CYBERSECURITY
MICROSOFT: A Pictorial Walk-Through Of Microsoft’s New Cybersecurity Tools. Cybersecurity should be on every person’s mind in 2017, and certainly every lawyer’s. Here’s why…Read more
[ABOVETHELAW.COM]
FEDERAL GOVT: U.S. Government Cybersecurity Lags Behind That of a Fast Food Joint, Say Analysts. The American federal government and countless state and local governments throughout the U.S. are more vulnerable to cyberattacks than your local McDonald’s. A new study ranking the cybersecurity of 18 industries “paints a grim picture” with the U.S. government 16th when it comes to protecting its computer systems and data from hackers. Read the rest
[NEWSWEEK.COM]
DATA: The Piece of Cybersecurity Feds Can No Longer Ignore. The Trump administration needs to work with Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Find out more
[FEDTECHMAGAZINE.COM]
STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Annual Cybersecurity Review for State and Local Government Approaches. Non-federal agencies still ride low on the maturity benchmark, but the increased political attention around cybersecurity could improve results in the coming survey period. Find out more about the study results
[STATESCOOP.COM]
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NOW ON SLIDESHARE: Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems August 2017 https://www.slideshare.net/BMDS3416/tech-update-summary-from-blue-mountain-data-systems-august-2017.
IT SECURITY SUPPORT: Blue Mountain Data Systems is actively involved in implementing FISMA and NIST standards with Federal Civilian Agencies. Due to our extensive experience in this area, Blue Mountain has developed processes and organizational techniques to help ensure security deliverables are completed on time, and performed in the most efficient manner possible. We ensure that NIST-800-53 control requirements are treated consistently during definition, analysis, implementation, auditing, and reporting phases of a system. Find out more about Blue Mountain Data Systems IT Security Support Services. Call us at 703-502-3416.
BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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