To fight insider threats, AF team models network protection layers
A team of researchers at the Hanscom Air Force Base has developed a process for delivering solutions that protect against insider threats.
Secure browsing, messaging skyrockets after high-profile hacks
Secure browsing topped a list of the most activated mobile applications in the last year, according to a report by enterprise mobile management firm Good Technology.
5 tools for improved identity management
While agency security challenges continue to unfold, IT managers will have to rely on existing technology solutions to help manage their ongoing and embryonic security threats.
Best sources of actionable threat intelligence
Sources of threat information can be found both inside and outside an organization – not just in network monitoring logs and intrusion prevention systems.
Senate, DSS eyeing threat scanning systems
The Defense Security Service and the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms issued requests for information for services that scan and gather threat information from multiple sources.
Agencies navigate the identity-based security ecosystem
Identity systems – and the electronic formats for managing them – have become the top priority for safeguarding the government data attackers now target.
FAA leaves air traffic system open to security risk, says GAO
The FAA has taken steps to safeguard national airspace systems, says the Government Accountability Office, but significant vulnerability remains in authorizing user access to systems, maintaining good data encryption and security monitoring practices.
Array Networks introduces FIPS-compliant gateway
The AG1500FIPS provides enhanced security for SSL traffic by storing, processing and encrypting both the keys and data in a hardware-secured module.
DOD takes ISIL fight to the deep web
DARPA is using its Memex technology to search, trace and track illicit activity across the vast, hidden underbelly of the Internet.
Now that’s persistent: Equation’s firmware threat
An Equation Group threat that uses disk drive firmware to plant malware in systems points to the kind of sophisticated and hard-to-tackle menace that will increasingly be a part of black hat attacks.
Postal Service IG wants more analytics muscle
U.S. Postal Services is looking for advanced analytics technology to help it detect fraud and conduct sensitive audits.
NIST outlines guidance for security of copiers, scanners
The guidance covers protecting information processed, stored or transmitted on replication devices, which are those that copy, print or scan documents, images or objects.
Using smartphones for ID authentication
The technology built into most smartphones can provide more sophisticated authentication than a paper drivers’ license or passport.
Lenovo CTO: Superfish spyware confined to consumer notebooks
While the Superfish VisualDiscovery spyware found on some Lenovo PCs has damaged the company’s reputation, enterprise customers have been assured that the adware was confined to consumer notebooks.
How pervasive traffic visibility can boost network security
A robust monitoring fabric will intelligently filter, correlate, normalize and deliver the appropriate traffic to the agency’s security, monitoring and management systems.
Following attack, intruders still cooling in State Department network
Four months after a breach and takedown of its unclassified email networks, the State Department has not been able to rid its network of hackers.
ORNL licenses malware detection technology
Hyperion, which can recognize malicious software even if the specific program has not been identified as a threat, was licensed to R&K Cyber Solutions LLC of Manassas, Va.
Feds to take payments from digital wallets
Digital wallet services give customers options to initiate transactions via the Internet or mobile apps without the need to enroll in a system or provide personal information.
Software freezes devices that fall offline
Absolute Software Corp.’s Device Freeze Offline Policy lets IT managers set an automated freeze command for any device that remains offline for a specified period of time.
Tech in the crossfire of DHS funding debate
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security have been warning of the consequences to technology programs in the event of a DHS shutdown.
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