Information Security

Information Security
Author: Gregory C. Wilshusen (au)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2005-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781422302248

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Fed. agencies are facing a set of cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack & the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex & damaging forms. Examples of these threats include: spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail), phishing (fraudulent messages to obtain personal or sensitive data), & spyware (software that monitors user activity without user knowledge or consent). This report determines: the potential risks to fed. systems from these emerging cybersecurity threats; the fed. agencies' perceptions of risk & their actions to mitigate them, fed. & private-sector actions to address the threats on a nat. level; & governmentwide challenges to protecting fed. systems from these threats. Illus.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

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Addressing the Nation's Cybersecurity Challenges

Addressing the Nation's Cybersecurity Challenges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

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Information Security: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Place Federal Systems at Risk

Information Security: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Place Federal Systems at Risk
Author: Gregory C. Wilshusen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1437917658

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Information security is a critical consideration for any organization that depends on info. systems and computer networks to carry out its mission or business. It is especially important for gov¿t. agencies, where maintaining the public's trust is essential. The need for a vigilant approach to info. security has been demonstrated by the pervasive and sustained computerbased (cyber) attacks againimpactst the U.S. and others that continue to pose a potentially devastating to systems and the operations and critical infrastructures that they support. This report describes: (1) cyber threats to fed. info. systems and cyberbased critical infrastructures; and (2) control deficiencies that make these systems and infrastructures vulnerable to those threats. Ill.

Gao-05-231 Information Security

Gao-05-231 Information Security
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781984394057

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GAO-05-231 Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems

Cybersecurity: Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems Form Evolving Threats

Cybersecurity: Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems Form Evolving Threats
Author: Gregory C. Wilshusen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1437925650

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Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks continue to pose a potentially devastating threat to the systems and operations of the fed. government. In recent months, fed. officials have cited the continued efforts of foreign nations and criminals to target government and private sector networks; terrorist groups have expressed a desire to use cyber attacks to target the U.S.; and press accounts have reported attacks on the Web sites of government agencies. This statement describes: (1) cyber threats to fed. information systems and cyber-based critical infrastructures; (2) control deficiencies at fed. agencies that make these systems and infrastructures vulnerable to cyber threats; and (3) opportunities that exist for improving fed. cybersecurity.

Cyber Insecurity

Cyber Insecurity
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Author: Catherine A. Theohary
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1437924344

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Increasing focus on current cyber threats to fed. info. technology systems, nonfederal critical info. infrastructure, and other nonfederal systems has led to numerous legislative cybersecurity proposals and exec. branch initiatives. In May 2009, the Obama Admin. declared that U.S. info. networks would be treated as a strategic national asset. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Difficulties in Addressing Cybersecurity Issues: Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency; The Comprehensive Nat. Cybersecurity Initiative; Obama Admin. Cyberspace Policy Review; Common Themes of Recent Cybersecurity Initiatives; Representative Sampling of Preexisting Exec. Branch Programs and Initiatives; (3) Considerations and Options for Congress.

Reviewing the Federal Cybersecurity Mission

Reviewing the Federal Cybersecurity Mission
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

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