http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/19/china_government_cyber_security_guidelines/ By Phil Muncaster The Register 19th July 2012 The Chinese government has released sweeping new information security guidelines designed to enable public and private bodies to protect themselves more effectively against new cyber threats. The State Council’s long list of recommendations spans just about every conceivable aspect of information security, painting a picture of a nation under siege from attackers and increasingly vulnerable thanks to its reliance on the internet. It points to the need to better secure “energy, transport, finance and other fields of the national economy” as well as government departments. On the government side, the guidelines include more auditing, security reporting and monitoring and a pledge to “reduce the number of internet connection points” – presumably to isolate highly classified data on specific machines. [...] -- Learn how to be a Pen Tester, CISSP, ISSMP, or ISSAP with Expanding Security online. Come to a free class and see how good and fun the program really is. http://www.expandingsecurity.com/PainPillReceived on Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:29:52 PDT
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