The Situation Report: NIST Framework Mandatory? Open Source Rebellion at DHS? Apr 28, 2016 A low-key change has taken place that sources say has shifted the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity from a purely voluntary practice to a mandatory standard for Federal agencies….Reactions to the White House’s open source coding push….And grumbling about Silicon Valley imports. […]
Video Interview: Matthew Davis, CIO, Virginia Department of Elections Apr 26, 2016 MeriTalk discussed the voting process and election security with Matthew Davis, the chief information officer at the Virginia Department of Elections, at the 2016 Akamai Government Forum in Washington, D.C. […]
Why Are We Letting Our IT Infrastructure Fall to Pieces? Apr 25, 2016 In a guest commentary, Alan P. Balutis of Cisco Systems wonders why the government’s reliance on outdated technology has surfaced only recently as an issue. […]
Make Cybersecurity a Strong Foundation–Not a Flimsy Add-on Apr 4, 2016 Kenneth M. Ritchhart at Oracle Public Sector argues that cybersecurity itsn’t an add-on. He says it has to be part of a network’s foundation. […]