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Seven Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance

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Overview The number of security breaches of federal information systems and cases of improper access to these systems continues to grow at an alarming rate. In fact, federal civilian agencies reported three times more cyber security incidents in 2008 than in 2006, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And that's just the number of reported incidents; an official at the DHS believes the number may be higher. A quick Internet search reveals the continued pervasiveness of security breaches of federal information systems.

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Publisher	Tripwire	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Management, Cyber Security

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