Hackers take '90-degree-turn' in their attacks
A new SANS Institute study finds that applications, rather than servers, are increasingly coming under attack.
GSA taps Telos for information security support
Under the $3 million, five-year agreement, Federal Acquisition Service team members will work with Telos to protect and ensure the security of the agency's enterprise infrastructure.
PACKET RAT: Hidden software on Sony CDs could have you singing a sorrowful tune
As if it weren't enough that hackers and other malcontents try every day to install sneaky software on systems, the Rat and other network managers have recently discovered a new Axis of Evil to concern themselves with.
OMB looks at shared-service plan for IT security functions
The Office of Management and Budget has lifted the veil on the next set of standardized functions that shared-service providers will supply across government.
GSA readies the gauntlet for agencies' smart cards
With a deadline for having interoperable smart cards a year away, most agency officials expected the General Services Administration to set up a lab to test cards and card readers.
System security is job one for new DOD CIO Grimes
Just two hours after he was sworn in as the new Defense CIO, John Grimes sat at a table in his Pentagon office, getting used to the constant rings of his BlackBerry.
IG sees disaster lurking in FEMA data security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not adequately protecting its core databases containing sensitive disaster relief information, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department inspector general Richard L. Skinner.
The automated fix is in for DOD patches
For the first time, 500 million Defense Department computers on the Global Information Grid will automatically have software vulnerabilities patched as soon as the fix becomes available.
Decision on smart-card biometrics due soon
The administration is expected to decide as early as next week on the standard type of biometric identification for governmentwide smart cards under HSPD-12.
Rule to put contractors, feds under same scrutiny for HSPD-12
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.
DOD to automate deployment of security patches
The Defense Department recently made it mandatory for computer users to deploy automated security tools across the department to better protect networks from viruses.
NIST to set up Web site for products being FIPS-201-tested
The National Institute of Standards has contracted with 10 independent laboratories to test vendor smart cards and readers to see whether they conform to Federal Information Processing Standard-201 and NIST Special Publication 800-73.
GCN Insider: McAfee tackles FISMA
Halloween 2005, McAfee Inc. launched a couple of new products to help take the fear out of agencies' FISMA compliance efforts.
GCN Insider: Getting Wyse to thin clients
In an interview with GCN a week before he rolled out several new initiatives, John Kish, CEO of thin-client pioneer Wyse Technology Inc., said there had been 'an upsurge of thin-client interest' in government.
Identix lands State Department visa biometrics deal
Identix has received orders worth about $4 million to supply and integrate additional biometric search engines into the recently launched visa processing programs.
TSA releases guidance on biometrics for access control
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a guidance document on the basic criteria and standards the agency believes biometric technology should meet in order to qualify for airport access control systems.
IT infrastructure protection council debuts
An Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council consisting of owners and operators of critical IT infrastructures will work with the Homeland Security Department to safeguard the IT sector from terrorist attacks.
NASA hires SecureInfo for IT security compliance assistance
NASA has awarded a contract to SecureInfo Corp. for software to run on the agency's risk management system used for compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Postal Service to act as PIV I service center under pilot plan
The U.S. Postal Service will use its experience in facilitating passport applications to help agencies meet the requirements for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
IG finds FEMA disaster relief databases not secured
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not adequately protecting its core databases containing sensitive disaster relief information, according to a report from Homeland Security Department inspector general Richard L. Skinner.
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