TCS thin client SABI-certified
Trusted Computer Solutions' thin client desktop system is certified to communicate with both a classified and an unclassified network.
Cybereye | Privacy matters
Commentary: How do you put a price tag on privacy? And how do you determine who pays?
ISO/IEC officials allegedly advise rejecting OOXML appeals
Microsoft's Office Open XML document format may be on its way toward surviving an appeals process'the last challenge to its legitimacy as a standard.
Tipton is new (ISC)2 chief
Former Interior Department CIO Hord Tipton has been named executive director of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium.
NIST seeks comment on IT security guides
National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft versions of publications on hash algorithms and Bluetooth security, and a revised version of firewall guidelines.
Kace offers FDCC compliance tools
Kace Networks says its KBOX line of appliances can help federal agencies comply with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration
StillSecure VAM under SCAP validation
StillSecure says Security Content Automation Protocol testing is under way for its vulnerability management system.
'Important' fixes in July patch cycle
Microsoft will address a mix of exploit risks, including two elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities, one spoofing security risk and one remote code execution exploit.
Microsoft warns of vulnerability in Access
The company says an exploit permits limited targeted attacks leveraging a potential vulnerability in the ActiveX control for certain components of its Access relational database management system.
Shawn P. McCarthy | FISMA II − It's not exactly what it sounds like
Commentary: The effort to extend the effectiveness of FISMA - by helping agencies choose the right people to improve the overall security of their systems - has some confused about its name.
Mine Safety and Health Administration builds data center from scratch
A new third facility in the works will be located in Beckley, W.V., and would serve as a back-up for the agency's two other data centers, one in Arlington, Va., and the other near Denver.
Forensics on cell phones
Cellebrite has packed its tools into a handheld device for data extraction in the field. But just who is buying these new devices?
New toughbook runs tiny Atom chip
F-U1 is the first ultramobile PC to integratethe new Intel Atom processor ina rugged handheld computer.
FBI's billion-dollar biometric plan
The FBI launched a multibillion-dollar upgrade to its Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System: Next Generation Identification project.
Ed Amoroso | The big picture of network security
GCN Interview: AT&T's chief security officer talks about the advantages of pushing security onto the network, where it can keep things such as spam traffic at bay.
Cybereye | Consumer, protect thyself
Commentary: You can make those who control your personal data aware that you expect them to keep it secure and confidential.
Patch fixes antivirus glitch in XP
Hot fix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 "could resolve" a Windows registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software.
Data breaches up, but not in government sector
Reported data breaches increased sharply in 2008, but the percentage of breaches in the government sector has dropped steadily in the past three years.
NIST revises IT security guides
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released final revisions to three of its 800 series of special publications on information technology security.
Virtual Directory Server 5.0
Latest release of RadiantOne Virtual Directory 5.0 Server simplifies deployment of ID integration.
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