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NIST IT Lab Head Says Mobility, Big Data Standards the Focus for 2012
Published on 8 Feb, 2012 at 14:48 in Industry News | Viewed 11 times | No Comments
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will increase its focus on big data and increased use of mobile devices in 2012, a NIST lab director told InformationWeek.
NIST Information Technology Laboratory Director Chuck Romaine said that NIST is working to issue standards for big data technologies.
NIST helped publish a report…
CSC Designs Govt Cloud; James Sheaffer Comments
Published on 11 Jan, 2012 at 14:49 in Cloud | Viewed 21 times | No Comments
Computer Sciences Corporation recently released its infrastructure-as-a-service CloudCompute for Government system, which the company says is designed exclusively for U.S. federal agencies and government personnel.
The company said the multi-tenant community cloud was built under National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines.
“This cloud offering addresses the federal agencies’ need to comply with…
FISMA Requires Agencies to Complete Monthly Security Reports
Federal agencies will begin reporting security data to an online compliance tool, CyberScope, as part of fiscal year 2011 requirements for the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Agencies will submit monthly data feeds through CyberScope to the Department of Homeland Security as defined in a recently released memo outlining the new requirements so that cybersecurity is may be better monitored.
Additionally,…
Harris and VMware to Deliver Trusted Enterprise Cloud: Aileen Black Comments
Harris Corporation and VMware have announced that Harris’ Trusted Enterprise Cloud is available as a VMware vCloud Powered service offering for federal and enterprise customers.
Harris was granted vCloud recognition based on its use of VMware virtualization software in combination with innovative engineering, patented trust enablement technologies and unique cyber integration capabilities.
Harris Trusted Enterprise Cloud is engineered to meet or exceed the…
CGI’s Gregg Mossburg Offers Cloud-Migration Tips to Federal Agencies
Published on 26 Jul, 2011 at 14:34 in Cyber | Viewed 66 times | No Comments
The recent federally mandated IT reform has many government agencies questioning which services to migrate to the cloud.
The Cloud First policy released in February requires all government agencies to “modify their IT portfolios to fully take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility…
NIST Proposes New Privacy Controls
Published on 20 Jul, 2011 at 15:20 in Cyber | Viewed 54 times | No Comments
To address the challenges of securing the privacy of citizens’ personal identifiable information, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a new draft document yesterday that suggests adding privacy controls to the catalog of security controls used to protect federal information and information systems.
According to NIST, the new Privacy Control Catalog would be added as…
Survey: Most IT Security Pros Want FISMA- or PCI-compliant Cloud Vendors
Published on 19 Jul, 2011 at 13:58 in Cyber | Viewed 45 times | No Comments
Nearly 70 percent of IT security professionals polled in a recent survey said they are more likely to use FISMA- or PCI- compliant cloud vendors, compared with 63 percent in 2010
“These results are a clear indication that there is demand for specific and tangible assurance of security and compliance measures…
GovConExec Magazine’s Summer Issue Highlights Insider Threat
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 14:59 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 66 times | No Comments
Executive Mosaic, publisher of The New New Internet and other web properties related to government contracting, has announced the launch of the latest issue of GovConExec magazine, which highlights the insider threat, emerging federal IT topics and data breach remedies.
From yesterday’s clandestine spies to today’s insidious insiders, the cover story spotlights how malicious actors perfected the…
Software Security Firm Veracode Names Cyber Guru Richard Clarke to Board
Software security firm Veracode announced a high-profile addition to its board of directors: Former presidential counterterrorism adviser and renowned cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke.
Clarke is also chairman and CEO of Good Harbor Consulting.
In his role, Clarke will work closely with the company’s federal advisory board along with its senior…
Regulatory Watchdog: Will FISMA Standards be Extended to Industry to Avoid Financial Cyber Attack?
Published on 1 Apr, 2011 at 11:45 in Cyber | Viewed 116 times | No Comments
As the National Institute of Standards and Technology makes headway in preparing standards required by FISMA, a regulatory watchdog in the District is expressing concerns both about the increasing burden on industry and whether FISMA standards will include the private sector in thwarting a financial cyber attack.
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, founded and managed by…
