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E-Vote: Ohio Counties Move To Secure Voting Machine Delivery - 11:49AM

Security best practices cannot be adequately documented or enforced when machines are transported and stored in poll worker's homes, work places or automobiles.
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Securing GovSpace
By Dan Lohrmann: Covering what‘s hot and what‘s not in the world of government cybersecurity.

Hacking the Boston Subway

Hackers Invade Social Networks

Fake CNN and Olympic Headlines Bring Malware


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Virtualization Raises New Cyber-Security Questions for Government

- Aug 19, 2008

Virtualization can work wonders for an IT environment. Virtualization lets one computer do the job of many consuming less floor space, energy and operational costs than installing more hardware. These virtual machines can be managed remotely, and can store critical data and applications for disaster recovery purposes.

But virtualization comes with a potential drawback. Specifically it introduces a new layer of software on top of the host machine or system, which creates additional infrastructure to manage and secure.

Despite security concerns, however, virtualization's here to stay. According to survey results Microsoft released in April, 71 percent of U.S. retailers use virtual tools to cut costs and gain greater infrastructure control. Experts agree other sectors, including government, will ride the virtual wave for the foreseeable future.

As virtualization becomes common, security must adapt and evolve. IT professionals should ensure they don't scale their virtual environments up higher than they can control. To obtain a manageable virtual environment, it should be ...Continue Article...


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