The lowdown on antivirus protection
<b>Do I need antivirus protection on my work computer at home?</b> Not if you don't mind losing your work and personal data, potentially spreading a malicious worm to everyone in your e-mail address book, including work colleagues, or risking other dangers.
The virus vigil
You can run, it seems, but you can't hide from computer virus attacks, particularly in an enterprise.
GSA reviews authentication needs of e-gov projects
The General Services Administration has reviewed security needs for five of the 24 Quicksilver e-government projects and will finish reviews for the other 18 within the next 12 to 14 months.
White House promotes data sharing
PHILADELPHIA'Calling for more data sharing among agencies, White House and CIA officials last week publicly discussed the difficulties in sharing sensitive domestic security data while simultaneously protecting it.
NIST identifies good and bad points of biometrics
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is busy wrapping up an evaluation of biometric technology for Congress, as mandated by the USA Patriot Act of 2001.
First product gets validation under FIPS 140-2
A cryptographic driver from the Finnish company F-Secure Corp. has become the first product validated under the updated Federal Information Processing Standard for cryptographic modules.
Secret Service: Prevention, not arrests, is key to cybersecurity
In its efforts to combat cybercrime, the Secret Service is learning from law enforcement mistakes made in the war on drugs.
Four antivirus programs depth-charge viruses before they can infect
Antivirus programs used to be judged by how many viruses they could detect. That's no longer the case. Nowadays any vendor that is receiving suspect files from users on a daily basis can keep its virus definitions up to date.
Data security hinges on money, not technology, feds say
Government customers can foster information assurance by demanding it from vendors, said officials charged with overseeing the safety of the nation's critical infrastructure.
Webcams get serious
Webcams, which let you capture digital video and immediately transmit it over the Internet, have become a popular mainstay of reality TV shows and tech-savvy consumers.
Card smarts
Over the past decade, about 60 federal agencies started making plans to issue smart cards to their employees. Most are still at the drawing board.
Another View: FOIA and data sharing don't mix'an industry view
The Bush administration rightly believes that sharing cybersecurity data can help industry keep its security house in order and prevent hackers and disgruntled insiders from savaging private-sector information systems.
Health alert system is ready in Mo.
Everything's up-to-date in Kansas City's bioterrorism alert systems. The Missouri city's Health Department recently built an early warning system for public health alerts.
Homeland security chiefs outline IT requirements
PHILADELPHIA'IT leaders from the White House and intelligence agencies gave homeland security a push forward today by pooling their information-sharing plans.
DOD computer security breached with ease
While working for a client, ForensicTec Solutions Inc. of San Diego this summer broke into dozens of military computer systems and found sensitive data, company president Brett O'Keeffe said today. He said he has alerted military officials and that 'they need resources and funds. This needs to be a top priority.'
Auditors: More IRS computers are missing
The IRS cannot account for an unknown number of the 6,600 desktop and notebook computers it has loaned to volunteers who assist low-income, disabled and senior citizens to prepare tax returns, an audit has found.
FBI shifts technology executives
FBI director Robert S. Mueller III yesterday appointed two officials to key technology jobs as part of a management overhaul that brought nine officials to new positions in cybercrime, investigations, terrorism and analysis.
Web security is hit-or-miss at local level
More than half of local governments surveyed recently said they did not have policies and procedures in place for Web site security, according to the International City/County Management Association. Two-thirds of the respondents said their security practices remained unchanged after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Information security is too often MIA
Both inside and outside the government, Duane P. Andrews has built a career in information security.
TSA makes two-part award for managed services
The Transportation Security Administration yesterday awarded to Unisys Corp. the first two task orders under its $1 billion Information Technology Managed Services program.
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