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• Audit: VA's Mobile Encryption Compliant
  Security of iPhones, iPads ReviewedA federal audit has verified that the Department of Veterans Affairs is complying with federal encryption requirements in its initial use of iPhones and iPads even though the devices lack the required type of hardware encryption.
• 9 Principles to Battle Botnets
  Feds, Business Team Up to Limit Harm Caused by BotnetsThe proliferation of botnets and malware in cyberspace threatens to undermine the efficiencies, innovation and economic growth of the Internet and diminishes the trust and confidence of online users.
• Pension Hack Exposed 123,000 Accounts
  What Was the Motivation Behind the Federal Attack?An attack on the Thrift Savings Plan exposed personal details about more than 120,000 federal pension participants. Learn why one expert says the breach could have serious long-term implications.
• NIST Issues Long-Awaited Cloud Guidance
  SP 800-146 Describes Cloud's Strengths, WeaknessesThe National Institute of Standards and Technology's guidance recommends how and when cloud computing is appropriate, addresses risk management issues and indicates the limits of current knowledge and areas for future research and analysis.
• Notice of ... Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record
  In a notice of a new system of records, the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking comments on proposed privacy practices for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record project now in development. The VLER effort is a long-term project of the VA and the Department of Defense designed to pave the way for improved sharing of records among providers treating vet […]