Download or read book Information Security Agencies Make Progress in Implementation of Requirements But Significant Weaknesses Persist written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without proper safeguards, fed. agencies' computer systems are vulnerable to intrusions by individuals and groups who have malicious intentions and can obtain sensitive info., commit fraud, disrupt operations, or launch attacks against other computer systems and networks. Concerned by reports of significant weaknesses in fed. systems, Congress passed the Fed. Info. Security Mgmt. Act (FISMA), which permanently authorized and strengthened info. security program, evaluation, and annual reporting requirements for fed. agencies. This is testimony on a draft report on: (1) the adequacy and effectiveness of fed. agencies' info. security policies and practices; and (2) their implementation of FISMA requirements.
Download or read book The State of Federal Information Security written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cybersecurity Continued Federal Efforts are Needed to Protect Critical Systems and Information written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal laws and policy have assigned important roles and responsibilities to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Nat. Inst. of Standards and Tech. (NIST) for securing computer networks and systems. DHS is charged with coordinating the protection of computer-reliant critical infrastructure -- much of which is owned by the private sector -- and securing its own computer systems, while NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines for implementing security controls over information and information systems. This report describes cybersecurity efforts at DHS and NIST -- including partnership activities with the private sector -- and the use of cybersecurity performance metrics in the fed. gov¿t. Table and graphs.
Download or read book Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST and DHS written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Security written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increase in security incidents and continuing weakness in security controls on information technology systems at federal agencies highlight the continuing need for improved information security. To standardize and strengthen agencies' security, the Office of Management and Budget, in collaboration with the Nat. Inst. of Standards and Technology, launched the Federal Desktop Core Configuration initiative in 2007. This report: (1) identifies the goals, objectives, and requirements of the initiative; (2) determines the status of actions federal agencies have taken, or plan to take, to implement the initiative; and (3) identifies the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned in implementing this initiative. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Federal Information Security Issues written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses additional questions arising from the May 19, 2009, hearing on federal information security held by the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. In that hearing, there was a discussion on the current state of information security throughout the federal government and agency efforts to comply with the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). Congress had the following two questions: (1) Comment on the need for improved cyber security relating to S.773, the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009; and (2) Provide recommendations to improve the Federal Information Security Management Act. This report provides the responses.
Download or read book Identity Theft Governments Have Acted to Protect Personally Identifiable Information But Vulnerabilities Remain written by Daniel Bertoni and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of personally identifiable information, such as an individual's Social Security number, name, and date of birth can result in serious harm, including identity theft. Identity theft, a serious crime that impacts millions of individuals each year, occurs when such information is used without authorization to commit fraud or other crimes. While progress has been made protecting personally identifiable information in the public and private sectors, challenges remain. This testimony summarizes: (1) the problem of identity theft; (2) steps taken at the fed., state, and local level to prevent potential identity theft; and (3) vulnerabilities that remain to protecting personally identifiable information, including in fed. information systems. Illustrations.
Download or read book Information Security Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weakness written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without proper safeguards, fed. computer systems are vulnerable to intrusions by individuals who have malicious intentions and can obtain sensitive info. The need for a vigilant approach to info. security (IS) has been demonstrated by the pervasive and sustained cyber attacks against the U.S. Concerned by reports of weaknesses in fed. systems, Congress passed the Fed. IS Management Act (FISMA), which authorized and strengthened IS program, evaluation, and annual reporting requirements for fed. agencies. This testimony discusses fed. IS and agency efforts to comply with FISMA. It summarizes: (1) fed. agencies¿ efforts to secure info. systems and (2) opportunities to enhance fed. cybersecurity. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Information security Selected Departments need to Address Challenges in Implementing Statutory Requirements written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Security written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information Security: Agencies Make Progress in Implementation of Requirements, but Significant Weaknesses Persist
Download or read book FISMA Principles and Best Practices written by Patrick D. Howard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many agencies struggle to comply with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulations, those that have embraced its requirements have found that their comprehensive and flexible nature provides a sound security risk management framework for the implementation of essential system security controls. Detailing a proven appro
Download or read book The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical infrastructure protection significant challenges in safeguarding government and privately controlled systems from computerbased attacks written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am pleased to be here today to discuss efforts to protect federal agency information systems and our nation's critical computer-dependent infrastructures. Federal agencies, and other public and private entities, rely extensively on computerized systems and electronic data to support their missions. Accordingly, the security of these systems and data is essential to avoiding disruptions in critical operations, data tampering, fraud, and inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information. Further, as the Comptroller General stated in testimony last week, protecting against computer-based attacks on critical infrastructures is an important aspect of homeland security.
Download or read book Privacy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Export Controls written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SIPRI export control project seeks to raise the quality of information and awareness of the current state of national and multilateral export control systems, primarily in Europe.
Download or read book The Cyber Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information security federal agencies show mixed progress in implementing statutory requirements testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
