How Florida boosts network security and uptime
The Sunshine State in February installed two Symantec Corp. products on its agency servers, said Mike Russo, Florida's chief information security officer.
Terror attack mock-up has a cyber angle
The Homeland Security Department and dozens of federal, state and local agencies will launch a simulated five-day terrorist attack on May 12 designed to include a small role for cyberwarfare.
Intelligence agencies must pull together, committee says
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday approved fiscal 2004 spending for intelligence agencies, giving them money to standardize their databases. <br>
Security: Biometrics gains a foothold
If you want to see the near future of biometric security control, look at the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) in Seaside, Calif.
Energy IG pans notebook lapses at Los Alamos
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has lost control of its inventory of classified and unclassified notebook PCs, the Energy Department inspector general reported last month.
PKI certificates gain following by DOD vendors
Two years ago, the Defense Department got a tepid response when it invited contractors to use its public-key infrastructure.
HSD signs on to e-signatures for immigration
The Homeland Security Department last week issued an interim rule clearing the way for the use of electronic signatures for filing immigration benefits applications.
Face recognition system still not in the best light
Our test tool in this review, Saf2000, came bundled with Visionics FaceIt facial biometrics software, acquired last year by Identix. We tested it with the Panasonic Authenticam.
Biometrics gets better but still needs some work
The biometrics market is maturing past its once-flimsy hardware and confusing software.
Sysadmins struggle to manage growing security infrastructures
IT security now hangs on applying patches as soon as they're posted, properly configuring hardware and software, and monitoring a host of devices that block unwanted traffic.
Internaut: HSD should fix a big weakness -- spoofing
As the Homeland Security Department starts collecting data about infrastructure vulnerabilities, I hope it will focus on one of the most obvious: hackers' ability to cover their tracks by spoofing IP addresses.
Energy's IG pans notebook PC lapses at Los Alamos
In another blow to Los Alamos National Laboratory's management, the Energy Department's inspector general has found inadequate controls over the weapons lab's classified and unclassified notebook PCs.<br>
TSA gears up for smart-card pilot
The Transportation Security Administration has drafted Maximus Inc. to help it develop smart cards that will serve as identification cards for port, airport, railway and other transportation employees. <br>
Consultants advise Los Alamos on security
Los Alamos National Laboratory needs to centralize its IT user access controls, take better care of its backup tapes and re-engineer its business process controls, according to a report from an independent auditor. <br>
Court raps Interior on American Indian trust system
A special master overseeing the Interior Department's efforts to overhaul its Indian trust fund accounting systems charged that the department and its contractor collaborated to hide flaws in the system.<br>
Howard Schmidt is leaving the White House
White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has said he will resign from his government position.
SEI partners add muscle to Army info assurance
Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute and the Army Reserve Information Operations Command will jointly train teams to conduct information assurance operations and respond to cybersecurity threats. <br>
NIST starts security certification program
Ron Ross, former head of the National Information Assurance Partnership, has started a new office that will develop standards for certifying that new agency systems are secure. <br>
Data management system gets new analysis tool
An automated data analysis tool will allow FBI analysts to pore through more than 1 billion documents and share information with other intelligence agencies. <br>
HSD seeks to secure data it gets from the private sector
The Homeland Security Department has proposed rules under which it would protect systems information it receives from the private sector. <br>
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