Phishing scam uses IRS rebate line to reel in victims
The economic stimulus rebate season is upon us, and the phishers are changing their bait.
Baker College takes top honors in national cybersecurity competition
Competition replicates security, operational challenges students will face as they enter the job market.
Sun debuts Java Card 3.0
Sun Microsystems and the Java Card Forum have released version 3.0 of the Java Card smartcard specification.
Calif. adopts YouTube services
Golden State joins other localities using multimedia services.
EPA, Green Grid in energy-efficiency pact
Environmental Protection Agency has signed an agreement with the Green Grid to forge greater energy efficiency in EPA computer facilities.
Shibboleth authentication tool upgraded
Open-source suite for federated identity management gets improved security, easier management.
IDS/IPS software gets Common Criteria certification
Third Brigade Deep Security, an intrusion detection and prevention system, is the first IDS/IPS to get Evaluation Assurance Level 3+ certification.
William Jackson | Information security paradox
Cybereye'commentary: Information security is all well and good, but don't expect people to inconvenience themselves.
Revised 2009 IT budget released
Original IT spending request for fiscal 2009 of $70.9 billion was trimmed by just $198 million.
Microsoft reports access bug
New zero-day bug vulnerability in Microsoft operating and server systems has potential to allow users to increase their access privileges under specific conditions.
DARPA seeks architecture-aware compilers
Agency is looking to fund development of compilers that can dynamically optimize programs for the specific environments in which they will run.
OGC approves KML encoding standard
The Open Geospatial Consortium has approved Google's Keyhole Markup Language'the language used for developing Google Earth'as an open standard.
Intell CIOs assess info-sharing initiatives
The intelligence community is making progress in establishing interoperability across its many information collection, storage and retrieval systems, according to the CIOs of major intelligence agencies.
SQL Server 2005 SP3 expected this summer
Microsoft releases an incremental update in the mean time, Cumulative Update 7.
New Linux kernel boosts memory management, security
In addition to updating many drivers, the new kernel has additional support for real-time computing and multiprocessor clustered computing, as well as improved memory management and new security enhancements.
Lab for testing security of top-secret wireless systems opens
Defense, intell agencies can now test 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a top-secret/sensitive compartmented information network.
Vista SP1 hits USB Snag
Microsoft has rolled out Vista Service Pack 1, but some existing SP1 users have had problems with USB-based devices after applying a security patch.
Paper ballot technology drive downshifts as House nixes funding to replace e-voting machines
Trend to jettison high-tech direct recording electronic voting terminals in favor of optically-scanned paper ballots takes a hit as lawmakers reject a bill that would have helped states pay to replace their electronic voting machines with paper ballots.
NIST creates combo microchip
New chip sensors could improve productivity of semiconductor foundries.
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