In this week's Technically News: The Danger of Cybersecurity 'Ghettos'; Federal Tiger Team Crafted Mobile Security Guidelines; Mellanox Optimizes Network Gear for OpenStack; Why We Need Digital Government Strategy 2.0; Federal Agencies Advised To Brace For Big Data; DLT, NetApp Unveil Cloud Storage Suite for Govt Market.

As we are at the close of this year's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which also marked the launch of the Healthcare.gov web site, it seems fitting to take a look at healthcare-related cybersecurity risks.

Today, Garrett Dunwoody brings us insight into open data and security at the local level for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Garrett spent a decade involved in the geospatial technology space within the public sector before taking on the role of Open Data Manager for San Mateo County.

A critical factor in the success of any defense mission is the ability to collaborate in real-time between distributed departments, units and deployed personnel. However, legacy technologies haven’t always made this an easy feat. Today, Google is revolutionizing the way warfighters and civilian personnel communicate and collaborate – in the office and in the field – to help improve efficiency and productivity across the Department.

In today's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month blog, SolarWinds' VP of Product Management, Chris LaPoint, takes us behind the scenes of USB drive security awareness and ways to ensure mobile data remains secure.

Federal agencies must find new and more efficient ways to deliver citizen services, boost employee productivity, optimize operations, and protect their systems and data. This year’s theme, "Empowering Modern and Secure Government” will focus on strategies for simplifying I.T. - so organizations can free up limited resources for use in much-needed innovation.

This week in Technically News: What To Do When Your Computer Gets Kidnapped By Ransomware; Why the US Government Needs a “Digital Core”; Google or Microsoft? Army Users Get Choice; 8 Areas for Improvement in Securing Critical Infrastructure; Stabilizing DHS Cybersecurity Leadership

Jim Wiggins is the Executive Director of the Federal IT Security Institute and winner of the 2011 "Educator of the Year" award from the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association. Today, Jim weeds through the wild, wild west of cybersecurity training and the important skills needed to develop cybersecurity professionals in an ever evolving landscape.

Improving efficiency and innovating are ongoing missions for the U.S. Army, the largest and oldest branch of the U.S. military. Bringing modern commercial cloud capabilities such as Google Apps helps the Army to reduce IT costs, while giving troops access to always up to date, web tools for productivity, collaboration, and communication.

This week in Technically News: IaaS Performance Benchmarks Part 2: AWS; CryptoLocker, Kegotip, Medfos Malware Triple-Threat; How Government IT Uses Virtualization to Lock Down Clouds; State CIO Scramble to Keep Pace with Technology; 7 Keys to More Modern & Secure Government.