FDA sets new rules to avert bioterror
Starting Dec. 12, food importers must give advance online notification to the Food and Drug Administration of shipments entering U.S. borders.<br>
Free vulnerability testing for SANS top 20
The SANS Institute has enlisted two California vendors to offer free network audits to government agencies.<br>
Biometrics offices get new leaders
Two military biometrics operations are undergoing leadership changes.<br>
GCSS boosts security with off-the-shelf app
The Defense Information Systems Agency is using a commercial application on its Global Combat Support System that provides identity, account management and enhanced security with a single sign-on.
DHS, allies seek to close the top 20 software holes
The Homeland Security Department today joined with its U.K. and Canadian counterparts to promote universal closing of the top 20 software vulnerabilities on the SANS Institute's annual list.<br>
Group says industry should adopt FISMA standards
Federal IT security standards can serve as guide to private sector, an industry group recommends.<br>
Intelligence is a communal topic
When William F. Dawson became the CIA's deputy CIO for the intelligence community in December 2001, he brought a background in engineering, intelligence and business management.
Wireless monitor extends to 802.11g networks
AirDefense 3.5 security and monitoring system can simultaneously monitor all three LAN types.<br>
Pace of new online threats picks up
New worms are becoming more efficient and the window between exposure of a vulnerability and the appearance of an exploit is shrinking, according to a new Internet security report.<br>
NIST completes new security standard
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final version of a Federal Information Processing Standard for categorizing security risks of federal information and systems. <br>
Bill would require protection against file sharing
The House Government Reform Committee today approved a bill that would require agencies to develop policies protecting computer systems from threats posed by peer-to-peer networking. <br>
Energy and Oracle negotiate a license with security benchmarks
The Energy Department has struck a deal with Oracle Corp. under an enterprise license agreement requiring the database vendor to configure its software to meet new security benchmarks. <br>
Government, industry debate the value of Common Criteria
The Common Criteria for security software evaluation are not a panacea for assuring government IT systems, government and industry officials told a House panel Wednesday.<br>
Lawmakers aim to get tough on malicious code
House subcommittee members were frustrated Wednesday in their efforts to find out just who is releasing all of these computer worms and viruses.<br>
Database gaps make ID fraud easier, GAO says
Wide-ranging weaknesses in government agencies' ability to prevent identity fraud are made worse by flawed databases used to check identification documents, according to federal investigators.<br>
GSA to roll out smart cards in 2004
The General Services Administration today hired BearingPoint Inc. of McLean, Va., to provide 14,000 smart cards to agency employees. <br>
DLA system led hackers to credit card records
The Navy had to cancel 22,000 government credit cards after hackers gained access to a Defense Department system's billing records for 13,000 Navy cards and downloaded card numbers.
Navy swabs decks clean of Welchia
By late last week, the Navy'the federal agency hardest hit by Welchia, the worm that mimicked MSBlaster'had nearly finished cleaning up from the virus fallout. Those few systems still infected have been identified mainly as portable PCs belonging to active-duty sailors and Navy reservists who were on vacation or leave over the past few weeks, a Navy spokeswoman said.
The war on worms inches forward
As agencies sopped up the mess from recent rolling worm attacks, the FBI asked for help from the public in tracking down the creators of the virus-bearing bugs.
For fiscal 2005, agencies will assess privacy of systems
For the first time, agencies must submit privacy assessments of their major IT systems with their business cases, a senior administration official said. <br>
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