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Welcome to the Public Sector Group. This is an area for users to exchange information and ideas relating to the Federal Government, State & Local Government, Defense & Intelligence, and Education.

 

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New blog entry 10 May 2012
gschumm posted: 3rd Annual FedScoop Cloud Shoot-Out and Cybersecurity Summit Recap
If you missed it, the 3rd Annual FedScoop Cloud Shoot-Out and Cybersecurity Summit was a big hit with government and industry leadership. I was honored to give the keynote, and I used the opportunity to talk about what we at Symantec consider the optimal approach to cloud security -- something we’
New blog entry 26 Apr 2012
Symantec Tom K posted: Highlights of EDGE Summit 2012 -- Chertoff, Resiliency, and Cost Reduction
It seems each year, the EDGE Summit becomes more like the Super Bowl for E-Discovery professionals in the public sector -- a rare opportunity to explore, learn, and network with government and industry’s top strategists, tacticians, and game-changers. 2012 might have been the best Summit yet,
New blog entry 17 Apr 2012
gschumm posted: Negligent Insiders and Malicious Attacks Continue to Pose Security Threat
Last year, there were nearly 900 data breaches (more than in 2009 or 2010*), resulting in 31 million records breached**. And, as the number of reported breaches continued to rise, organizations paid a hefty cost for data breaches, according to this year’s Cost of a Data Breach Study . Some inte
New blog entry 08 Mar 2012
Jen Nowell posted: RSA: Meeting old friends, looking forward, and transparency
I arrived for the 3rd year to the Moscone Center in the heart of San Francisco for the RSA Conference.  Interestingly enough it is like old school where everyone knows everyone.  For my past colleagues who have gone to other companies, strangely enough, the information security market remains a VE
New blog entry 23 Jan 2012
Marty Jost posted: Symantec Simplifies Process for JPAS Members to Acquire External Certificate Authority Certificates for New DoD Requirements
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) maintains a centralized system that tracks users authorized to access DoD websites through a program called the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). The JPAS program helps protect the DoD against unauthorized access to its networks and applications, comp
New blog entry 20 Dec 2011
tiffany_jones posted: The Consumerization of IT
With the significant increase over the last few years in new smart phones, smart devices, and tablets, the demand by government employees to utilize these devices for work and home use is growing.  We called this phenomena the “consumerization of IT.”  Using these types of devices can increase pro
New blog entry 15 Dec 2011
Jen Nowell posted: Mid-December, 2011…
Arriving again on New York Ave. 1100 NW to be exact.  I love this city.  In Washington old man winter has arrived.    The topic of the day is Cybersecurity legislation and privacy.  This is a touchy subject for all because it is a very delicate balance of our constitution
New blog entry 30 Oct 2011
Dean Turner posted: What a Difference a Year Makes: Changing Attitudes and Participation in Government Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs
Sometimes a little paranoia can be a good thing. Especially if a little worry helps motivate critical infrastructure providers to implement safeguards to protect their information and systems from potentially devastating cyberattacks. However, as the results of Symantec’s Global Critical Infrastru
New blog entry 13 Oct 2011
Jen Nowell posted: Federal CIO Spotlight: Can VanRoekel Close the Modernization Gap?
It’s exciting to think how far we’ve come since Vivek Kundra’s Federal CIO appointment in 2009. In an August MeriTalk poll of 1,000 government IT professionals, nearly three quarters agreed that Federal information technology has improved under Kundra’s tenure—with most citing “vision” as his grea
New blog entry 16 Sep 2011
Mike Maxwell posted: Back-to-School Cyber Security Checklist
With the new semester upon us, it’s a good time to reevaluate the way colleges and universities are securing and managing the digital information of their students, faculty, and administrators online. For starters, we’ve noticed a few mega-trends in the higher education space with major securi

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