securing data at rest in a mobile environment

June 2007

June 2007

Securing Data at Rest in a Mobile Environment

© 2007 by INPUT. All rights reserved.

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Securing Data at Rest in a Mobile Environment

Section I: Introduction

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Section II: Securing Data

Telework

1 Public Law 106-346, § 359 of Oct. 23, 2000




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Section III: Necessity of Security for Data at Rest

2 Public Law 106-346, § 359 of Oct. 23, 2000 3 Neither rain, nor snow, nor bird flu, Washington Technology, July 7, 2006, www.washingtontechnology.com/cgi-bin/udt/im. 4 Agencies still lack dedicated telework personnel, survey finds, Federal Computer Weekly, April 2, 2007. www.fcw.com/article98132-04-02-07-Web


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Government Policy and Legislation

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5 INPUT: Federal Information Security Analysis; Issue Analysis Report; Market Impact of the Department of Veterans Affairs Security Breach, June 2006 6 TSA suffers data loss; lawmakers watch closely, Federal Computer Weekly, May 7, 2007, www.fcw.com/article102653-05-07-07-Web


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Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations (COOP)

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Accelerated Adoption of Mobile Devices

Section IV: A Comprehensive Approach to Securing Data at Rest in a Mobile Environment

7 Continuity of Operations; Agencies could improve planning for Telework during disruptions, Statement of David M. Walker; Comptroller General of the United States before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, May 11, 2006




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Protecting the Data Infrastructure

Enabling Safe Mobile Data Devices

8 Data Traveler Elite White Paper, Kingston Technology, www.kingston.com/flash.odf_files/dt_elite_wp.pdf, This flash drive will self destruct. . . Mobile Mag, March 17, 2006, www.mobilemag.com/content/100/349/c6986 9 Security Management Online, 06/2005 www.securitymanagement.com/library/001746.html


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Enabling Safe Data Transfer

Securing Data in a Mobile Environment Quick Checklist

10 VA buys 25K secure thumb drives, Federal Computer Weekly, May 14, 2007, www.fcw.com/article102707-05-14-07-web 11 VA gives thumbs down to thumb drives, Federal Computer Weekly, March 19, 2007, www.fcw.com/article97949-03-19-07-Print


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Enforcing Data Integrity Protocols and IT Policy Compliance

Necessity for Adoption and Challenges

12 INPUT: Federal Information Security Analysis; Issue Analysis Report; Market Impact of the Department of Veterans Affairs Security Breach, June 2006 13 INPUT: Federal Information Security Analysis; Issue Analysis Report; Market Impact of the Department of Veterans Affairs Security Breach, June 2006




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Section V: Conclusions

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