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Senate Holds Cybersecurity Information Sharing Hearing

Posted on Jan 29, 2015 in Government | Comments Off on Senate Holds Cybersecurity Information Sharing Hearing
On January 28, 2015, cybersecurity information sharing was the focus of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ first hearing in the 114th Congress. In the wake of high-profile cyber attacks on Sony, Target, and JPMorgan, the testifying industry executives and security experts urged Congress to pass an information sharing bill that will better detect and...
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USPS Report on NCOA’s Change of Address Procedures Finds Inadequate Protection of Customer Information

Posted on Jan 25, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on USPS Report on NCOA’s Change of Address Procedures Finds Inadequate Protection of Customer Information
In September 2014, a report of the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the security controls used by the National Change of Address Program (the NCOA Program) do not sufficiently protect the confidentiality and integrity of customer information. In particular, inadequate data protection by the NCOA Program’s National Change of Address...
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Cybersecurity Announced as a 2015 Exam Priority by the SEC and FINRA

Posted on Jan 23, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cybersecurity Announced as a 2015 Exam Priority by the SEC and FINRA
In January 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) each announced their 2015 examination priorities, and both agencies emphasized cybersecurity as a primary exam focus (SEC Examination Priorities, FINRA Examination Priorities). The SEC has designated cybersecurity as a market-wide risk in its examination priorities...
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DOE Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines

Posted on Jan 9, 2015 in Energy and Infrastructure, Government | Comments Off on DOE Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines
Utilities, as well as third-party contractors and vendors, should take notice of government-led initiatives pertaining to the smart grid and related cybersecurity matters. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) that provides smart-grid cybersecurity guidance and addresses privacy in the use of data collected by advanced metering...
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