Information security

Boundary Protection and Virtual Private Networking Capability to Be Provided Under $5 Million Deal

ASHBURN, Va. – October 19, 2009 – Verizon Business will help the NATO Command, Control and Communications Agency (NC3A) strengthen NATO's network security with a package of networking and security services.

Under a new deal valued at about $5 million covering two years and an optional one-year extension, Verizon Business through Verizon Cybertrust Security in Belgium will implement a highly resilient virtual private network for approximately 30 locations on the agency's existing network. The company will provide secure gateways to and from the Internet as well as the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) encryption for users on the network.    » read more »

October 07, 2009 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) and Charles A. Gonzalez (D-Texas) have introduced House Concurrent Resolution 193, expressing the sense of Congress for the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches.

"The safety of millions of American is put at risk because of the potential of unknown risk within the nation's data network," Congressman Burgess (TX-26) said. "It's time Congress got serious about enacting meaningful legislation that would put into place needed safeguards and protections to ensure cybersecurity for our nation's information infrastructure."    » read more »

April 8, 2008 -- Information technology has grown to provide both government and the private sector with an efficient and timely means of delivering essential services around the world. As a result, these critical systems remain at risk from potential attacks via the Internet. It is the policy of the United States to prevent or minimize disruptions to our critical information infrastructure in order to protect the public, the economy, government services, and the national security of the United States.

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February 14, 2008 -- Information security is especially important for federal agencies, where the public's trust is essential and poor information security can have devastating consequences. Since 1997, GAO has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk issue in each of its biennial reports to the Congress.    » read more »

More Than 300 Organizations With Operations in 32 Countries Currently Hold Coveted Cybertrust Certification After Meeting Rigorous Standards

August 15, 2007, BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business' Security Management Program is marking its 10-year anniversary, having reviewed the information security measures of more than 1,000 businesses and government agencies around the world.    » read more »

06 August 2007 -- President Bush has signed into law a bill that gives the U.S. government more power to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists.

The legislation lifts a previous requirement that such surveillance could not begin without advance permission from a court. Mr. Bush says in a statement Sunday that this change will give U.S. agents "dynamic and flexible" tools for counterterrorism work.    » read more »

July 27, 2007 -- For many years, GAO has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem with potentially devastating consequences--such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of personally identifiable information--and has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk issue.    » read more »