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Fed Tech Roundup September 30

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Costly blimp surveillance program is looking a little deflated - GCN.com. Dynamic firewall to help defend from DDoS attacks - GCN.com. Federal Information Security: Agencies Need to Correct Weaknesses and Fully Implement Security Programs, September 29, 2015. Federal government awards Ben Franklin $1.7

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Guidance Software Federal Summit 6 March 2014

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Recognized as a pioneer in the field of classified information protection, Mr. Bigman developed technical measures and procedures to manage the nation’s most sensitive secrets. Bigman worked in every area of information and data security, the last fifteen years as the Agency’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Arun DeSouza

SecureWorld News

Arun DeSouza is the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for Nexteer Automotive. He has been a CISO for 20 years and has extensive global IT and security leadership and transformation experience. A : The World Economic Forum found that 95% of security incidents are due to human error.

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Home Depot Data Breach Settlement: 5 Things It Must Do Now

SecureWorld News

The data breach compromised payment card information of roughly 40 million customers. It has also agreed to strengthen its information security program through a series of steps, which must be done within 180 days of the agreement. The company will pay a total of $17.5 million to 46 U.S. Of the $17.5

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Digital Risk Management Leader RiskIQ Raises New Funding To Expand Platform Ecosystem, Sales and Digital Risk Applications

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Threats outside the firewall are vast and dynamic. RiskIQ provides organizations access to the widest range of security intelligence and applications necessary to understand exposures and take action - all without leaving the platform. To learn more about RiskIQ, visit www.riskiq.com.

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How to survive in the CISO hot-seat

Network World

After all, information security is no longer solely about managing firewalls and patch management, but rather a varied role encompassing business and technical skills. Research studies indicate that CISOs typically survive just 18 months to two years in a job which is increasingly complex and multi-skilled.

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The 7 Step to Develop and Deploy Data Loss Prevention Strategy

Galido

DLP is known for a multi-year undertaking, a DLP program can be a manageable, progressive process if organizations focus on a progressive approach. This may type of data, encryption and security controls may provide security when data is at rest, inside the firewall. In the words of Gartner Research VP Anton Chuvakin.