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IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News In the past, all government IT security training has been the charge of the Cabinet Office, through the office of the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA). The government is... [01 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund, which would be used to loan money to central and local... [29 Jun 2009]
SMEs on target list for UK cyber attack group
News Daniels said that getting large private providers of government services engaged in the effort is a central feature of the government's Cyber Security Strategy. The UK's new cyber... [29 Jun 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News Other government agencies involved include the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance; CESG, the information-assurance arm of GCHC; and the Centre... [25 Jun 2009]
Unification of Financial Sector Regulators: The Case of Kazakhstan
White Paper Creation of the FSA was the result of a long-term strategic plan of the government of Kazakhstan and the strategic vision of the then-chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan,2 Mr Grigori Marchenko. [25 Jun 2009]
Distributed Intrusion Detection for Computer Systems Using Communicating Agents
White Paper Almost all government agencies, businesses, schools, and most homes use the Internet, and many of their service providers use the Windows NT operating system, which has known vulnerabilities. Most commercially available... [25 Jun 2009]
Major Northern Ireland Government Services to Launch Online Following Robust Security Implementation
White Paper Like most public sector agencies, Northern Ireland central government departments and local authorities are under pressure to meet U.K.government deadlines to get core services online by... [25 Jun 2009]
RSA SecurID Two-Factor Authentication Makes Secure Remote Access Easy for Queensland Local Government Authority
White Paper In addition, the Logan Council IT department was eager to leverage its remote access platform as a central component of its disaster recovery plan. Logan City Councilors and key management staff frequently travel... [25 Jun 2009]
Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making - Summary
White Paper There is a need for a central point of contact at federal agencies to help state and local government obtain information about remote sensing data and to facilitate collaborations between these agencies... [25 Jun 2009]
Common Challenge: HP Satisfies Need for Real-Time Information Across Industry Borders
White Paper The ability to integrate disparate legacy databases and make decisions based on absolutely current information is as critical in government as in the commercial sector - if not more so. Government and... [25 Jun 2009]
Smooth Out the Bumps in the Road to On-Demand Access
White Paper Doctors and nurses, government workers, sales agents, claims adjusters, shop floor workers, stockbrokers, truck drivers, and teachers - just about any occupation or any task depends on the ability to access information,... [25 Jun 2009]
Ethical Implications of Information Technology in Government: A Closer Look at GIS
White Paper Information technologies (IT) are now central to the tools of government. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) as the central example, the paper argues how ethics and technology is... [25 Jun 2009]
New York State Central Accounting System Stakeholder Needs Analysis
White Paper This paper represents the first step taken by the Officer of the State Comptroller (OSC) and the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) in establishing a formal understanding of the needs of stakeholders of the... [25 Jun 2009]
Information Technology: Wicomico County
White Paper The Government Office Building is the central hub of the network with T-1 or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connections to the other sites. Wicomico County is similar to many other state and... [25 Jun 2009]
Government Computing: The Cryptography Key
White Paper Cryptography has been central to the evolution of the modern computer. This paper gives an introduction to developments relevant to the public sector. Encryption protects data in three critical ways: it ensures its... [25 Jun 2009]
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