Security console provides full network visibility, cuts cost of ownership
The iboss network monitoring console provides packet-level visibility across a network, helping curb conventional and advanced security threats.
PC giant Lenovo pledges solution for weak passwords
PC maker Lenovo and Nok Nok Labs, a developer of online authentication systems, form a partnership to offer a standard approach to improving password security and ease of use.
Voice biometrics vie for role in mobile ID tech
Madrid, Spain-based AGNITiO sees a place for voice biometrics in authenticating user ID on smartphones and other mobile devices.
WLAN monitoring and protection, 24/7
AirMagnet’s monitoring solution for wireless networks helps secure communications and tune network performance.
2014: A tipping point for password authentication
With advances in research on new token-based and biometric identification systems, it's time for the government to bid adieu to the common password.
Pentagon ponders access beyond the CAC
The Defense Department is exploring ways to build on the success of the Common Access Card by extending identity management to mobile devices.
Cyber Flag exercises sharpen DOD cyber operations and defense
Cyber pros from across the military hone their skills against a realistic adversary on a closed network in an 11-day U.S. Cyber Command exercise.
New E-Verify security enhancement helps deter employee fraud
The Citizenship and Immigration Services has enhanced the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify system by using analytics to flag and 'lock' Social Security Numbers that have been used fraudulently.
DHS drafts network protection plan, but Congress dithers
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan being developed by DHS is intended to help define and facilitate a voluntary alliance between government and private infrastructure owners.
NTRU crypto software available to open-source community
Security Innovation says offering its public key cryptography for use in open-source community would head off a looming ‘cyrptopocalypse’ caused by limited choice of encryption algorithms.
Why salted hash is as good for passwords as for breakfast
Encrypted passwords can be vulnerable because a decryption key must be available to the authentication server; hashed passwords cannot be decrypted and must be guessed by an attacker, which can be made impractical.
Report lays groundwork for cyber-physical systems research
A Cyber Security Research Alliance report lays out a logical road map for designing security into often attacked cyber-physical systems.
Improving federal cybersecurity need not depend on Congress
NIST continues to expand security guidance for government and private-sector IT systems that choose to use it, in spite of Congress' inability to pass cybersecurity legislation.
Less malware predicted for 2014 but new tactics emerge
Websense Security Labs released its cybersecurity predictions for 2014, suggesting areas IT managers should monitor.
DLA using botanical DNA to prevent tech counterfeiting
The Defense Logistics Agency is using botanical DNA marking technology to battle a rise in counterfeit electronic parts and devices.
Microsoft issues fix for zero-day IE flaw
The vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows has been exploited in watering hole attacks against targeted victims.
3 tips for secure use of USB drives in the agency
In addition to established policies on use, agencies can take these basic steps to help avoid breaches and malware.
The serious side of GPS, where timing is everything
Although most widely known as a feature in consumer products, GPS timing and positioning is used in much of the nation's critical infrastructure, from managing air traffic to time-stamping financial transactions.
Secure, compact PC stack arranges to meet government needs
The multi-client Stratus includes three PCs and a remote controlled KVM to deliver security and convenience to government users who need to operate multiple PCs.
Can't the United States and China just get along in cyberspace?
A report from the EastWest Institute's recent summit on cooperation in cyberspace suggests a model for easing the poisonous relationship that is growing between two cyber superpowers.
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