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SkyePoint Decisions Wins Position on $300M Education BPA for Cybersecurity, Privacy Support Services

SkyePoint Decisions has secured a spot on the Department of Education‘s $300 million blanket purchase agreement to provide cybersecurity and privacy support services to the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The five-year multiple award contract provides for cybersecurity risk management and compliance, information systems security services and […] More

by William McCormick June 8, 2021, 11:54 am
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Rich Uhlig: Intel Explores Use of Emerging Tech to Improve Virtual Work, Privacy

Rich Uhlig, a senior fellow at Intel, wrote in an editorial published Tuesday that the company is advancing research on emerging technologies to improve learning and virtual work experiences, speed up pathogen surveillance and protect privacy in health data sharing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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by Jane Edwards June 24, 2020, 4:45 am
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CenturyLink Names Hugo Teufel Chief Privacy Officer
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IBM’s Dan Chenok: Agencies Should Understand Benefits, Risks of AI

Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, told Government Matters in an interview posted Monday about the need for government agencies to understand the benefits and risks of implementing artificial intelligence.

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by Jane Edwards June 3, 2020, 5:24 am
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Danielle Citron Joins Axon’s AI Ethics Board; Jeff Kunins Quoted

Axon announced on Tuesday the appointment of Danielle Citron to a board that aims to guide the responsible development and use of AI-powered technologies being developed by the company.

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by Sarah Sybert March 17, 2020, 10:47 am
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Unisys Survey: 77% of Citizens Accept Interagency Sharing of Personal Data; Shawn Kingsberry Quoted

A Unisys-sponsored survey has found that 77 percent of U.S. citizens said they accept the fact that local and state government agencies practise interagency sharing of their social security numbers, income data, criminal records and other personal information.

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by Jane Edwards September 13, 2019, 4:41 am
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Microsoft, Intel, Duality Technologies Eye New Encryption Standards for Privacy Protection

Microsoft's research arm, Intel and Duality Technologies have agreed to collaborate to come up with standards for the homomorphic encryption method designed to ensure privacy protection in cloud and machine learning.

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by Jane Edwards August 19, 2019, 4:40 am
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Criterion Unveils Cybersecurity Compliance & Risk Management Platform for Federal Agencies

Criterion Systems has launched a platform designed to help federal agencies develop and field cybersecurity and privacy programs. CyberScale is a cyber compliance and risk management platform for customers to identify and assess a CS&P program's risk using the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Framework, the company said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards May 14, 2019, 11:19 pm
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Unisys CEO Peter Altabef's CES Government Conference Presentation Focuses on Internet Security
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Hortonworks' Shaun Bierweiler: Open-Source Tools Could Help Agencies Gain Actionable Intelligence From Data

Shaun Bierweiler, president of Hortonworks' federal business, told Emergency Management in an interview published Wednesday that developers have come up with enterprise open source tools such as Hadoop and Apache NiFi designed to process and generate actionable intelligence from data. “The beauty of using an enterprise open source platform in a disaster response setting […] More

by Jane Edwards December 3, 2018, 10:05 am
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Intel Unveils Model Bill for Data Privacy; David Hoffman Quoted

Intel seeks feedback on a draft model bill that encourages policymakers and stakeholders to participate in transparent discussions related to personal data privacy. The company said Thursday the model legislation aims to inspire Congress to develop a federal law that will direct companies in the proper use of personal information. The effort comes as several issues are beginning […] More

by Monica Jackson November 9, 2018, 3:00 am
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Tim Berners-Lee Seeks to Address Privacy Issues, Fake News via “˜Magna Carta for the Web'

Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has introduced a new contract that outlines a set of principles for internet companies to protect privacy, advance transparency of their algorithms and address online abuse, The Telegraph reported Monday. Berners-Lee said at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Magna Carta for the web“ was launched in response […] More

by Jane Edwards November 7, 2018, 2:00 am