GSA's ability to provide services to meet HSPD-12 endangered
Contract protests may jeopardize the General Services Administration's ability to help agencies meet an Oct. 27 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline to begin issuing Personal Identity Verfication Cards.
GSA, Interior mull shared-services pact
Merger could cut the price of PIV cards.
TWIC program hits another snag
Criticism holds up deployment of card readers for transportation worker IDs.
The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security
OMB's push for agencies to adopt Lines of Business and shared-services centers is gathering additional steam, and it looks like the efforts to create a Security LOB are off the back burner once again.
SSA seeks another piece for its HSPD-12 solution
The Social Security Administration is putting the pieces together as it tries to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirement to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards by Oct. 27.
Justice's next level of protection
IT security program focuses on database vulnerabilities.
ForeScout ActiveScout 100
The ActiveScout 100 is a self-managed IPS that protects your network without using signatures.
eSoft ThreatWall 200
The ThreatWall 200 is a simple, all-in-one-box IPS solution.
How we tested intrusion prevention systems
In order to test devices designed to detect and block network intrusions, the GCN Lab needed something to mimic attacks.
Cisco IPS 4240
The 250-Mbps Cisco IPS 4240 is a good, basic, self-managed IPS at a decent price.
NIST creates forum to comment on software vulnerabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a service within its National Vulnerability Database that will allow vendors to discuss the impact of vulnerabilities on their products.
Juniper IDP 200
The IDP 200 from Juniper Networks is capable of protecting multiple networks at the same time. It takes up 2U of rack space and, at just 29 pounds, is a bit lighter than most rack-mounted devices.<br><b><font color="CC0000">|GCN Lab</font> Reviewer's Choice|</font></b>
McAfee IntruShield 2700
The IntruShield 2700 is a big-time IPS, with the highest throughout support of all the devices we tested, at 600 Mbps.
Intruder alert, intruder alert
The GCN Lab tests five intrusion prevention systems and finds them effective'with some tweaks.
John Garing | Assured computing is DOD's insurance policy
<font color="CC0000">9/11 Personal Views'</font>Protecting DOD's networks is a lot like purchasing an insurance policy'you often don't see the benefits until you need them.
Tumbleweed PKI certification
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 3 certification for its Tumbleweed Validation Authority suite.
RSA middleware and HSPD-12
RSA Security Inc. said its RSA Authentication Client middleware received NIST FIPS 201 validation.
Cisco WLAN makes secure
Cisco Systems Inc. earned NIST's Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 level 2 validation for its Unified Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points.
Itanium, the speedy encryptor
One emerging niche for Intel's Itanium line of microprocessors seems to be high-speed encryption and decryption.
PIV cards: the insider threat
With HSPD-12 requirements kicking in soon, how will your agency prevent ID card theft?
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