Long road ahead for biometrics, developer says
A gathering of open-source software developers in Washington heard yesterday that niche biometrics applications are not yet mature or scalable enough for widespread use.<br>
Wireless contestants will try to cobble together a network
The Urban Wireless Challenge is being held in conjunction with the Secure Trusted OS Consortium Symposium, being held in Washington.<br>
Researcher: Open-source software could bolster government security
Federal procurement requirements put open-source software at a disadvantage in the government market, making government systems less secure, a former program manager with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said.<br>
Industry responds to DHS' throwing down cybersecurity gauntlet
An industry group has unveiled a new tool to help top executives rate their companies' systems security soundness.<br>
Lawmakers: Adopt existing IT to fight terror
Congress is increasingly convinced that commercial software tools are adequate for the data mining and analysis requirements of fighting terrorism and protecting personal data from misuse.<br>
Survey finds fear of cyberthreats remains high
A new survey reveals that cybersecurity continues to be a chief worry among systems officials nationwide.
DHS challenges private sector on cybersecurity
The Homeland Security Department issued a challenge to IT vendors today: Step up to your security responsibilities.<br>
Look it up: A common language for vulnerabilities
Mitre Corp., which hosts a federally funded standard dictionary of software bugs, is developing a standard language to use in searching for these vulnerabilities in computer systems.<br>
Researcher says e-voting can't be counted on yet
Inherent flaws in complex software make electronic voting machines a risky proposition, a researcher from Johns Hopkins University said today at a conference in Washington.<br>
DOD prepares for credentialing pilot
The Defense Department is preparing for a pilot of an identity management system that will allow authentication of credentials across multiple agencies and vendors.<br>
Smart-card crypto engine gets certification
A flash-based secure cryptographic controller for smart cards from Atmel Corp. has been granted a Common Criteria Evaluated Assurance Level 4+, augmented to Assurance Vulnerability Assessment-Vulnerability Analysis.4.
DEA taps SAIC for $9.2 million security pact
The Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Agency has awarded Science Applications International Corp. an information security support contract worth up to $9.2 million.<br>
NOAA licenses network vulnerability scanner
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed an enterprise license to use the Security Threat Avoidance Technology Scanner from Harris Corp.<br>
Putnam: Tighten cybersecurity or face legislation
The White House's year-old National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace is 'useful as a paperweight,' but that's about all.
Interior uses new yardstick to gauge security progress
At the Interior Department, officials have developed a new evaluation format for IT security.
Education takes security lesson
French hackers infiltrated an Education Department server in 2001, partitioning off a portion of the device's storage for their own use. The intrusion went unnoticed for months as the hackers used the server to store movies, games and music.
TSA awards Unisys airport security contract
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded an $8 million contract to Unisys Corp. to test technologies that can be used to improve airport security.<br>
Federal R&D is stagnating, panel says
Despite large gains in defense and biomedical research and development, federal R&D spending has stagnated in many agencies, panelists said yesterday at the Defense Research and Engineering Exposition in Washington. <br>
DARPA funds hardware adaptability
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has given three high-performance computer manufacturers a total of $146.1 million to design more adaptable systems for future national security needs.
@Info.Policy: What's hidden in that document you posted?
How careful are you about placing agency documents on the Web? A casual posting can include unseen changes, comments or other elements not intended for public consumption. Here are a couple of embarrassing examples.
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