Government info security news, training, education - GovInfoSecurity
WEBGovInfoSecurity.com covers the latest news, laws, regulations and directives related to government information security, focusing on the White House's cybersecurity initiatives, the latest legislative efforts in Congress, as well as thought leadership from …
Sharing Sensitive & Proprietary Information Among Government …
WEBSymantec • October 20, 2009. Credit Eligible. Part of the regulatory process all government agencies go through involves the sharing of sensitive and proprietary information. The efficiency of information exchange can help avoid a variety of disasters from cyber attacks to financial meltdowns. Now, with regulatory reform imminent, agencies ...
Battling Ongoing COVID-19-Themed Attacks and Scams
WEBJun 24, 2021 · Battling Ongoing COVID-19-Themed Attacks and Scams. Advanced persistent threat actors will continue to "up their game," including taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic even as its impact diminishes, says Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. "What we are going to continue to see is these groups ...
Government Information Security Training Webinars
WEBDefending the Cloud: Essential Strategies for Cyber Resilience. Filip Verloy - Rubrik X • October 2, 2024 @ 1:00 PM (EDT) •. Join us for an insightful webinar where we'll explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity in cloud environments. As organizations increasingly adopt cloud services, the need for a cyber resilience mindset becomes ...
Ohio Hospital Still Struggling One Week After Cyberattack
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 18, 2021. A Portsmouth, Ohio-based hospital is still struggling to fully recover - continuing to cancel and postpone some patient care services - one week after it revealed that hackers had gained access to some of its servers in what it said appeared to be a "targeted cyberattack."
Automated FISMA Reporting Tool Unveiled - GovInfoSecurity
WEBOct 30, 2009 · Kundra said OMB will unveil a cybersecurity dashboard next spring, "unlocking the value of agency FISMA submissions in a timely, comprehensive and secure manner." The Department of State has deployed a digital security dashboard to monitor its worldwide system of 5,000 routers and 40,000 host …
NIST's 7-Step Contingency Planning Process - GovInfoSecurity
WEBJun 8, 2010 · NIST on Monday issued revised guidance that defines a seven-step contingency planning process that federal agencies and other organizations in fields such as healthcare and banking can use to develop and maintain a viable interim recovery program for their information systems.. The National Institute of Standards and Technology designed the seven progressive steps to be integrated into each ...
The Smart Approach to Command Cyber Readiness Inspections …
WEBTo verify that Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and related sites comply with the standards, the Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) has begun conducting Command Cyber Readiness Inspections (CCRI). This white paper provides: An overview of CCRI and its challenges; Ways to expedite CCRI using endpoint compliance automation;
How Can SLTTs Defend Against Cyber Threats? - GovInfoSecurity
WEBAnd when you are responsible for securing citizens’ data as a U.S. State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial (SLTT) entity, those coffers run dry faster than ever. Check out this whitepaper to learn about the reoccurring themes cybersecurity leaders face within this industry, and the actions to combat them, including: The Strain of Tightening Budgets.
Hospital System: Data Exfiltration Breach Hits 1.3 Million
WEBJan 3, 2022 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Broward Health says an October data exfiltration incident affected 1.3 million individuals. A Florida-based public hospital system has kicked off the New Year by reporting to regulators a hacking incident detected in October that involved data exfiltration and affected the …