To Secure Data, Secure the Appropriate Talent

"As more and more data is stored online," writes U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott on the White House blog, "the need to protect against the adverse consequences of malicious cyber activity becomes more pressing each year."

In the proposed administration guidance described in that post, agencies are asked to develop and implement IT modernization plans following a four-phase system for high-risk, high-priority systems, which includes:

• the development of updated ent