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Kundra Creates Blog to Accompany Federal IT Dashboard
Written on 15 Jul, 2009 at 15:39 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 260 views times | 0 Comments
Vivek Kundra, the Federal Chief Information Officer, has started a blog to accompany the Federal IT Dashboard that was launched just two weeks ago. The blog is designed to start a conversation on the public’s views of the site and... (Continue reading)
Study Finds Social Security Numbers to be Compromised
Written on 9 Jul, 2009 at 13:57 in Cyber Policy | viewed 181 views times | 2 Comments
Researchers from Carnegie Melon University have found that Social Security numbers can be guessed based on easy to access information, such as individual’s birthday and the town in which they were born. Social Security uses the same formula for all of the... (Continue reading)
Is FISMA a “Showstopper” for Health IT?
Written on 8 Jul, 2009 at 12:26 in Featured Stories | viewed 69 views times | 0 Comments
As the “meaningful use” criteria is being written for the adoption of health IT for healthcare providers, government officials are beginning to worry about the implications of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulations on such a new industry.... (Continue reading)
GAO Proposes Changes to FISMA
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 10:13 in Cyber Policy | viewed 204 views times | 1 Comment
The Government Accountablitity Office has written a letter, to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee, proposing changes to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. They believe that the changes would decrease... (Continue reading)
