Consumer data security bill passes out of House committee
A House committee this week unanimously approved a data security law that would establish federal standards for protecting personal information and would supersede state laws.
DOD turns to industry for the Internet it wants
The Defense Department recognizes Version 6 of the Internet Protocols as central to its concept of network-centric warfare. But enabling a worldwide network to pass IPv6 packets is not enough to realize its goal. It requires applications and tools.
Don't look for rapid ROI from IPv6
Transitioning networks to the next version of the Internet Protocols could be a bargain, according to a recent study by RTI Inter-national of Research Triangle Park, N.C.
More Microsoft browser vulnerabilities reported
New vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser have been reported in the last week'an overflow problem that could crash the browser and another that could allow exploit of malicious code on the victimized computer.
NIST says agencies should begin move to stronger hashing tools
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is urging agencies to begin migrating away from the flawed SHA-1 hashing algorithm in favor of stronger algorithms.
NIST sets FISMA standards for federal IT systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final standard for securing agency computer systems under the Federal Information Security Management Act.
A quantum leap for cryptography
An international team of government, academic and commercial researchers has made significant strides in their quest to accelerate secure quantum cryptography.
CYBEREYE: Security: Lots of lessons, nothing learned
The issues of personal data security and identity theft broke into the national consciousness a year ago, when Choice-Point reported that thieves had established accounts with the data broker to obtain sensitive information on 145,000 people.
Not your father's voice of America
If you think of the Voice of America or Radio Free Europe in terms of Cold War, short-wave radio broadcasts, consider this: Apple's iTunes service includes podcasts of six VOA programs among its product offerings.
FDA is right at home with VOIP
The Food and Drug Administration has begun consolidating headquarters staff on a new Maryland campus that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for administrators and scientists.
New standards in the works for WiFi networking
The 802.11 family of standards is a living document, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is working on a handful of amendments to provide additional functionality and services over the next couple of years.
Can a wireless network pay for itself?
A municipal wireless network offers the promise of almost unlimited connectivity. But before deployment, a community needs to consider how the network will be used and paid for.
Caught in the mesh
Mesh WiFi has quickly become the darling of large-scale wireless projects. But is it the best solution?
Not your typical spam fighters
Keyword filtering wasn't the answer to FDA's spam problems, so the agency found a solution that did much more.
HSPD-12 to get its first field test
The Pentagon will host an exercise next week to demonstrate smart-card interoperability among federal, state and local emergency personnel in the Washington metro area.
Lawmakers struggle with how neutral networks should be
The issue of how much control network owners will be able to exert over the content they deliver may ultimately have to be settled by legislation.
QDR to focus on Defense networks, transformation
The state of future warfare was debated quite a bit in the run up to the Quadrennial Defense Review, a senior official said, but in the end networks and information security scored big as key areas of focus.
Information warfare: The need to know your enemy
A pair of IT security experts say the United States must be able to identify cyberattackers more clearly to mount an effective defense.
Better hacking through science: new and better ways to hide your rootkit
In the cat-and-mouse game of computer security, rootkits are a powerful way to hide malicious code on a compromised computer where it is difficult to detect and remove.
DOD gets serious about funding IA improvements
The Defense Department is talking a lot about network and information security these days, and according to Pentagon officials speaking at the Black Hat Federal Briefings in Arlington, Va., it has begun putting some of its money where its mouth is.
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