Certifications for secure coding
Twenty-three certificates for secure programming have been awarded in the first round of GIAC Secure Software Programmers exams.
Bill Jackson | More than we wanted to know
DHS suffered a self-inflicted wound to the ego this month when a subscriber on one of its e-mail lists used the 'reply to all' button and touched off an avalanche of replies.
Agency Award'Federal Aviation Administration | Protect and serve
2007 GCN Award: FAA takes network security to the next level, in more ways than one.
William Jackson | When the price for protection is too high
Cybereye | Commentary: Security can be a good thing, but it comes at a price that must be considered.
Mary Ann Davidson | In defense of common criteria
GCN Interview: Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle Corp.'s chief security officer, comes to the defense of the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme. In Davidson's opinion, Common Criteria has a number of strengths.
New technology for IDs?
Ferroelectric RAM chips promise to outperform contactless chips now used in smart ID cards.
New weapon in spam wars
GCN Insider | More power to spam filtering.
Microsoft lends hand to La. firms
Microsoft will provide free business software to small and medium-sized businesses affected by the 2005 hurricanes
DHS delays satellite surveillance plans
Homeland Security Department delays controversial domestic-surveillance program to further review privacy, civil liberties implications.
Cyberspace still a dangerous neighborhood
Federal Trade Commission kicks off National Cyber Security Awareness Month by announcing a settlement in a case against a distributor of spyware.
How far should you trust an outsider to protect your infrastructure?
It's the worst nightmare for any agency IT official: A headline on Page 1 of the Washington Post that the company you hired to protect your network was looking the other way when hackers broke in.
House Dems balk at funding domestic satellite spying program
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee called for a moratorium on funding the DHS office that will oversee the use of spy satellites for domestic law enforcement.
EAC issues report on U.S. overseas voting for 2006
Election officials need to do a better job of educating overseas citizens of their rights to vote in federal elections and improve the delivery of ballots to those voters, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
William Jackson | Voting system requirements should be technology-neutral
Cybereye'Commentary: Congress should stick to tradition and keep its voting requirements technology neutral.
Trust issues
Agencies, industry grapple to define the meaning of trusted computing.
Greg Oslan | The new war machine
How close are we to cyberwarfare? Pretty close, according to Greg Oslan, chief executive officer and president at Narus. He discusses the Cold War aspects of potential IP attacks and how to keep Internet traffic moving.
Group calls paper trail 'a mistake'
An IT think tank urges Congress to think again about requiring a paper audit trail for electronic ballots.
After StormWorm, a flood of spam
An outbreak of the StormWorm last month demonstrates the impact botnets can have on spam traffic.
IT industry group calls for technology-neutral voting audit trail
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says Congress should reject proposed legislation that would require a paper audit trail in federal elections.
The joy (and profits) of hacking
GCN Insider | How much is the time of a hacker barely out of high school worth?
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