Delaware dons a Blue Coat to fight spyware
Delaware operates networks for 35,000 state employees and all its 115,000 students, kindergarten through high school.
Cyber eye: Security is in the process, not the product
Intelligence agencies traditionally operate in high-risk environments, but despite that fact, according to former National Security Agency employee-turned-consultant Ira Winkler, they experience few information losses.
IG to IRS: Expand secure messaging or drop it
The tax agency has an e-mail program that can protect taxpayers' sensitive financial data; the problem is not all employees use it, the IG reports.
New federal ID standard approved
The Commerce Secretary today approved the Federal Information Processing Standard for Personal Identity Verification, starting the clock for agencies to implement common smart card-based ID cards.
Collins calls GSA on carpet for personal data snafu
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>'I am perplexed as to why federal employees were not notified that their identifying information had been compromised until two months after the fact,' Sen. Susan Collins says in letters to GSA and the Bank of America.
Agency IT security improves'a little
Seven agencies, including the Homeland Security Department, have received failing grades for their IT security efforts.
CIOs fret over consolidation, cybersecurity
CIOs and IT managers will focus on systems consolidation and security through the end of the fiscal year.
Users will get free Windows spyware tool
SAN FRANCISCO'Microsoft Corp.'s new AntiSpyware tool will be available at no charge to all Windows users, company chairman Bill Gates said last week.
Air Force deal offers a model for outsourcing IT security
The Air Force's recent enterprise deal with Microsoft Corp. could serve as an example of what future IT security services contracts could look like, Transportation Department CIO Dan Matthews said.
VA and SBA downgraded on security
The Veterans Affairs Department and Small Business Administration fell a notch in the latest e-government ratings on the President's Management Agenda scorecard because of IT security weaknesses.
Rent a cybercop
The information assurance group in the Education Department CIO's office had only a handful of employees two years ago, when it became clear that new federal IT security requirements would create a mountain of work.
SUSE Linux wins Common Criteria certification
Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 running on IBM eServers becomes the first Linux distribution to reached EAL4+.
Davis questions security of Treasury Web site
Rep. Tom Davis today expressed concern over and security of personal information collected on the www.treasurydirect.gov Web site.
Vendors emphasize simplicity in e-mail security
Regulatory requirements that call for sensitive information to be protected and communications documented have created a market for new e-mail encryption products.
Cisco announces the next phase of strategy for self-defending networks
Cisco Systems Inc. announced the release of 10 new security products or features, calling it the next phase in its strategy to create self-defending networks.
GCN INSIDER: Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
Executives of security startup Venafi Inc. make a good point: If agencies can't manage the digital certificates that ensure secure communications among servers, they could run into problems troubleshooting system downtime.
Agency IT security improves only slightly, Congress says
Even with the Office of Management and Budget's emphasis on cybersecurity over the past four years, the federal government is barely secure'and Congress is frustrated.
Remote access
The Securities and Exchange Commission uses an IP Security virtual private network to provide workers with a remote connection to the SEC network.
To regulate or not to regulate security? That is the question
A lively debate on the need for government security regulation generated lots of heat at the RSA Security Conference, but few surprises.
Management demands drive administrators toward automation
The task of managing patches, vulnerabilities, configuration and security policy is creating a market for more automated security tools.
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