Microsoft products earn Common Criteria certification
Versions of the company's Server 2003 and Windows XP are among the six products certified at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+.
SANS to offer graduate degrees in cybersecurity
The SANS Institute has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to offer graduate degrees in information security.
Capitol Architect awards IT network, security operations deal
The Architect of the Capitol has tapped Advanced Technology Systems to provide technology infrastructure and security operations for facilities management.
The line of network defense shifts again
Just when administrators are getting faster at patching IT vulnerabilities, new trends in Internet attacks show that speed is not enough to protect networks.
FAA forms task force to tackle cybersecurity flaws
The Federal Aviation Administration has formed a task force to address vulnerabilities in the nation's air traffic control systems that government auditors concluded are susceptible to cyberattack.
ID card rules will also apply to contractors
Under a soon-to-be issued rule in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, agencies will have to vet contractors through the same processes they put employees before issuing identification cards.
Turning the tide against spam
In a few short years, unsolicited bulk e-mail has blossomed from a mere nuisance into an epidemic that threatens all enterprise messaging.
Program detects dangers that run silent, run deep
When it comes to security, the problem with large enterprise networks is that most network defenses are static, but connectivity is dynamic.
Microsoft's Ballmer: 'Bad guys are still out there'
Speaking to government contractors today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about IT security improvements, software as a service and Microsoft Office as a 'definitive front end.'
DHS taps Kroll for background investigation work
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded a contract to Kroll Government Services Inc. to perform preliminary background investigations of TSA screeners and other employees.
Cyber eye: And the worst security idea of 2005 was . . .
'Tis the season for looking back and recognizing landmark accomplishments of the past year.
DHS to help defend networks against the newest threats
A new worm began making the rounds recently on the AOL Instant Messenger network, installing an adware bundle on compromised computers.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Decisions, decisions: Good ideas grow up
IT experts often talk about disruption, as in a technology development that fundamentally changes the way people work and takes entire organizations and companies with it.
Defense to test PIV II-compliant access cards
By early next year, the Defense Department expects to have an idea of what bases, and how many, will test new common access cards that meet Federal Identity Processing Standard-201, Personal Identity Verification II.
White House accidentally exposes data in PDF file
When the White House posted a copy of President Bush's 'Plan for Victory in Iraq' speech on the Internet last week, the Adobe portable document format file posted online also revealed the name of the original author of the document.
HHS looks to support PKI on identity smart cards
The Health and Human Services Department seeks information about technologies to support and manage public-key infrastructure credentials on personal identity verification smart cards.
NASA making progress with IT security: IG
NASA has implemented policies and procedures in the past year that have improved its IT security'so much so that the space agency's inspector general has removed the issue from his list of most serious challenges.
Skinner: DHS ID verification process flawed without biometrics
To reduce fraud and better check identities, the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency should make greater use of biometrics, according to DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.
Agencies must monitor insider network threats, expert says
Agency networks are more vulnerable than ever, according to a former CIA official and cybersecurity expert, and the greatest threat to an organization's network security may come from within.
Interior wants OMB to referee dispute over its IT security
Interior secretary Gale Norton disagrees with the inspector general's security assessement and has asked the Office of Management and Budget to clarify security requirements.
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