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How will the Massachusetts Data Protection Law affect IT compliance?
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation established a significant new regulations in 2008, 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for The Protection of Personal Information. The strict...
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Cybersecurity trends: Security and compliance aren’t the same thing
When I first blogged about my experience at RSA Conference 2009, I noted that cyberwar, compliance, virtualization and cloud security were key trends at RSA. A week later, I still see that as an...
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White House releases cybersecurity report on cyberspace policy
Earlier today, the White House released a long-awaited cybersecurity report, including a video (below) featuring commentary and perspective from officials and experts: [kml_flashembed...
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Evaluating the cybersecurity plan and the role of a federal CISO
In this episode of the IT Compliance Advisor, Associate Editor Alexander B. Howard interviews Patricia Titus about the Obama Administration’s cybersecurity plan, the creation of a federal CISO and...
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White House launches GreenGov Challenge: Carbon compliance at hand?
On Monday, the White House announced a “bottom up” initiative to “green government,” launching a new initiative for federal employees to contribute ideas for energy efficiency. The GreenGov Challenge...
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Study links outsourcing, mobile workforce and cyberterrorism threats
A new study of top government IT executives conducted by the Ponemon Institute identified outsourcing, cyberterrorism and an increasingly mobile workforce as significant threats to data, government...
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Former cyber czar describes cybersecurity policy-making, faults FISMA
How did the first U.S. “cyber czar” describe his time as the nation’s assistant secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C)? Quoting Mark Twain, Greg Garcia observed that “a man who...
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