - New devices mean new policies for governments to enact.

Report: Only One DHS Employee Can Use Common Radio Channel

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - An internal investigation found that out of nearly 500 Homeland Security employees surveyed, only one knew how to use the department's $430 million interdepartmental radio program.

South Carolina Official Resigns After Security Debacle

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A security breach that cost the state $14 million and compromised personal data of millions of residents also cost one official his job.

Bill: Feds Can Read Email Without Warrant

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - A Senate bill originally touted as a guardian of American privacy has been rewritten to allow federal agencies access to Internet accounts without a warrant.

5 Questions with Ron Perez of the Cybersecurity Research Alliance

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Perez discusses how the alliance's research differs from existing cybersecurity research, and the types of government agencies the CSRA aims to work with.