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RSS dhsSeven Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance
White Paper In fact, federal civilian agencies reported three times more cyber security incidents in 2008 than in 2006, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And that's just the number of reported incidents; an... [05 Oct 2009]
Vontu Response to NIPP Framework: Vontu Data Loss Prevention Solution Enables Government Agencies to Demonstrate Compliance With DHS Directives
White Paper Vontu's Data Loss Prevention technology enables SSAs to reduce the risk of sensitive data loss and demonstrate compliance with DHS directives regarding critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) protection. [05 Aug 2009]
MTCSC Google Search Appliance Deployment
White Paper MTCSC specializes in applying integrated logistics support, enterprise solution development, engineering, technical and managerial expertise to solve the unique and complex challenges associated with Department of Defense (DoD) and... [22 Jun 2009]
Information Assurance for ASTRO25 Networks: Securing Your Mission Critical Communications
White Paper This is especially true for government agencies that rely upon these systems for the safety and security of human lives and must comply with Federal information assurance requirements like FISMA, DHS-4300, CJIS or DIACAP. [20 Jun 2009]
Obama: 'We are underprepared for cyber attack'
News The origin of many of the feds' cyber security headaches can be traced back to the process that led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nearly seven years ago. By 2005, government auditors... [01 Jun 2009]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Protecting Our Southern Border Against the Terrorist Threat
White Paper Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection have taken a number of steps to increase security across our... [14 Jan 2009]
Obama 'needs new cyber-security tsar'
News President Bush charged the DHS with combating cyberterrorism when he created the department in 2002. The DHS runs the National Center for Cybersecurity, yet it is not prepared to address cybersecurity... [08 Dec 2008]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for security "incidents"
News At an afternoon hearing in Washington held by a subcommittee that deals with cybersecurity issues, Thompson asked: "How can we ask the private sector to better train employees and implement more consistent access controls when... [21 Jun 2007]
Bush picks tech lawyer for homeland security post
News Creation of a DHS policy shop has been suggested by members of Congress, (former Secretary Tom Ridge), and numerous outside experts," Chertoff said. President Bush said on Wednesday that he has chosen Stewart Baker, one... [14 Jul 2005]
US trials RFID tags to track land border crossings
News The project is being run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and one of the main goals is to more accurately record who is entering and leaving the US across land routes without increasing waiting times for... [11 Jul 2005]
US flunks cyber security prep test
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to live up to its cyber security responsibilities and may be "unprepared" for emergencies, federal auditors said in a scathing report released on Thursday. [27 May 2005]
Harnessing the Power of Innovation in Securing the U.S. Homeland Operations Management - Managing the Homeland Security Network of Networks
White Paper The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inherited the IT infrastructures of 22 legacy agencies. This infrastructure requires an Operations Management solution that monitors its health and controls events that may... [03 Feb 2005]
Cyber Security for the Homeland
White Paper DHS has a unique opportunity and mandate to bring different government and non-government entities together to improve cyber security. Today the government is working to make the nation safer than it was in the days... [05 Jan 2005]
Bush's top cybersecurity man quits job for family
News It is even clearer today that cybersecurity must be properly elevated within the DHS in order to provide the necessary resources and the ability to implement policy that will better protect our information... [04 Oct 2004]
Terror cybersecurity efforts need improving
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made some progress in hardening the country's networks against cyberattacks, but many issues still remain, according to an internal DHS report. The report... [26 Jul 2004]
