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The good and the bad of fed Web 2.0

Federal agencies are facing challenges with social networking sites.

Tags: management , best practices , technology , cybersecurity , DorobekInsider , GAO , Web 2.0

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NIST and DHS Activities Examined

Tags: House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innov , NIST , DHS , Government Accountability Office , GAO , Symantec , Microsoft , Cato Institute

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GAO recognizes agency challenges with Web 2.0

Social collaboration sites, blogs, and wikis are helping most agencies boost public participation and innovation. But what are Web 2.0 tools doing on the privacy and security front? Greg Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues at GAO, tells us with the Government Accountability Office has found.

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How to protect your agency from cyber attacks

The Department of Homeland Security says cyber attacks against the federal government jumped by 40 percent last year.

Tags: GAO , cybersecurity , technology , Dorobek Insider , DHS

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Analysis: How to protect information systems

Greg Wilshusen, GAO's Director of Information Security Issues shares his thoughts in the latest Mindshare

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , technology , GAO ,

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Continued efforts needed to protect information systems from evolving threats

Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks continue to pose a potentially devastating threat to the systems and operations of the federal government. And federal agencies face many challenges in combating this threat. Greg Wilshusen is the Director of Information Technology at the Government Accountability Office.

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Federal cloud computing eyeballed on Capitol Hill

Federal agencies are under the gun to develop strategies for moving many of their IT functions into the cloud.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , cloud computing , technology , acquisition , Edolphus Towns , Darrell Issa , Vivek Kundra , Dave McClure , Cita Furlani ,

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House panel gets cloud computing lowdown

Despite the potential benefits, a congressional watchdog warns that a more detailed game plan is needed to cover security and procedural concerns about cloud computing voiced by federal agencies themselves.

Tags: technology , cloud computing , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Edolphus Towns , Darrell Issa , Vivek Kundra , Dave McClure , GSA , GAO , Max Cacas

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