“Recently, governments have shifted their talking points from claiming they only use mass…”

“Recently, governments have shifted their talking points from claiming they only use mass surveillance for “national security” purposes to the more nebulous “valid foreign intelligence purposes.” I suggest this committee consider that this rhetorical shift is a tacit acknowledgment by governments that they recognize they have crossed beyond the boundaries…

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Tripwire Survey: Only 11 Percent of Federal IT Professionals Have Implemented the Top 20 Critical Security Controls

  Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced the results of a survey on security technology trends in the federal government. The survey was conducted by Dimensional Research from September 26 through October 4, 2013, and evaluated the attitudes of 110 federal information technology…

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