Straight after the JTC 1/SC 27 IT security techniques meeting in Jaipur (following night after the Parish event) ETSI’s Cyber group seriously proposed that we have to abandon the whole privacy issue. I do not see the future as black. Based on this serious theme we have arranged a series of update acute isssues [...]

Where are we at with cyber-security in government? An article by Rene Millman in The Guardian[1] stresses that both central and local governments are increasingly at risk of cyber attacks. They should, he notes, be trying to constantly improve their systems and, perhaps most importantly, fostering an increased staff awareness about how to protect data. [...]

Ajoint policy declaration of AT&T and the National Cyber Security Alliance published a guide to encourage the development of long-term strategies aimed at increasing cybersecurity awareness among elected officials.They commissioned the Governing Institute (dedicated to helping public sector leaders govern more effectively through research, decision support and executive education) to survey 103 US state legislators [...]