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Telework Security
"Remote Control – Federal CISOs Dish on Mobility, Telework, and Data Security" Research Study - This study, underwritten by HP, surveys Federal CISOs and dispels myths of telework and security incompatibility
Telework Exchange’s "Feds Walking the Talk on Security?" Research Study - One Year After the Veterans Affairs Laptop Scandal, is Fed Data Still Going AWOL? Underwritten by Utimaco, a data security company, the study reveals that Federal data is significantly more mobile and still vulnerable
Enabling Telework on a Secure Foundation - From the February issue of The Teleworker
The Essential Elements of Comprehensive Endpoint Security - In this whitepaper, Symantec clarifies the various aspects of the endpoint security problem and identifies the functional requirements of a comprehensive endpoint security solution
Government Accountabilities Office (GAO): Information Security: Agencies Need to Develop and Implement Adequate Policies for Periodic Testing - GAO’s evaluation as to which agencies have adequately designed and effectively implemented policies for testing and evaluating their information security controls
GSA’s Federal Management Regulation’s (FMR) Bulletin - The new GSA FMR Bulletin provides technical guidance to assist agencies in their efforts to expand telework in the Federal sector. The Bulletin draws from work done by NIST, OMB, GAO, and GSA. The document includes information on basic equipment, telecommunications, security, privacy, training, and support to help Federal employees and managers become more familiar with alternative workplace arrangements, including telework.
Making Telework a Federal Priority: Security is not the Issue - This document, published by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), discusses telework benefits, COOP, and provides information on secure technologies that support teleworking
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Guide for Security for Telecommuting and Broadband Communications - Provides recommendations to help Federal agencies make their telecommuting applications, broadband connections, and information resources more secure
NIST Assessment of Access Control Systems - Provides background information on access control policies, models, and mechanisms to help organizations secure their computer applications
NIST Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition - Provides information on securing Windows XP Home Edition computers for home users, in particular teleworking Federal employees. It explains the need to use a combination of security protections and provides instructions on how to implement the most essential security protections
NIST Guide to Computer Security Log Management - Provides detailed information on developing, implementing, and maintaining effective log management practices throughout an enterprise
NIST Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities - Provides guidance on conducting tests, training sessions, and exercises to maintain contingency and computer security incident response plans for managing adverse IT situations
NIST Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers - The guide focuses on issues that typically arise when planning and implementing a security program
NIST Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems - This guide reports on research, guidelines, and outreach efforts in information system security, and NIST’s collaborative activities with industry, government, and academic organizations
NIST's Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems (Second Public Draft) - The document provides a comprehensive listing of methods and procedures to assess the effectiveness of security controls in federal information systems
OMB Memorandum M-06-16: "Protection of Sensitive Agency Information," June 23, 2006 - In this memorandum, OMB provides Federal agencies with a NIST checklist that provides guidance on encryption policies for Federal data on mobile devices
OMB Memorandum M-07-16: " Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information," May 22, 2007 - Directs Federal agencies to encrypt all data on mobile computers and devices carrying agency data
Parting Words of Wisdom - Hord Tipton, former Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of the Interior, discusses his views on telework and related security concerns in the May 2007 issue of The Teleworker
Practical Security Strategies for Today’s Telework - From the February issue of The Teleworker
Securing Data at Rest in a Mobile Environment - In this whitepaper, Symantec looks at how for Federal employees, increased mobility comes with increased concern about the security of Government data
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