Random Password Manager goes Hyper-V
Random Password Manager can automatically update every local administrator password on virtual Windows servers in the enterprise.
Biometrics Task Force reveals 2009 research funding areas
The development of single sensors capable of capturing multiple modalities, and the development of multimodal model matching capabilities, are focus areas for research funding proposals.
New FISMA bill gets committee OK
Legislation addresses concerns that FISMA compliance had become a paperwork drill without ensuring improved IT security.
Citrix NetScaler package certified
Software suite wins Common Criteria EAL 2+ certification.
Tresys offers cross-domain message tool
TurretGate can route up to 2,400 messages per second between two networks, with less than 10 millisecond latency per message.
McAfee to acquire Secure Computing
Acquisition gives McAfee a complete network security portfolio covering intrusion prevention, firewall, Web and e-mail security, data protection and network access control.
Amtrak deploys video surveillance system
System allows surveillance video to be monitored in real-time from any Amtrak location over an IP network connection.
DeviceLock plugs data leakage
DeviceLock adds security features to Version 6.4 of its flagship network security tool.
Cybereye | IT security in the executive suite
Commentary: If security is to work, policy must be enforced uniformly at all levels, not just for serfs, peons and drudges.
USPS to deploy IPv6-capable video surveillance
The U.S. Postal Service plans to deploy an IPv6-capable video surveillance system to 40,000 postal sites across the country.
IPv6 standards profile released
Standards profile for IPv6 is the next step in the long road to IPv6 transition.
TSA tests biometrics for pilots
A TSA program is designed to improve security and expedite access for authorized airline employees at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
NSA's Mac-hardening tips
National Security Agency issues Security Configuration Guidelines for Apple Computer's Leopard OS.
National Vulnerability Database updated, upgraded
NIST has incorporated Mitre's Common Platform Enumeration in the latest version of its comprehensive repository of information on potential vulnerabilities in computer systems.
E-voting audit guidelines released
Coalition of fair voting advocacy organizations call for mandated post-election auditing of electronic voting systems.
East-Tec Eraser removes Chrome
East-Tec Eraser 2008 permanently destroys all remnants of Web files left on your PC by Google Chrome, as well as Windows Vista's Previous Versions function.
CISO Perspectives | Securing virtual government environments
Guest commentary: By using proven IT security benchmarks, federal chief information security officers can limit their exposures risks from virtualized environments.
Fujitsu Mag EraSure erases hard drives in a snap
Fujitsu releases a new version of its Mag EraSure device that can degauss two hard drives per minute.
Next up: FDCC for Macs
Army team that contributed to the development of the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Microsoft's operating systems is now in the early stages of developing a comparable configuration model for Apple Macs
Network in full view
IPsonar creates a working map to detect IP-connected devices within the enterprise.
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