Masters of the domain
A NIST project gives agencies experience with Domain Name System Security Extensions, the next big step toward authenticated Internet transmissions.
The nuts and bolts of DNSsec
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Extensions are a response to vulnerabilities in DNS that make it possible for hackers to provide false information to a request, thus misinforming and misdirecting a client.
Group think
Web-enabled collaboration software gives you powerful new ways to get people and information together.
Facing a challenge
The Army and other agencies say the facial recognition systems they've tested still aren't good enough. But they haven't given up on the technology.
Garth Gibson | Faster storage systems through parallelism
GCN Interview: Garth Gibson, one of the inventors of the RAID storage system discusses the development of the Parallel Network File System protocol, an effort to standardize parallel operations.
Perl vision gets sharper
Perl creator Larry Wall has ambitious plans for the next version of his language, but remains mum as ever on its release date.
NASA software award winners announced
The Ames Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are co-winners of NASA's 2007 Software of the Year Award.
ITU introduces emergency contact code
New standard calls for individuals to prefix Arabic numerals to an emergency contact in a mobile phone's directory to help first responders notify contacts in order of priority.
Twitter for the enterprise
New open source software, called Laconica, provides a federated Twitter-like microblogging service.
Cybereye | The peer-to-peer threat
An investment firm in Virginia has joined the ranks of organizations embarrassed, or worse, by a data breach caused by peer-to-peer file sharing.
Patch system in need of a fix
I appreciate that software vendors are accepting responsibility for correcting their mistakes. But I would appreciate it even more if they would stop making them.
Fujitsu debuts hand-cranked degausser
Fujitsu unveils the P3M version of its Mag EraSure degausser, a hand-cranked device that can permanently remove magnetically recorded data from hard disk drives, removable drives and backup tapes.
Free Internet proves popular with troops
A pair of Internet cafes serving 15,000 U.S. troops in Iraq saw their typical usage double when the service provider waived fees for the July 4 holiday, increasing to about 4,100 log-ins on Independence Day.
DNS flaw unfixed as experts argue protocol
Speculation continues as to what the ultimate systemic Domain Name System flaw could be.
Ship-stable flash drive for NAVSEA
DRS Technologies chooses Intellitactics Security Manager to serve as centerpiece for the Naval Sea Systems Command's Ship Self-Defense Systems.
911 service comes into Internet age
The president signed into law a bill that requires IP telephony service providers to provide 911 services and to create plans for a national IP emergency response network.
Malware prevalent on trusted Web pages
Five seconds into reading this story, a Web page somewhere will become infected with malware or some other malicious code.
The gift of file recovery
Pandora opens the box on the latest version of its free data recovery program, Pandora Recovery Version 2.0.1.
Internal security threats multiply
Too many PCs and servers are missing essential security software or using unauthorized technology, increasing the risk of cyberattack or data theft.
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