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Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks

Tags: cybersecurity , technology , VA , VA IG

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How to secure mobile devices at your agency

Glenn Schoonover from Koolspan will discuss mobile security with host John Gilroy.
February 19, 2013

Tags: technology , mobile device management , mobile security , smart phones , iPhone , Glenn Schoonover , Koolspan , micro SD card , mobile software , passwords , NIST , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy

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Encrypted laptops ease VA's concerns about data breaches

Department says 99 percent of laptops now are encrypted. Of the 21 laptops reported stolen or missing in the last two months, all were secured with security software.

Tags: Veterans Affairs , technology , cybersecurity , Roger Baker , data breaches , Jared Serbu

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FBI: Encryption key for cloud security

The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services says local law enforcement needs to encrypt its data if it wants to join the cloud. The FBI said when information is encrypted from the start, police can have control of its cybersecurity on any cloud system, according to a post on InfoSecurity.

Tags: In Depth , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Report , Francis Rose , FBI ,

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How to protect your agency's mobile devices from hackers

Host John Gilroy is joined by John Bordwine, public sector CTO at Symantec. They will discuss "Endpoint" security and how it applies to mobile technology.
June 7, 2011

Tags: technology , mobile technology , smart phones , iPads , endpoint security , two factor authentication , Federal Tech Talk , Symantec , John Bordwine , ARMATURE

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Agencies still struggling to encrypt mobile devices

Despite a 2006 mandate to secure mobile devices and implement two-factor authentication, only just over half of federal agencies have managed to do so. OMB submits its annual FISMA report to Congress detailing the steps the government has taken to improve cybersecurity, including spending $12 billion on cybersecurity last year.

Tags: technology , management , Vivek Kundra , OMB , DoD , GSA , NASA , DHS , U.S. CERT , NIST , cybersecurity , FISMA , continuous monitoring , HSPD-12 , cyber workforce , CyberStat , Cyberscope , supply chain , Jason Miller

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