Where SFS grads go, and where they come from
The National Security Agency and Defense Department have hired the most graduates of the Scholarship for Service program during the last three years.
In Best of FOSE awards, government wins
The winners of the Best of FOSE 2009 combine innovation and practicality to meet the needs of government agencies.
Feds at the forefront of DNS security
DNSsec provides a classic example of the government’s ability — by providing the will and the market for new technology — to lead by example and affect IT security far beyond its own domain.
Scholarship program targets need for cybersecurity skills
The government will need thousands of cybersecurity workers in the coming years. One federal education program is helping to meet the demand.
VA's security lessons learned
The loss of millions of records at a cost of millions of dollars — along with some congressional oversight — has caused the Veterans Affairs Department to upgrade its incident response program and put tighter controls on sensitive data.
Stephen Coggeshall: Behavioral analytics could extend identity management security
GCN INTERVIEW: Stephen Coggeshall, chief technology officer at ID Analytics and a proponent of advanced mathematical analytics, talks about how ID cards and biometrics can fall short as identification tools.
Group publishes specification for improving interoperability of IP video surveillance
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance wants to promote interoperability of IP-enabled physical security products
Georgia bolsters ID card security
Georgia Technology Authority adds identification card reading technology for state License Match program.
GAO: SEC cybersecurity program is incomplete
Despite efforts to correct weaknesses, SEC's failure to fully implement a program overseen by a senior information security officer has left vulnerabilities in the commission’s online systems, GAO auditors found.
Search engines becoming tool for phishing attacks
Hackers increasingly are attempting to influence search engines to misdirect users to spurious Web sites.
In cybersecurity, there are no silver bullets
The rapidly changing nature of threats and systems means IT security will continue to be a journey with no clear destination for the foreseeable future, according to a panel of security experts.
BarackBerry unmasked
Sources familiar with White House communications services have confirmed that President Barack Obama is packing a BlackBerry 8830 as his primary smart phone.
Identity theft could hit victims harder during economic downturn, survey finds
Victims reported that they have missed payments because of ID theft and suffered serious repercussions as economy worsens.
Secret Service’s ink evidence library now electronically searchable
As a result of being digitized, ink sample matching takes minutes as opposed to hours or days, and inks remain safe from environmental degradation and accidental contamination.
U.S. needs to be cautious in asserting its intention to defend its cyber turf
If we don’t know who is attacking us and why, we run the risk of escalating minor incidents with inappropriate responses.
Security official says Microsoft's DNS patch is flawed
A major flaw in a patch for Microsoft's Domain Name System and Windows Internet Name Service servers renders the new patch virtually useless if a server has already been compromised, according to security firm nCircle.
GCN honors public-sector IT innovations with Best of FOSE awards
Government Computer News has awarded 14 technology companies with GCN Best of FOSE Awards for 2009 that recognize outstanding and innovative information technology products for government.
Securely booting from strangest of places
FOSE vendors display a new crop of devices for booting from USB keys and portable hard drives.
Adobe issues critical PDF reader patch
Adobe Systems Inc. issues a critical security fix for an Adobe Reader 9 bug that first got broad attention in late February.
Security requirements defined for smart electrical meters
The Energy Department and electric utilities have established baseline security needs for Advanced Metering Systems that are a part of the planned Smart Grid.
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