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  • Cybersecurity as a Campaign Issue

    Raising Public Awareness on Cyberthreats Via Public Service Ads Cybersecurity as a Campaign Issue

    A cybersecurity public service campaign would do more than just make individuals aware of their own online behavior, but raise awareness to the economic threat posed by IT vulnerabilities, an issue political candidates should address. Read more...

  • 10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    NIST Drafting New Guidance to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk 10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    Supply chain risks can occur when organizations purchase and implement information and communications technology products and services. See 10 ways to diminish these risks. Read more...

  • Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    A Year After Its Debut, Index of Cybersecurity Rises by 30 Percent Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    Factors driving up the index vary from month to monthly, but the clear takeaway of the survey of IT security practitioners is that they're getting more apprehensive about safeguarding IT. Read more...

  • Can You Define Cybersecurity?

    Answering That Question Isn't So Easy Can You Define Cybersecurity?

    The lack of common definitions, understandings and approaches among countries may hamper international cooperation on cybersecurity, a need acknowledged by most countries. Read more...

  • Americans Less Jittery About Net Security

    Survey Reveals Identity Theft, Card Fraud Anxieties Americans Less Jittery About Net Security

    Americans express a bit less anxiety about their security than they felt a year ago, perhaps because they've become desensitized by extensive news reports about cyberattacks last spring, says Unisys' Steve Vinsik. Read more...

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    Utah Breach: Governor Takes Action

    New CTO Named, Independent Auditor Hired By Howard Anderson
    Utah Breach: Governor Takes Action

    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has taken several steps in the wake of a hacker attack against an unencrypted server that exposed state health department information on 780,000 individuals. Experts assess whether the steps are the right moves.

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    NIST to Hold Botnet Workshop

    Day-Long Session to Focus on Technical Aspects of Botnets By Information Security Media Group
    NIST to Hold Botnet Workshop

    Workshop participants will explore the technologies, tools and resources that are used against botnets and examine their effectiveness, valuable characteristics and gaps.

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    VA Seeks Comments on Records Privacy

    Policies for Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Outlined By Howard Anderson
    VA Seeks Comments on Records Privacy

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking comments on proposed privacy practices for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record project now in development. Comments are due June 11.

  • Article

    700,000 Affected in Home Care Breach

    Provider and Recipient Information Lost By Jeffrey Roman
    700,000 Affected in Home Care Breach

    Personal information for more than 700,000 home care providers and recipients was lost in the mail, according to the California Department of Social Services.

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    Developing Layered Privacy Notices

    Design Simplifies Online Policies for Consumers By Jeffrey Roman
    Developing Layered Privacy Notices

    One way of improving consumer data privacy and security online is to encourage layered privacy notices, says privacy lawyer Alan Friel.

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Featured Interviews

  • Risks of False Credentials

    Screening Expert: 'You Can't Have Dishonest People' Risks of False Credentials

    How common are padded resumes like the one that led to the departure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson? Far too common, says attorney Les Rosen, who offers tips to help organizations manage such risks.

  • Improving Breach Investigations

    Step One: Know Where the Critical Data is Stored Improving Breach Investigations

    When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.

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    Cloud computing is among the hottest topics in both the private and public sectors. Business and technology leaders are enamored with the notion of accessing virtualized resources via the Internet....

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