Proposed law won't slow encryption use, some experts say
Proposed legislation that would add prison time for people who use cryptography while committing a crime could have a chilling effect on the technology, some privacy advocates fear. <br>
BlackBerry: Focusing on government users
Research in Motion Ltd. has been responding to the needs of its many U.S. government users in expanding the functionality of its BlackBerry two-way paging devices, the company's president said today.
New wrinkle offered in secure access
Neoteris Inc. is a company in search of an identity. Analysts are calling their product a SSL VPN. Its Access line works at layer 2 and allows granular access to specific applications and files. <br>
Security technology is serving with U.S. troops in Iraq
Vendors at this year's FOSE trade show are trumpeting a variety of security technologies being deployed by the military at home and as part of the Iraq war.<br>
To be effective, security has to come first
The keys to good IT security are doing your homework early and being prepared, said Keith Young, security manager for Maryland's Montgomery County.<br>
Administration faulted for lack of IT security leadership
Two former government IT security officials today criticized the administration before a House panel for a lack of leadership in IT security.
Air operations center gets speedy IT accreditation
Information systems at the Combined Air Operations Center in Qatar had to be certified and accredited before the center could begin directing air activity in Iraq. For SecureInfo Corp., it was a rush job. <br>
Post-war telecom in Iraq: CDMA or GSM?
One day after learning that the Defense Department wants to use the European Global System for Mobile Communications wireless protocol to build a cellular system in postwar Iraq, Rep. Darrell Issa launched a pre-emptive strike in the House.
DOD re-ups satellite comm contract
The Defense Department has exercised the first one-year option of its Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services contract, which supplies secure global communications 'across the entire spectrum of the deployed military,' said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Augustine J. Ponturiero of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Handheld and portable PCs speed war data
PCs and PDAs can transmit firing coordinates to artillery on the ground or to aircraft. They supply maps and personnel information for medical evacuations and carry maintenance manuals for military vehicles.
Army begins work on new combat training simulation system
The Army has awarded contracts to AT&T Government Solutions and Science Applications International Corp. for the first phase of a program to develop a new combat simulation training system.<br>
Civil law might beat criminal law at protecting IT
Criminal prosecution of computer crime has expanded over the past two decades, but civil law holds more promise, some experts said at a recent Federal Information Assurance Conference at the University of Maryland.
GSM wireless phone can safeguard top secrets
General Dynamics Corp.'s TalkSecure cell phone for Global System for Mobile wireless networks can talk with the company's Sectera wireless phones, including Type 1 units cleared for classified traffic.
Cyber Eye: Consider thanking hackers for security
In February, the FBI's National Infrastruc-ture Protection Center warned would-be vigilantes that Uncle Sam did not want their help in a cyberwar against Iraq. 'The U.S. government does not condone so-called 'patriotic hacking' on its behalf,' NIPC advised.
Wireless security is critical
Security is universally acknowledged as a top priority for government systems, and wireless security puts that challenge in perhaps its most acute context.
DOD re-ups satellite communications contract
The Defense Department has exercised the first of three one-year options for global satellite communications, extending its original two-year contract with Iridium Satellite LLC.<br>
Bill mandates U.S. cellular tech for postwar Iraq
Acting on reports that the Defense Department wants to build a wireless communications infrastructure in postwar Iraq that follows the Global System for Mobile Communications standard, a California congressman has launched his own pre-emptive strike.
Navy labs want to help soldiers speak the language of war
The Office of Naval Research is supporting the development of speech translation technology that could help troops in the field communicate with foreigners and interpret text, signs and other graphics. <br>
Agencies are making progress in security, OMB says
The Office of Management and Budget gave a sneak preview today of its second annual report to Congress on the state of agencies' IT security. <br>
Boehlert says IT security is getting short shrift
Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) today said the Bush administration has failed to put its cybersecurity money where its mouth is. <br>
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