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- Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.(Washington Insider)
- Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office. Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.
- Research articles 2008-02-22
- Department of Homeland Security Awards SecureInfo Agency-Wide Contract for Information Security Certification & Accreditation Program
- SAN ANTONIO -- SecureInfo to Standardize DHS's Security Certification & Accreditation Initiatives for FISMA Compliance Across all 22 Agencies
- Research articles 2005-04-05
- EPA Shuts Website Access Temporarily Because of Information Security Concerns.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency has temporarily halted public access to its Internet Website after congressional investigators found that the agency lacks adequate security to protect sensitive and confidential information on its computer systems. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency has temporarily halted public access to its...
- Research articles 2000-02-28
- Access360 Responds to GAO Report Highlighting Serious Access Management Challenges of Federal Agencies; RPM Leader to Address Significant, Widespread Information Security Weaknesses
- Business Editors, High-Tech Writers
- Research articles 2000-11-15
- Information Security: Department of Homeland Security Faces Challenges in Fulfilling Statutory Requirements
- Concerned with accounts of attacks on commercial systems via the Internet and reports of significant weaknesses in federal computer systems that made them vulnerable to attack, Congress passed the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA, which permanently authorized and strengthened the federal information security program, evaluation, and reporting...
- White papers 2005-04-14
- Information Security - Department of Homeland Security Faces Challenges in Fulfilling Statutory Requirements
- For many years, GAO has reported that poor information security is a widespread problem that has potentially devastating consequences. Congress passed the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA, which permanently authorized and strengthened the federal information security program, evaluation, and reporting requirements established for federal agencies. The Department...
- White papers 2005-04-14
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- Chief information security officers answer 4 burning questions
- CYBERSECURITY 6 chief information security officers share how they plan to keep government data and computers safe in the face of constantly changing risks, red tape and tight budgets CISOs assess the assessors When the CISO title first started appearing on agency organization charts about seven years ago, the job...
- News items 2009-11-15
- Complying With the Federal Information Security Management Act: How Tripwire Change Auditing Solutions Help
- In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Congress passed, and the President signed, the E-Government Act, which formally recognized the importance of information security to the United States' economic and national security interests. Title III of that act, the Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA, requires federal agencies to develop,...
- White papers 2006-04-21
- GAO notes IRS security improvements; wants further action
- The Government Accountability Office GAO has released a report PDF to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman regarding the state of the IRS' information security system. In its last audit of the IRS, the GAO identified 115 areas or systems as problematic. The IRS accepted the findings and agreed to remedy the...
- News items 2009-08-07
- NSA partners with ISC2 to create new InfoSec certification.(National Security Agency, International Information Systems Security Consortium 2)
- The International Information Systems Security Consortium ISC2 has announced a five-year contract with the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate IAD to develop and administer the new Information Systems Security Engineering Professional ISSEP credential for information security professionals who want to work for NSA, either...
- Research articles 2003-03-10
- The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of 10 schools to be designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security
- The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of 10 schools to be designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The program is intended to reduce vulnerabilities in the national information infrastructure by promoting higher...
- Research articles 2008-05-26
- Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information System
- Security certification and accreditation are important activities that support a risk management process and an integral part of an agency's information security program. Developed through an extensive public review process, the document represents a significant contribution to federal agency security management by providing specific recommendations on how to certify and...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- NSA certifies information security staff.(National Security Agency)(Brief Article)
- At a recent series of ceremonies held at the National Security Agency, Chief Information Officer Richard Turner recognized a total of 51 civilian and military personnel for achieving Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP status. Over the past nine months NSA employees have been...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
- NSA certifies information security staff - National Security Agency - Brief Article
- At a recent series of ceremonies held at the National Security Agency, Chief Information Officer Richard Turner recognized a total of 51 civilian and military personnel for achieving Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP status. Over the past nine months NSA employees have been preparing for the CISSP examination...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
- NSA Certifies Nova Southeastern's Information Security Curriculum
- Business & News Editors/Education & High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 10, 2004 The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences at Nova Southeastern University NSU announced today that it has received notification that the U.S. National Security Agency NSA has certified its curriculum in information systems security....
- Research articles 2004-05-10
- Baltimore Technologies and Getronics secure web services access to Dutch e-Government services; Baltimore SelectAccess provides seamless online access for the Dutch Agency of Employment and Social Security Information Exchange (BKWI).
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 May 2003-BALTIMORE TECHNOLOGIES: Baltimore Technologies and Getronics secure web services access to Dutch e-Government services; Baltimore SelectAccess provides seamless online access for the Dutch Agency of Employment and Social Security Information Exchange BKWIC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05132003 AMSTERDAM...
- Research articles 2003-05-13
- Karta Technologies Renames its Web-Based Information Security Training Solution; Train2Secure, Formerly Known as the IT Security Library — Same Product, New Name
- SAN ANTONIO -- Karta Technologies, Inc., a leader in security training solutions, announced it will be adopting a new name for its web-based security training product. Karta's Train2Secure solution, formerly known as the IT Security Library, is the first e-learning program to be certified for its 100% mapping to the...
- Research articles 2005-04-14
- Email Marketing Solutions Agency Quris Recruits Former U.S. Department of Defense Information Security Chief to Spearhead Email Consumer Data Protection and Email Deliverability Management Programs
- DENVER -- Quris, the full service email marketing solutions agency for Fortune 1000 companies, today announced the appointment of Gerilyn Born as vice president of Information Technology. Born brings 15 years of information security leadership experience with organizations including PeopleSoft/JD Edwards, CoBank and U.S. Department of Defense. In this new...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
- Firewall criteria established. (information security)
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency have established the National Information Assurance Partnership NIAP designed to evaluate information security standards. The partnership's goal is to improve security product testing and make the tests more cost effective. It has developed a draft in the assessment...
- Research articles 1998-02-01
- NFR Security to Hold Web Seminars to Help Government Agencies Meet FISMA Requirements
- NFR Security, Inc.What: The Office of Management and Budget OMB released a mandate requiring Federal agencies to include a detailed ...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
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