New Defense wireless policy tightens security
More than two years in the making, the memorandum aims to boost security on wireless LANs connected to DOD's Global Information Grid.
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Tech brief | Check Point secures remote users
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is shipping Check Point Integrity Clientless Security 4.0, which is designed to protect unmanaged PCs over remote access connections.
Tech brief | CA updates security gateway
CA (you might still know them as Computer Associates) just launched eTrust Secure Content Manager r8, a unified security gateway that protects networks against malware via e-mail and Web traffic.
Deadline looms on border
Although the Homeland Security and State departments have made progress in implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, the program's broad nature and complexity could prevent the agencies from meeting congressional deadlines, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Code breaking new ground
Today, the need to protect data'and the existence of forces trying to steal it'is perhaps greater than ever before. To keep pace with those who would try and break modern codes, the Defense Department and the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate have an ongoing effort called the Cryptographic Modernization Initiative, an effort is to transform and modernize information assurance capabilities.
Registered Traveler program revs for takeoff
The Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration is filling the IT gaps in its Registered Traveler program, which it plans to roll out at up to 20 airports by year's end. The program is intended to let travelers who have agreed to background checks move through airport screening points more quickly.
Audit finds security weaknesses at NASA center
The NASA inspector general has found that one of the space agency's centers has not put in place sufficient IT security to protect data and systems from possible compromise.
House panel delves into VA data breach
The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing yesterday on the ongoing ramifications from the theft of a Veterans Affairs Department laptop and hard drive, and the subsequent loss of personal data of millions of Americans last month.
VA may need to create claims process: Buyer
Rep. Steve Buyer wants the Veterans Affairs Department to be prepared to mitigate any damage to veterans if their personal information is misused.
GPO to assist agencies in PIV card production
The Government Printing Office is looking to establish a repository that will manufacture, personalize and issue Personal Identity Verification cards for smaller agencies.
Agencies taking aim at HSPD-12 management obstacles
As agencies await approved products and services under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, another significant barrier to completing the administration's mandate remains: establishing a trust among agencies to accept each other's cards.
Active-duty personnel at risk from VA data breach
The Veterans Affairs Department said that personal information on as many as 1.1 million active-duty military personnel was included in electronic data that was taken in the burglary of the home of a VA data analyst.
IRS missing laptop with employee data
The IRS said that one of its laptops containing data about 291 IRS employees and job applicants went missing in early May when it was lost in transit to an agency event.
Expert suggests holistic approach to security
IT security professionals have to find a way to move from reacting to threats to proactive protection, according to one security expert.
Labor issues RFP for ID card processing
The Labor Department has formally issued a solicitation seeking a vendor to provide Personal Identity Verification cards to agency employees and contractors.
Spyware infections spreading, security expert says
Spyware programs are increasing in number and growing in sophistication to avoid detection, making it harder to guard against infections and more costly to repair their damage.
Fed plan for cybersecurity R&D released
The government has outlined its first steps for coordinating and expanding federal research and development efforts aimed at improving cybersecurity.
HSPD-12 team building front-door standards
If physical access control under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 is going to be moved out from under 'guns and badges' and to the network, it has to start with a set of standards agencies can agree on.
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