DOD gets serious about funding IA improvements
The Defense Department is talking a lot about network and information security these days, and according to Pentagon officials speaking at the Black Hat Federal Briefings in Arlington, Va., it has begun putting some of its money where its mouth is.
Army mandates PKI log-on for access to NIPRnet
Complying with a recent Defense mandate, the Army has announced it will require users to use a public-key infrastructure to log on to the service's unclassified network.
DHS IT security spanked again
The Homeland Security Department's forlorn IT security came in for another pasting today from the department's inspector general and from Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
DHS promises vigilance in safeguarding NAD database
The Homeland Security Department will evaluate all requests to view the National Infrastructure Protection Plan database, and will grant access only to select DHS employees and others on a 'tightly controlled, need-to-know' basis.
DHS readies smart cards for Registered Traveler
Registered Traveler, which has been operating with about 20,000 enrollees in pilot projects at several airports, is set to roll out nationwide June 20. The Transportation Security Administration is seeking contractor ideas on possible business models and technology for the program by Jan. 30.
Defense sets requirements for information assurance personnel
The Defense Department has issued a new manual that lays out procedures for training, certifying and managing employees responsible for information assurance within the department.
OpenSSL gets NIST certifications
Agencies setting up sensitive virtual private networks now have an open-source alternative.
Coalition objects to RFID chips for driver's licenses
Conservative groups and privacy advocates are urging the Homeland Security Department not to include radio frequency identification contactless chips in its regulations for implementing the Real ID Act for driver's licenses.
GSA pushes E-Authentication
Contract for free credentials and digital certificates designed to encourage public to use online services
REAL DEAL: PIV II requires more than just buying hardware
Now that agencies have (we hope) met requirements for Part One of the Personal Identity Verification program, the clock is ticking toward the Oct. 27 deadline for Part Two compliance.
NIST issues report to improve management of PIV cards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants to improve how agencies deploy and use card management systems under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
ID management gets physical
Integrating physical access control with IT security may be the biggest challenge, but it will have the greatest payoff
NASA gets its IT security off the critical list
Reducing number of systems, deploying patch management are among improvements
Rush, but verify
With an impending deadline, and despite a lack of working products, agencies race to get infrastructures ready for interoperable smart cards
Security fears push PKI to front burner
Defense to accelerate use of encryption, digital signatures to stymie hacker attacks
DHS e-passport pilot project begins
The three-month collaborative pilot project sponsored by the Homeland Security is designed to gauge the effectiveness of e-passports containing biometric information.
DHS grant kit offers cybersecurity guidance
The Homeland Security Department's new preparedness unit is urging state governors to prepare cybersecurity plans, adopt a new national XML-based model for information-sharing and implement newly developed common rules for geospatial content.
You are who you are
Identity management systems can help agencies meet security mandates
Fight against viruses, spam and phishing
MailFrontier M500 holds up well against emerging e-mail threats
CYBEREYE: IT managers are lost in the forest of security
Too many federal IT managers still appear to be grappling with security as a technology issue rather than a management issue, which might help explain the slow progress being made in information security.
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