White Papers Crack Encryption, RSS Issues

Encryption usage by the federal government needs to be defined better, while GeoRSS offers the promise of geo-enabling RSS feeds with location information. Embarrassing data losses by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service have led the Office of Management and Budget to issue a memorandum on encrypting personally identifiable information when it is taken away from the office. Agencies have until August to comply with the OMB request. This will enable them to compensate for a lower level of physical security when data leaves the confines of a secure facility. The data security company WebProWorld Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.