FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENT IT
STANDARDS: NIST Issues Final Guidance For Mobile App Security. Today’s mobile-enabled workers have access to a variety of apps that are designed to improve productivity, but an employee who downloads an unsafe app may unwittingly expose an organization’s computer network to security and privacy risks. Read more
[GCN.COM]
POLICY: Lawmakers See Momentum For Data Breach Legislation. Lawmakers are debating legislation to require breached companies to notify customers within a set time period that their information had been exposed. It would also create nationwide data security standards for companies. Read more [THEHILL.COM]
NETWORKING: USDA’s Long-Term Plan for Network Upgrades. Federal agencies know that to keep pace with mobility and today’s high-bandwidth demands, they need to upgrade their networks. during fiscal year 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expanded capacity at several important backbone locations and managed-service delivery points. Read more
[FEDTECHMAGAZINE.COM]
CLOUD SECURITY: FedRAMP Releases Draft High Impact Baseline. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) released a highly anticipated draft of a new cloud security certification level. When finalized, the new high impact baseline will be the strongest authorization level, answering the call from agencies looking to put more sensitive data in the cloud. Read more
[FEDERALTIMES.COM]
DISASTER RECOVERY
CONFERENCES: You’re Not Ready For Disaster Recovery, Despite What You May Think. You’ve taken the time to implement a disaster recovery (DR) plan for your company – you’re prepared for anything. Bring on the storms … the floods … the power outages … you’re ready. But are you really? Read more
[FORBES.COM]
CONTINUITY PLANNING: An Inside Look at Disaster Recovery Planning. OB has published the results of a new survey which set out to quantify employee knowledge and understanding of their organization’s emergency procedures in the event of a natural disaster or an epidemic. Read more
[CONTINUITYCENTRAL.COM]
FOR THE CTO, CIO & CISO
TRANSITION: NGA To Reorganize CIO, IT Services Departments. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s IT services and the office of the CIO will be combined under a single IT architecture. The new setup is designed to speed adoption of new technologies within the agency and help it meet the mission of providing critical data to the intelligence community. Read more
[FEDERALTIMES.COM]
MANAGEMENT: 4 Resolutions For CIOs In 2015. The role of CIO continues to increase in importance, so the resolutions these tech execs make for 2015 will have wide-ranging and far-reaching effects, changing technology and business strategy for the new year. Read more
[FORBES.COM]
SECURITY AND PRIVACY: Thwarting a New Breed of Cyberattack. Cybercrime has evolved from simply stealing information for financial gain to ruthlessly infiltrating industries with the goals of destroying intellectual property, damaging reputation and crippling critical operating functions. Read more
[FIERCECIO.COM]
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