http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2012/05/cybersecurity-ranks-top-concern-federal-cio-survey/55572/ By Andrew Lapin Nextgov May 3, 2012 Protecting government information from cyberattacks is the issue that weighs most heavily on the minds of federal chief information officers, according to a new survey. One-fifth of respondents to the 22nd annual TechAmerica/Grant Thornton LLP Federal CIO Survey mentioned cybersecurity as their top concern, ranking it ahead of controlling costs, human capital, governmentwide IT modernization efforts and mobility. TechAmerica President and Chief Executive Officer Shawn Osborne unveiled the survey results Thursday in Washington. Forty information technology officials from 35 federal organizations, including federal CIO Steven VanRoekel, responded to the questionnaire, which was administered by TechAmerica member firms. Comments in the survey were not for attribution. CIOs criticized the government’s “inconsistently applied” security framework, lamenting that “quality is all over the place.” In fact, the role of federal CIOs is inconsistent and poorly defined, respondents said. They added they did not feel empowered to offer innovative IT services. [...] _______________________________________________ LayerOne Security Conference May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA http://www.layerone.orgReceived on Fri May 04 2012 - 07:00:57 PDT
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