Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new initiative to develop and recruit the national cybersecurity workforce. More here. A Washington Post poll finds that Americans are divided about what role, if any, the ...
Military IT leadership has been increasingly talking about equipping soldiers with smartphones, and now the Army’s 5th Signal Command, via a procurement run by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), is looking at the possibility of buying thousands of mobile devices in a move that coul...
An influx of wireless technologies at federal buildings, bases and hospitals has chief information officers considering wireless local area networks, but WLANs present a unique set of cybersecurity risks that agencies must consider prior to implementation. According to draft recommendations from the...
via HSToday.us The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently adopted improvements in practices to patch and configure software on its wireless networks to improve cybersecurity, following recommendations of the inspector general (IG) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS ...
via HSToday.com The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently adopted improvements in practices to patch and configure software on its wireless networks to improve cybersecurity, following recommendations of the inspector general (IG) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS...
via Defense Systems Defense security experts have traditionally differentiated data protection strategies based on whether the information is at rest or in motion. But in today’s highly mobile world, many people have trouble distinguishing between the two modes. For example, is the data really...
via Defense Systems Security concerns come with the territory for owners of a smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. Yet few people are more focused on mobile security than defense community personnel, who fully understand that missing or compromised data could lead to lost lives, not just lost...
via SecureID News IDmachines and other colleagues attended a workshop last week at the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. on the draft FIPS 201-2. The workshop enabled NIST, other government agencies and industry to discuss the initial changes ...