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Government Fraud

Presidential Memo on Insider Threat: Big Brother or Sound Policy?

by Christine Meyers 5 December 2012

Recently, an Executive Memo was released addressing the vexing issue of insider threat within departments and agencies of the federal government. This presidential memorandum,“National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs,” was issued on Nov. 21, 2012. The text of the memo is captured below: This Presidential Memorandum transmits the [...]

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Fraud in Government: New PWC Study Says its Getting Worse

by Christine Meyers 17 May 2012

Government agencies around the globe are at risk from within. Just as in the private sector, more error and misuse occurs from internal employees and partners and suppliers than from anyone else. A recent study from Price Waterhouse Coopers indicates that the problem may be getting worse. According to the consultancy’s latest Global Economic Crime [...]

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Cyber attacks hit gas pipelines

by Christine Meyers 9 May 2012

Technorarti Verification code: 4T9PS7PC3FNV Recent reports of sophisticated phishing attacks against natural gas pipeline operators in the United States are highly disturbing. There are approximately 200,000 miles of interstate natural gas pipelines, which supply 25% of the nation’s energy and all of these are potentially at risk. The US Department of Homeland Security has recently [...]

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NIST SP 800-53 Update: Privacy and Information Security Go Hand-in-Hand

by Christine Meyers 28 February 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its update to Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 earlier today at the 2012 RSA Conference. The update included two new sections pertaining to insider threat and privacy. As NIST cited, it is a fundamental responsibility of federal agencies to secure information systems and safeguard against unauthorized [...]

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