A couple of recommendations for the new cybersecurity czar

As an immediate result of the 60-day review of the state of federal cybersecurity activities conducted at the behest of the Obama administration, the president announced he will (as has been anticipated) appoint a federal cybersecurity…

Renewed interest in detecting and preventing health care fraud

In an effort to identify any and all ways to shore up the financial stability of Medicare and Medicaid programs, the Obama administration has announced the formation of a task force focused on the use of…

Personal data breach notification law may be in the works for Europe

A May 6 article in the New York Times (“E.U. To Consider More Stringent Reporting of Data Breaches“) includes quotes an opinions from a number of people suggesting that the European Union may be heading for…

New security provisions in draft U.S. ICE legislation

The draft U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) legislation expected to be introduced by Senator Tom Carper (D – Del.) addresses and tries to remedy many of the shortcomings in the Federal Information Security Management…