Windows 7 beta slips through cracks and onto Internet
The upcoming Windows 7 beta, scheduled to be released this month, found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.
CA acquires Orchestria, lands data loss prevention tools
CA to acquire Orchestria to gain data loss prevention technology.
Data breaches soared 50 percent in 2008
The Identity Theft Resource Center reports that 656 data breaches occurrred in 2008, up from 446 in 2007.
Meru unveils security gateway for wireless LANs
Meru Networks has unveiled a gateway appliance for wireless LANs designed to meet the security demands of government agencies.
Phishing in real time; Twitter targeted
Twitter users should beware of latest cyberattacks.
NIST spells out security requirements for wireless access
Draft of new special pub on EAP issued for public comment.
Lock down that data
Technology alone is not enough to secure sensitive personal data, but a new tool could help.
OMB seeks comments on IPv6 adoption
The agency is seeking comments from federal CIO on the draft document that lays out a roadmap for the adoption of IPv6 across government agencies.
FEMA unveils DisasterAssistance.gov
DisasterAssistance.gov is an easy-to-use Web site that consolidates information about forms of disaster assistance in one place, officials said.
Transition Watch: Will Web 2.0 win over the feds?
The Obama administration will find it a struggle to transfer the Web 2.0 expertise of its campaign to the workings of government.
SSL certs busted
Secure government Web sites, e-mail vulnerable to forgeries; RSA, VeriSign called out for using outdated hashing techniques.
Ethernet gets twisted
Mellanox's twisted-pair 10GBase-T controller could fuse application and storage networks.
OGC launches Empire Challenge pilot effort
The Empire Challenge is an annual demonstration event that seeks to improve the interoperability of joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.
New Linux kernel released
First kernel to offer full-fledged support of the EXT4 file system.
Livermore Lab pioneers debugging tool
New tool enables researchers to pinpoint a needling problem in a haystack of processors.
Keeping personal information personal
Commentary: Employees' peeks at Obama records underscore the problem of casual browsers misusing their positions.
The price of information overload
The cost of information overload adds up to $900 million a year in lost productivity in the United States.
NIST conducts risk analysis of evoting
National Institute of Standards and Technology study says electronic transmission can securely deliver ballots to overseas voters, but challenges still remain to electronically casting ballots.
For your eyes only: DHS develops privacy guidelines for Science and Technology Directorate
DHS’ "Principles for Implementing Privacy Protections in S&T Research" will incorporate privacy protections into sensitive research conducted by the directorate.
Cobol 'Eclipse'd
With the latest release of its development and deployment platform for Cobol, Veryant will unveil a Cobol editor plug-in for the Eclipse Integrated Developer Environment.
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