Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection
Despite the high-sticker price, we found the versatility, compatibility, features and ease of use make Sophos worth the Reviewer’s Choice designation for the best antivirus solution in this roundup for midsize to large networks.
Red Condor Hosted Service
Red Condor provides a comprehensive system that inspects all incoming and outgoing network traffic for bugs and malware.
Security software suites offer more than antivirus protection
Antivirus protection has become the routine part of network security. Each of the five suites tested in this review had no trouble handling any bug the Lab threw at it. But they are a diverse group when it comes to other layers of security.
White House cyber adviser Melissa Hathaway resigns
Melissa Hathaway, who led the administration's 60-day review of cyber policy and was considered a candidate for the new White House cyber coordinator position, will resign later this month, according to an article on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
New DNS vulnerability has organizations scrambling
The Internet Systems Consortium, which maintains one of the most popular DNS servers, announced last week that an exploit already is in wide circulation for a vulnerability that can allow remote attackers to crash servers running BIND 9.
Navy tests online simulation environment for sub design
Immersive modeling software aids in rapid prototyping.
Army to provide soldiers with new portable power sources
The new technology will use M-25 fuel cells, a lighter alternative to a traditional batteries that last 72 hours or longer.
Like it or not, we're stuck with an insecure information infrastructure
The battle to secure cyberspace might not be a battle we can ever really win; it is likely to remain a constant fight in which the best we can hope for is to not let the bad guys get too far ahead.
NIST releases 'historic' final version of Special Publication 800-53
The final release of revision 3 of SP 800-53 for the first time contains security controls for both national security and non-national security IT systems, and was developed in conjunction with the military and intelligence communities as part of an ongoing effort to harmonize security frameworks.
Business process automation tool gets intuitive interface
AutoMate BPA Server 7 designs, executes and manages tasks according to workflows.
An open letter to Obama, in support of social participation
On the 70th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s letter to President Franklin Roosevelt encouraging attention to atomic technology and science, Ben Shneiderman, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland, and several colleagues write to President Barack Obama encouraging exploration of technology-mediated social participation.
Security issues may lead DOD to ban use of social media
The military is once again considering blocking social media-sites, for security reasons.
FDsys makes America's documents immediate and permanent
The Federal Digital System—a Web site of sweeping scope—offers the public access to documents from all three branches of government through a single portal.
State puts social networking to diplomatic use
Among the public services that State uses are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube for video and Flickr for photos.
Transit 511 combines public transportation systems in the Bay Area
The California Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit.511.org site combines the schedules of dozens of subway, light-rail, trolley and bus systems, a heroic act of interagency coordination.
Forge.mil brings net-centric speed to software development
The idea behind Forge.mil is to provide an online meeting place for military agencies to build software in a collaborative fashion. By offering this environment as a network-based service, DISA eliminates the need for the developers to set up their own environments.
Data.gov sets tone for transparent government
To the casual viewer, the Office of Management and Budget's Data.gov might not be the most exciting virtual destination. The site's modesty however, belies a fundamental shift in how government interacts with the Web.
Readers suggest a few great government Web sites of their own
Readers offered their own suggestions of government Web sites that are doing a great job of providing services and connecting with citizens.
Tool for hijacking application update sessions to be demonstrated at hackers conference
Security company Radware is releasing the tool to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of software updates done over insecure public networks.
New metrics needed for cloud computing
Cloud computing has the potential change the requirements for how the value of IT projects is measured in the upcoming years.
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