DHS piggybacks on Customs' efforts to build secure network
The Homeland Security Department later this year plans to begin building a network to transmit classified data across its agencies.
Enforcement is toughest part of spam regulation
Although the Senate voted last week to create a no-spam registry, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) says enforcing antispam regulations will be difficult.
NIST readies new security documents
A new National Institute of Standards and Technology method for categorizing systems security risks is on the cusp of final approval.
Central authentication gateway plan is history
The administration is scrapping plans for a centralized E-Authentication gateway, which has been touted as a cornerstone of e-government.
Treasury's FinCEN director moves to Coast Guard
James Sloan has resigned as director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Treasury Department said yesterday, to take a job with the Coast Guard. <br>
DHS team bounced 200 at borders
Since January, the Homeland Security Department denied entry to 200 foreigners who attempted to enter the country as students, undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Directorate Asa Hutchinson said today. <br>
Information sharing is still tough, even within departments
Defense and Homeland Security departments are still struggling to share information within their organizations.<br>
Two agencies sign on to Sprint's IP fiber network
Two security-conscious agencies, the FBI and the Army National Guard, are signing on to Sprint Corp.'s Peerless IP fiber network.<br>
Security best practices get the nod
The Network Reliability and Interoperability Council has endorsed a set of best practices to preserve networks during manmade or natural disruptions.
Info.Policy: Tag! Your privacy's it
Technology doesn't invade privacy. People who use and misuse technology invade privacy.
Cyber Eye: Leveraging federal purchasing power is tricky
Rep. William Lacy Clay made a familiar plea at a recent congressional hearing about cybersecurity.
Microsoft and cotton: What's the link?
A report last month condemned Microsoft Corp.'s dominance in desktop software as inherently unsecure and called on government to mandate diversity in operating systems and applications.
FBI to deploy PKI for systems access
The FBI will use Entrust Inc. public-key infrastructure tools to authenticate users before they are allowed access to bureau systems. <br>
NIST readies new security documents
A new method for categorizing security risk levels of federal systems is on the cusp of final approval. <br>
Web access app gets Common Criteria certification
IBM Corp.'s Tivoli Access Manager software, an application that controls access to online information, has received international Common Criteria security certification.
Test bed, task force will promote IPv6
Six military sites have connected to the nation's largest native IPv6 network, which will serve as a test bed for the usability of Internet Protocol Version 6.<br>
OMB considers NIAP for software certifications
The software certification role of National Information Assurance Partnership might expand from defense and national security agencies to all federal agencies, a White House official tells Congress.<br>
FISMA priorities need to be realigned, House committee told
The government's key information assurance law misdirects scarce resources and does little to assure the security of agencies' legacy IT systems, an industry expert told a congressional committee today.<br>
Online Extra: How hackers work
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IBM lands on Park Place
IBM Corp.'s new HDAPS, standing for hard drive active protection system, claims to prevent damage to data stored on notebook PCs during a sudden shock. <br>
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