Today the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency released a report, “Securing Cyberspace for the 44th President,” that includes recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to improve cybersecurity in federal systems and in critical infrastructure.
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Recommendations To President Elect Obama For How To Improve Cybersecurity
Monday, December 8th, 2008Cloud Computing & Privacy
Monday, November 24th, 2008While doing some research on cloud computing and considering the privacy and information security implications, I ran across a recent (11/18/2008) report from the Constitution Project, “Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress“.
The following is an excerpt from page 184…
Cloud Computing & Privacy
Monday, November 24th, 2008While doing some research on cloud computing and considering the privacy and information security implications, I ran across a recent (11/18/2008) report from the Constitution Project, “Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress“.
The following is an excerpt from page 184…
Cloud Computing & Privacy
Monday, November 24th, 2008While doing some research on cloud computing and considering the privacy and information security implications, I ran across a recent (11/18/2008) report from the Constitution Project, “Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress“.
The following is an excerpt from page 184…
A Couple More Voting Problems
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Vote! Vote! Vote!
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Today, at long last, the marathon of a presidential election race is finally almost over. Today…finally…the finally final votes are made for U.S. president. Did I mention finally? The race has been going on for two years here in Iowa.
I voted absentee ballot around 3 – 4 weeks ago; I’m so glad I don’t need to deal with the long lines. But it is *GOOD* for once to see those long lines! More people need to get involved with voting.
Here are a few interesting headlines about voting related (directly or indirectly) with security and/or privacy…
Audit Shows That After 5 Years CMS *STILL* Has No Documented Procedures For Ensuring HIPAA compliance
Thursday, October 30th, 2008This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a very interesting assessment of how well, and how effectively, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was performing their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) oversight responsibilities.
Audit Shows That After 5 Years CMS *STILL* Has No Documented Procedures For Ensuring HIPAA compliance
Thursday, October 30th, 2008This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a very interesting assessment of how well, and how effectively, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was performing their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) oversight responsibilities.
