Industry will work with government on cyberspace plan
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, released Friday, details dozens of steps for industry and government to take to fend off and recover from assaults on the nation's critical systems.<br>
NIPC to hackers: Don't try this at home
While the Bush administration drafts its cyberwar rules, the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center is warning off volunteers who want to lend a hand by launching their own attacks against foreign enemies.<br>
Pentagon test of biometrics is nearly complete
The Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office has entered the final phase of an iris-scanning project at the Pentagon Athletic Center. <br>
NIST recommends dual biometrics for visas
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is recommending a dual biometric system of fingerprint and facial recognition, possibly stored on smart cards, to identify visa holders at the nation's borders.<br>
Data mining project gets two oversight panels
Reacting to complaints by privacy advocates and Congress about the Total Information Awareness terrorist-tracking project, Defense Department undersecretary Edward C. 'Pete' Aldridge Jr. will chair a TIA oversight board of senior DOD officials. <br>
Terror alert ups security tempo
Federal security agencies will rev up their counterterror activities after today's boost in the terrorism threat level from yellow'elevated'to orange'high, officials said. The FBI also alerted 17,000 state and local law enforcement agencies. <br>
Sapphire signals a new type of threat, experts say
The Sapphire worm that swamped the Internet Jan. 25 exploded in a big bang, spreading faster than any previous worm, before almost burning itself out in 10 minutes, a new report says.<br>
President Bush gives special focus to IT investments
President Bush made it clear today with the release of his fiscal 2004 budget proposal that his administration will continue to push agencies hard to justify their IT investments. <br>
Air Force notebook PC thief gets six years in prison
A military judge has sentenced an Air Force staff sergeant to six years in a military prison for the theft of four notebook PCs and two Palm Pilots from U.S. Central Command last summer. <br>
Clarke to step down as cybersecurity czar
<b>Richard Clarke</b>, the White House cybersecurity czar, will resign after he finishes the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace early next month. He said it is essential to the health of the nation's economy and security that the national strategy is implemented, especially after the chaos the Sapphire worm caused last week.<br>
Bush touts center to support data sharing, analysis
In his State of the Union address, President Bush said he is instructing the CIA, FBI, Defense Department and Homeland Security Department to develop a Terrorist Threat Integration Center to merge and analyze all threat information.<br>
Kansas kicks off statewide PKI project
Kansas today began issuing digital certificates to employees to use with a planned statewide public-key infrastructure.<br>
Gates: 'Think like attackers'
Microsoft is designing an entirely new PC hardware and software architecture, code-named Palladium, which will have so-called sealed storage and curtained memory'pages of memory that are walled off by default from even the operating system.
SSA pioneers voice print app for W-2 system
By testing voice print biometrics to give users access to its online wage reporting system, the Social Security Administration again will push the limits of IT.
Sen. Edwards' IT bill would bolster security
The National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003, introduced this month by Sen. John Edwards, complements the Federal Information Security Management Act, which was part of last year's homeland security bill.
E-Authentication waits for rest of the pack
Technically, e-Authentication is ready'and waiting.
TSA set to test biometric systems at 20 airports
Over the next several months, the Transportation Security Administration will test biometric devices at 20 U.S. airports. The agency plans to quickly award contracts for the pilot of its Airport Access Control Pilot Program.
Holistic approach is Rx for security
Dr. Peter S. Tippett, chief technology officer of TruSecure Corp. of Herndon, Va., began working with computers before he began studying medicine. For many years, he mixed the two fields until finally devoting himself full time to viruses of the computer rather than biological kind.
Measure in-house abilities against requirements
With all the worries about a pending work force shortage and the talk about agencies sticking to their missions, security remains the one IT service federal managers have yet to relinquish to the private sector.
FTS will add security services to some GWACs
The Federal Technology Service next month will begin incorporating six new IT security services in its governmentwide acquisition contracts. <br>
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