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.

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

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.

This week in Technically News: NC Government Center Seeks Better IT Management; Cybersecurity Help Wanes Due to Government Shutdown; Should CIOs Be Worried About the Federal Shutdown?; Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Carrots and Sticks; How Analytics is Making NYC’s Streets and Buildings Safer.

This week in Technically News: Shutdown Heightens Cybersecurity Risks, Feds Warn; Symantec Knocks Half a Million Computers Out of the ZeroAccess Botnet; Budget Worries Grow for Government IT Leaders; Why IT's Economics Revolution Is More Than OpEx and CapEx; Your Fragile Supply Chain: Fatal to Business.

This week in Technically News: The State Worker: Lessons from Ohio’s State Tech Project; States Test New Credentialing Approaches; Observations From This Year’s NSA Open Source Industry Day; GAO: Agencies Can’t Get FISMA Just Right; CIOs See Big Data as Internet-like Innovation Platform for Government; Could Agencies Avoid Disaster in a Nirvanix-like Cloud Shutdown?

This week in Technically News: NetApp Outlines Strategy for Data Management Across Clouds; Major Changes Ahead as NIST Cybersecurity Framework Nears Oct. Publication; State Finds Power in Data Center Consolidation; More Than 1 in 5 Cyber Jobs Vacant at Key DHS Division; Cybersecurity Depends on Smarter Design, NIST Fellow Says.

This week in Technically News: Symantec to Start Revoking Customer’s SSL Certificates by October 1; Oracle Launches Cloud Services Built for Government Agencies; Red Hat CIO Takes an Open-Source Approach to Security & BYOD; Are Federal IT Initiatives Strangling Agency Networks; 13 Cloud Computing Stats for CIOs; Cybersecurity Legislation: What’s Next.

This week in Technically News: Army Admits To Major Computer Security Flaw; Secure Data, Not Devices; NIST Issues Preliminary Cybersecurity Draft Framework; Red Hat Unveils New Offerings, Cloud Certification at VMworld; Investment Capital Floods Cybersecurity Market.