DHS seeks dashboard to drive continuous monitoring
The Archer monitoring and compliance platform from RSA is a finalist to provide a dashboard for Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation that will give enterprise visibility into the security of federal IT systems.
Improved image analysis tools speed exploited children cases
New image analysis law enforcement tools supported by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children speed the review of evidence and help agencies focus on victims of child abuse.
Cloud-based collaboration takes the travel out of meetings
Ease of use is the deciding factor for choosing a videoconferencing and collaboration tool for Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development.
How good is your agency's incident response?
A GAO study finds that as the number of cybersecurity incidents in government information systems is increasing, agencies are having a tough time fully documenting their responses to these incidents.
Happy birthday HSPD-12; there’s still a long way to go
The presidential directive mandating interoperable smart government ID cards is 10 years old this month, and represents an impressive effort to specify and implement the technology. Now we need to put it to use.
Incident response requires forensics and storage
The growing window between compromise and discovery on networks puts a premium on forensics, and this requires effective storage of large volumes of data.
County digitizes 200 years of records – and stays on budget
Tompkins County, N.Y., moved from paper to digital records, making documents more accessible and avoiding the construction of a new $6 million storage facility.
Agencies stalk the insider threat
Security, both physical and cyber, traditionally has been outward facing; but in the era of cyberwarfare, new tools are under development against a threat no one can afford to ignore.
GSA makes room at the table for the CISO
A new IT policy letter from the GSA’s CIO aims to ensure that the agency’s senior security officer is a part of all IT projects, not just brought in after the fact to monitor compliance.
Army tech shifts medical focus from treatment to prevention
Army Wellness Centers use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and a central database of medical information to help improve the readiness of soldiers.
DDOS attacks are leveraging the cloud
A study of DDOS attacks over the last three months finds that attackers are using vulnerable servers to launch powerful attacks against government and other targets.
Security automation: Are humans still relevant?
The increasing complexity and sophistication of cyberthreats is driving the use of automation in cybersecurity. Where does human intelligence fit in the picture?
Pharmacy system supports Muscogee Creek Nation's native speakers
Adding interactive voice response to the tribe's pharmacy system improves service for members of the Oklahoma tribal nation and is helping to preserve the people’s unique language.
Windows Server 2003: The end is nearer than you think
It can take seven months or more to migrate to a new server operating system, so Microsoft's July 2015 cut-off date for Windows Server 2003 support really is just around the corner.
In shared environment, USAF builds secure, stable IT flight deck
The IT systems for the Air Force National Capital Region are moving to a virtualized shared computing environment that has produced cost savings up front and promises improved performance in the coming years.
Government fares poorly in Web site security audit
In an annual evaluation of website security by the Online Trust Association, the most heavily trafficked .gov and .mil Web sites generally got poor marks, except for their deployment of DNSSEC.
CyberRX preps health care community for cyberattack
A cybersecurity exercise by HHS and the health care community produces better security.
NIST maps the frontier of cloud forensics
Cloud computing muddies the waters of digital forensics, obscuring where data resides and who controls it, creating new challenges in incident response and in civil and criminal investigations.
Can telework improve cybersecurity?
Although the federal government is trying to encourage telework, a new survey shows agencies are losing workers because of a lack of telework opportunities at a time when a shortage of cybersecurity professionals is being called a threat to national security.
HHS and health care sector expand cybersecurity info sharing
The Computer Security Incident Response Center, the centerpiece of HHS's cybersecurity program, helps provide situational awareness across the enterprise and strengthens functional relationships within the health care community that it oversees to help improve security.
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