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Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 11, 2013

Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants feedback on the agency's IT security and privacy controls. Deputy Commissioner Wanda Rogers of the Treasury Department's Financial Management Service talks about the final transition to E-Payments. Philip Lohaus is a research fellow with the American Enterprise Institute and former Defense Department analyst who has studied and blogged about how the CIA is two organizations in one.

Tags: Wanda Rodgers , Tom Davis , Philip Lohaus , Sen. Ben Cardin , NIST , Treasury Department , Deloitte & Touche , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , CIA , Federal Drive , Deloitte & Touche

Monday - 02/11/2013, 11:55am EST

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Funding boost gives DHS a head start in 2013 to fight cyber threats

The agency plans to release solicitations to help agencies implement sensors to detect threats, followed by industry-provided services to analyze them. Congress approved $183 million to begin in 2013 to help get continuous monitoring off the ground more quickly.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , DHS , NIST , FISMA , FedRAMP , John Streufert , Jared Serbu

Friday - 09/28/2012, 04:03am EDT

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National Cyber Security Hall of Fame names first dozen nominees

Nominees include former White House cybersecurity czar Howard Schmidt, NIST expert Ron Ross and the late government computer security pioneer Lynn McNulty.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Howare Schmidt , Lynn McNulty , Federal Drive , National Cyber Security Hall of Fame

Friday - 09/07/2012, 05:57am EDT

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Agencies struggle to grasp mobile cybersecurity

NIST, DHS experts say protecting smartphones and tablets shouldn't be any different than securing typical desktop or laptop computers. DHS will release mobile security reference architecture to help agencies understand common concepts. NIST is updating security control guide with 250 new requirements, including mobile controls.

Tags: technology , mobile computing , Sean Donelan , DHS , NIST , cybersecurity , Digital Government Strategy , AFCEA , HSPD-12 , Jason Miller

Thursday - 06/21/2012, 08:48am EDT

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NIST rewrites FISMA standards as cyber threats evolve

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a major revision to the Federal Information Security Management Act, which governs agency information security policies. Ron Ross, a NIST fellow and the agency's FISMA implementation project leader, joined In Depth with Francis Ross to discuss the FISMA additions.

Tags: FISMA , technology , cybersecurity , In Depth , Francis Rose , mobile security , insider threats

Monday - 03/05/2012, 06:54pm EST

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