Integrator opens test center to demo voice biometrics
WRSystems Ltd. of Fairfax, Va., has established a test site to demonstrate the use of voice biometrics for government applications.<br>
Tech partnership funds homeland IT proposals
The Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology, a public-private partnership, last month got a record number of replies to its most recent request for proposals.<br>
Security report notes progress, despite recurring problems
Agencies made progress in securing their systems last year, but problems persist, the Office of Management and Budget reported last month.
Richard Clarke says the worst is yet to come
Leaving government service has not improved Richard A. Clarke's grim view of cybersecurity.
What's up with the network?
WhatsUp Gold 8.0 might not sound like a serious network tool, but take it seriously. It could save your network.
@Info.Policy: We can balance privacy and protection in the United States
It's been a different world since Sept. 11, 2001. Events have forced constant reconsideration of the balance between privacy and security.
Cyber Eye: Breach of security and breach of trust
Last month Microsoft Corp. again had to acknowledge and correct a security problem in its software'this time in the Passport service that manages account access on multiple Web sites.
OMB: Federal IT security's better but still not good enough
Agencies have made progress in evaluating and securing systems, but serious and pervasive problems persist and much work remains to be done, according to the Office of Management and Budget.<br>
House committee wants data on cyber R&D funds
Three agencies this month defended their funding of cybersecurity R&D before the House Science Committee.
Clarke says the worst is yet to come
Leaving government service has not improved Richard A. Clarke's outlook on cybersecurity.<br>
Risk assessment tool is free to feds
Government IT administrators can get a year's almost-free use of the Cost of Risk Assessment tool from International Security Technology Inc.
IT used in terror exercise had mixed results
The post-action analysis of emergency responders' IT readiness generated mixed results in the recent Topoff2 simulated terrorist attacks on Chicago and Seattle, officials said.<br>
Government IT security gets an advisory board
Thirteen senior government information security professionals have agreed to serve on an advisory board to help define certification needs for IT security professionals.<br>
Package intercepts malicious payloads
What if it didn't matter if your antivirus software and firewall failed to catch e-mail bearing a malicious executable file? That's the idea behind ImmuneNode and ImmuneServer from BBX Technologies Inc.
HSD outlines cybersecurity plans
The Homeland Security Department plans to establish a cybersecurity research and development center that would be a focus for federal and private R&D efforts.<br>
Cyberdrill carries over to real war
Little did the cadets and midshipmen realize how soon they would put to use the skills they learned in the Cyber Defense Exercises hosted each April jointly by the military academies.
The lowdown on intrusion-detection
<b>What is it?</b> Intrusion-detection software is designed to monitor networks in order to detect incoming probes and attacks, and either alert a system administrator or automatically respond'or both.
Stemming the tide
The networked world is an increasingly dangerous place. With the possibility of foreign governments or organizations plotting cyberterrorism, there's no end to the number of threats to operations on the LAN, WAN or Internet.
Energy will recompete Los Alamos
Following a pair of reports critical of systems management at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Energy secretary Spencer Abraham has announced plans to recompete the contract under which the University of California has run the weapons lab since its beginning in 1943.
Patch Work
Following a hot trend, the Air Force has set up its own software patch service for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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