Clarke: IT industry is in denial
Presidential cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke warned a gathering of information security professionals today that the IT industry is in a state of denial about hardware and software vulnerabilities.
Homeland IT funds go to INS, cybersecurity
The administration's fiscal 2003 budget allocates $722 million for IT in homeland security.
Microsoft is spending February squashing bugs, making amends
Microsoft Corp. software engineers are spending this month doing nothing but fixing bugs and security holes in the company's 20-year-old software product architecture.
House approves cybersecurity R&D bill
The House of Representatives this month overwhelmingly passed the Cyber Security Research and Development Act, which would funnel $878 million over five years into long-term information security research.
Interior to spend $65m to get back online
The Interior Department expects to spend $65 million over the next three years to restore Internet service and upgrade security.
Cybersecurity alliance has no leader or funds
The National Cyber Security Alliance, a government and industry project to promote the public's awareness of computer security practices, launched earlier this month without funding, a leader or a board of directors.
Security experts preach the basics
There are no silver bullets for information assurance, experts inside and outside government said at recent conferences in Washington.
OMB releases a report on federal IT security
The Office of Management and Budget found across-the-board weaknesses in its first evaluation of federal information security for the past fiscal year.
FTC cracks down on chain-letter spam
The Federal Trade Commission today launched an attack on purveyors of deceptive spam, announcing settlements with and injunctions against seven defendants who confessed to spamming consumers with chain letters aimed at cheating them out of cash.
Cybersecurity alliance launches without funding, leadership
The National Cyber Security Alliance, a government and industry project to promote the public's awareness of computer security practices, was launched last week without funding, a leader or a board of directors.
House OKs bill to pump $880 million into cybersecurity R&D
The House today overwhelmingly passed a bill to expand systems security R&D at the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Interior will spend $65 million restoring Internet service
The Interior Department expects to spend $65 million over the next three years to restore Internet service and upgrade security, Interior Secretary Gale Norton said today.
Justice revs up cybercrimefighting efforts
The Justice Department by April will beef up its focus on cybercrime deterrence by staffing what will become its largest computer crimefighting unit.
Forman asks for 15 percent more for IT in 2003
The administration is asking Congress for $52 billion for IT in fiscal 2003, a 15 percent increase over the fiscal 2002 budget. The request includes nearly $30 billion for 2,900 of the most significant government IT projects, said <b>Mark Forman,</b> associate director for e-government and IT at the Office of Management and Budget. The budget request will go to Congress Monday.
Two plead guilty in 'warez' piracy case
Two men pleaded guilty yesterday to criminal copyright infringement for their involvement in an Internet piracy, or 'warez,' group known as DrinkOrDie.
Microsoft rolls security bandage for Win 2000
Reacting to criticism of piecemeal patching, Microsoft Corp. has released all its Windows 2000 security fixes after Service Pack 2 in a single, free download for Win 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server.
SEC launches a series of scam sites
The Securities and Exchange Commission is operating several phony Web sites as shock therapy for Internet investors who neglect to investigate online stock lures.
NSA awards contract for more crypto cards
The National Security Agency has awarded a three-year contract for up to $33.6 million worth of Fortezza Plus Crypto Cards from Rainbow Mykotronx.
White House seeks industry's 'good ideas'
The president's director of critical infrastructure protection told an industry group on Friday that 'good ideas come from you all.'
Is biometric use by feds premature?
Before government agencies buy into biometrics for security, especially facial recognition, they should resolve the policy and privacy issues, said panelists at a forum yesterday sponsored by the Cato Institute, a Washington think tank.
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