Publication: Government Info Security

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

DLP: Engage the End-User

Stephane Charbonneau of Titus on Data Protection StrategiesData loss prevention strategies are shifting. Organizations are now turning to end-users to help protect critical data. Stephane Charbonneau of Titus discusses how to engage users to improve ... [Published Government Info Security - 7 hours ago]
First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

DoD's Influence on Smart Phone Security

Defense Information Systems Agency Works with Device VendorsA continuing initiative at the Department of Defense, which has enormous purchasing power, could influence the security features of commercial mobile devices around the world, says Terry Sherald, ... [Published Government Info Security - 14 hours ago]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

IG: DHS Needs Cybersec Strategic Plan

IG: DHS Needs Cybersecurity Strategic PlanAudit Reveals Failure to Track Contractors' Security TrainingThe Department of Homeland Security lacks a strategic plan for implementing long-term goals to help agencies comply with the Federal Information Security ... [Published Government Info Security - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Gartner Summit 2013

Breaches Propel Organizations to Mull Insurance Protection By Eric ChabrowBrokers and insurers have upped their marketing efforts to get enterprises to purchase cyber insurance, even though policies could be risky for sellers and buyers. See 10 considerations ... [Published Government Info Security - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

RSA's Coviello: How to Use Big Data

Analysis, Intelligence Sharing Key to Defending Against AttacksRSA's Art Coviello finds today's cybersecurity strategies to be lacking. Global organizations must rely more on big data and public-private partnerships to defend themselves from advanced ... [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Are DDoS Attacks Against Banks Over?

Experts Debate What Lull in Activity MeansDistributed-denial-of-service attacks against U.S. banks have been dormant for nearly four weeks, leading security experts to question when and if a new phase of attacks might emerge.The hacktivist group Izz ad-Din ... [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Oklahoma Tornado: Coping With Aftermath

How Clinicians Relied on EHRs, HIE to Provide CareThe disaster recovery experience of a small Oklahoma hospital hit by a devastating tornado illustrates the value of storing electronic health records offsite and participating in a health information ... [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Attacks Highlight Info-Sharing Success

Incidents, Real and Threatened, Provide Collaboration LessonsA result of recent high-profile distributed-denial-of-service attacks targeting American banks and the lackluster OpUSA campaign against the federal government has been improved sharing of threat ... [Published Government Info Security - May 30 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Cloud Computing: A Way to Reduce Risk?

NIST's Ron Ross sees the cloud as a helpful tool in reducing the complexity of managing data and keeping it secure. But security expert Eugene Spafford of Purdue University has a different point of view."The cloud provides opportunities for organizations ... [Published Government Info Security - May 22 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Avoiding Delays in Sharing Threat Data

The buzzwords on matters of cybersecurity in the nation's capital this year are "information sharing."The House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act earlier this spring, and there's chatter that the Senate Intelligence Committee will ... [Published Government Info Security - May 20 2013]
First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 1 reports

Banks Skeptical About DDoS Ceasefire

Although the hacktivist group that has taken credit for distributed-denial-of-service attacks on U.S. banking institutions since mid-September says it's suspending its strikes, experts say banks and credit unions can't let down their guard anytime so ... [Published Government Info Security - Jan 30 2013]

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...they feel empowered to be part of the process, and they start thinking about security," Charbonneau says. "Now they're thinking about security on a daily basis, and they're more sensitive of what they're working with - what information they have - and they're not going to share it as much."
"The goal is that we can have a product we can use off of the shelf," Sherald says in an interview with Information Security Media Group. "By working with the vendors and being able to help them understand the DoD [security] requirements, we're hoping they will be able to take those and build them into their products to make the products overall more secure."
"CS&C has taken positive steps to refine the annual reporting metrics by including agencies' input and feedback into the process" Deffer says
...over Memorial Day weekend, Prolexic helped to mitigate a 167-gigabyte DNS-reflection attack, the largest attack recorded to date, Hammack says. "The attack traffic was global and required us to use all four of our cloud-based scrubbing centers" he says

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DLP: Engage the End-User [Published Government Info Security - 7 hours ago]
DoD's Influence on Smart Phone Security [Published Government Info Security - 14 hours ago]
IG: DHS Needs Cybersec Strategic Plan [Published Government Info Security - Jun 17 2013]
Gartner Summit 2013 [Published Government Info Security - Jun 13 2013]
Are DDoS Attacks Against Banks Over? [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
RSA's Coviello: How to Use Big Data [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
Oklahoma Tornado: Coping With Aftermath [Published Government Info Security - Jun 05 2013]
Attacks Highlight Info-Sharing Success [Published Government Info Security - May 30 2013]
Cloud Computing: A Way to Reduce Risk? [Published Government Info Security - May 22 2013]
Avoiding Delays in Sharing Threat Data [Published Government Info Security - May 20 2013]
Banks Skeptical About DDoS Ceasefire [Published Government Info Security - Jan 30 2013]
4 Banks Respond to DDoS Threats [Published Government Info Security - Dec 12 2012]
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