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IT security: Survey says it's better

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For the third consecutive year, a majority of federal decision makers surveyed on cybersecurity say they are more confident about their agency’s information technology security posture now than they were four years ago. A large majority also said they are spending more time each year complying with mandated security requirements. The figures, included in a survey of 223 IT officials in more than 40 civilian and Defense agencies released today by Cisco, seem to indicate that security mandates from Congress and the Office of Management and Budget are focusing on the right things. The top priorities were achieving compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and implementing the president’s Comprehensive National Cyber Security Initiative. A primary element of the president’s cyber initiative is the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC), an effort to consolidate and better manage government network connections.

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