Organizations need to carefully assess – and then verify – the data security controls their existing and prospective vendors have implemented, says privacy and security expert Rebecca Herold. She offers a range of vendor management tips in an in-depth interview with Information Security Media Group.
Source: Verifying Vendors’ Security Programs – CareersInfoSecurity
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to modernize the U.S. federal government’s information technology, a measure that, if enacted, could
Source: Legislation to Modernize Federal IT Reintroduced in Congress
An annual review of nine contractors providing Medicare with administrative services shows that while their information security programs were “adequate in scope …
Source: HHS OIG: Medicare Contractors Struggle with Security Gaps
Proposed White House guidelines for modernizing federal agencies’ IT – a critical step to enhance government cybersecurity – come as the Obama administration winds
Source: Plan for Modernizing Federal IT, Enhancing Security, Unveiled
An NSA contractor who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton has been accused of stealing top-secret documents that the U.S. says could endanger national security. The
Source: NSA Contractor Accused of Taking Top-Secret Documents