What Is Information Assurance?

Information assurance is delivered by network-based security, which helps agencies comply with federal regulations and provides an architectural platform for proactive, automated, real-time threat management.

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John N. Stewart, CSO of Cisco, shares best practices for government from corporate America in the Federal News Radio broadcast.
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Securing a Service-Centric Federal Enterprise

NAC, CAC, HSPD-12 and FISMA: A converged Federal Enterprise needs proactive strategies to enforce security policies.
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Information Assurance: The Basics

To provide information assurance, components work together as a cohesive system throughout the network infrastructure.

Cisco and Public Sector Cyberdefense (PDF - 2 MB)
Cisco Self-Defending Network Strategy (PDF - 218 KB)
FISMA
FIPS

Information Assurance: Viewpoints

Federal experts share insights about security topics.

Federal CISOs on the State of Cybersecurity in 2009
2008 Cisco Federal IT Security Survey Summary (PDF - 116 KB)
2008 Cisco Federal IT Security Survey Slides (PDF - 714 KB)
Cisco 2007 Annual Security Report
2007 Federal IT Security Survey Summary (PDF - 86 KB)
2007 Federal IT Security Survey (PDF - 317 KB)
Information Sharing, with Howard Schmidt, Ken Watson, and Greg Akers (Podcast) (20:35 min)
Good Governance Deserves Good Security with John N. Stewart, Cisco CSO (Audio) (28:08 min)
2006 Federal IT Security Survey (PDF - 686 KB)

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Information Assurance: The Basics

Information Assurance: Viewpoints

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