Cybertrust acquisition to boost Verizon offerings
Verizon said the purchase will boost its existing security offerings and strengthen its appeal to potential customers concerned about protection of their information.
Cybereye | Another week, another leak
This time it TSA, which earlier this month noticed that an external hard drive containing personnel records of 100,000 current and former employees were missing.
Smart cards evolving into data servers
Smart cards are becoming more like personal data servers, interacting with their host mobile phone or personal computer in much the same way a Web server would.
Blind etiquette
We can think of more than a few reasons not to use the BCC feature in e-mail.
About the GCN IT Leadership Awards
GCN salutes 10 tech leaders whose inspiration, innovation and enthusiasm have brought projects to life.
Crisis management
MVR's remote console server lets you access and control devices even when the network is down.
Just let your finger do the authenticating
The DigitalPersona Pro 4.0 fingerprint reader provides biometric authentication and single sign-on capability.
Keep your eyes on the flyer
If you thought airport security was tight now, you could be in for a surprise in the not-too-distant future.
Donald Reid | Foreign Service
State Department computer security expert Donald Reid is known for getting results, whether it's fixing flaws in an organization, creating a new capability or discovering untapped talents of team members.<br><b>2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winner</b>
Bill Jackson | Industry faces up to NIST challenge for better biometrics
Industry rises to NIST's challenge to improve algorithms for biometrics.
Phil Libin | Getting real
Phil Libin, president and co-founder of CoreStreet, has found himself a somewhat lonely defender of an unpopular law. He is a fervent believer in the Real ID Act, the 2005 law establishing standards for state driver's licenses and identification cards.
NIST issues RFID guidelines on security
Agencies deploying radio frequency identification systems now have a set of security and privacy best practices to follow.
NIST puts its security guidelines in one basket
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a database to help agencies collect data needed to assess information technology security programs and produce reports for action plans.
Security Games
The Air Force makes use of a simulation game to help employees meet security certification requirements.
Cracks in the air
Justice security expert shows how easy it can be to defeat wireless security.
Symantec: Common Criteria is bad for you
Security vendor puts pressure on framework board to get a seat at the table.
West Point takes first in annual Cyber Defense Exercise
Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point won their third Cyber Defense Exercise this month, building and successfully defending a network against red team attacks.
NIST issues RFID guidelines
NIST last week issued guidelines and a set of best practices for the use of radio frequency technology by federal agencies, as well as private corporations.
Vendor drops TWIC suit after subcontract offer
Integrated Biometric Technology ended its two-and-a-half-month protest of the TWIC contract and accepted a subcontract under Lockheed Martin.
Microsoft releases Longhorn beta
Microsoft Corp. has released the first public beta of the next-generation of its Windows Server operating system, code-named Longhorn.
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