Category «Internet»

NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process

NIST – IR 7977 – NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process, Cryptographic Technology Group Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory, March 31, 2016.” “This document describes the principles, processes and procedures that drive cryptographic standards and guidelines development efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This document reflects public comments received …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

AP Stylebook announces changes to use of Internet and Web

Effective June 1, 2016 with the launch of the new AP Stylebook, the word internet will be written in lowercase. Per another tweet – “Also, we will lowercase web in all instances – web page, the web, web browser – effective June 1.”

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

Elements of a New Ethical Framework for Big Data Research

“The Berkman Center is pleased to announce the publication of a new paper from the Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project team. In this paper, Effy Vayena, Urs Gasser, Alexandra Wood, and David O’Brien from the Berkman Center, with Micah Altman from MIT Libraries, outline elements of a new ethical framework for big data …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond

“The University of Maryland, Baltimore Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, and Center for Information Technology Services have organized a cybersecurity conference that is free and open to the public. You can find details, RSVP, and a link to watch the livestream here: http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/cybersecurity.cfm. This program is made possible by a …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, Education, Internet, Legal Research, Libraries

FCC Modernizes Lifeline Program for the Digital Age

News release: “The Federal Communications Commission today modernized and reformed its Lifeline program to help low income consumers afford access to the 21st Century’s vital communications network: the Internet. Since 1985, Lifeline has helped make telephone service affordable for low-income Americans. Today, consumers need Internet access for full and meaningful participation in society. Yet 43 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Consumers’ Use of Mobile Financial Services

“Since 2011, the Federal Reserve Board has conducted a survey of how consumers use their mobile phones to interact with financial institutions, make payments, and manage their personal finances. The Survey of Consumers’ Use of Mobile Financial Services is launched in November of each year, and a corresponding report is released the following March. All …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet

Map Shows How Apple-FBI Fight Was About Much More Than One Phone

Via ACLU – “The government insisted that its effort to force Apple to help break into an iPhone as part of the investigation into the 2015 San Bernardino shootings was just about that one case. Even though the FBI no longer needs Apple’s help in that case, the FBI’s request was part of a sustained …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Mail, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

GAO Reports – DOD Major Automated Information Systems, NASA, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

DOD Major Automated Information Systems: Improvements Can Be Made in Reporting Critical Changes and Clarifying Leadership Responsibility, GAO-16-336: Published: Mar 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 2016. NASA: Assessments of Major Projects, GAO-16-309SP: Published: Mar 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 2016. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements for …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Medicine

Harvard Library’s Environmental Scan of Web Archiving

Harvard Library’s Environmental Scan of Web Archiving By Andrea Goethals, Manager of Digital Preservation and Repository Services; Preservation Services: “Managing born-digital material, including content that originated on the web, has been one of Harvard Library’s strategic priorities for FY15 and 16. As a result, the Web Archive Working Group has been gathering information to inform …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Documenting the Business Register and Related Economic Business Data

DeSalvo, Bethany and Limehouse, Frank and Klimek, Shawn D., Documenting the Business Register and Related Economic Business Data (March 01, 2016). US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 16-17. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2755723 “The Business Register (BR) is a comprehensive database of business establishments in the United States and provides resources for …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

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