Grants under way for TIA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has approved 26 research grant proposals for its controversial Total Information Awareness data-mining program, according to documents released to a privacy advocate group.<br>
Help is on the way for the tele-weary
The Federal Trade Commission has awarded a 10-year contract to AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., to develop and implement a national do-not-call telemarketing registry. <br>
Worm variant is spreading from Asia
A new variant of the Lovgate worm, first discovered Feb. 19, has been identified in the wild and is reported to be spreading in the Eastern Hemisphere. <br>
Congress will watch TIA watch for terrorists
The Defense Department this month lost its battle to fend off congressional oversight of its Total Information Awareness terrorist-tracking program.
Administration tunes plan for cybersecurity
The White House beefed up its demands on agencies in the final version of the cybersecurity protection strategy it released this month.
In-Q-Tel gets into storage management
In-Q-Tel, the CIA's technology incubator, has signed its first development agreement for secure storage management tools.
States take first step toward cyberthreat sharing
Thirteen states, led by New York, last weekend conducted a communications exercise that could lead to a new, multistate information sharing and analysis center.<br>
VoiceCon: Government voice, data are converging
Despite continuing security concerns, the federal government is moving faster than the private sector into voice over IP technology, a security expert says.<br>
Industry will work with government on cyberspace plan
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, released Friday, details dozens of steps for industry and government to take to fend off and recover from assaults on the nation's critical systems.<br>
NIPC to hackers: Don't try this at home
While the Bush administration drafts its cyberwar rules, the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center is warning off volunteers who want to lend a hand by launching their own attacks against foreign enemies.<br>
Data mining project gets two oversight panels
Reacting to complaints by privacy advocates and Congress about the Total Information Awareness terrorist-tracking project, Defense Department undersecretary Edward C. 'Pete' Aldridge Jr. will chair a TIA oversight board of senior DOD officials. <br>
Security funding only seems set to rise next year
IT security funding is slated to rise 10 percent, to $4.7 billion, in fiscal 2004.
Sapphire signals a new type of threat, experts say
The Sapphire worm that swamped the Internet Jan. 25 exploded in a big bang, spreading faster than any previous worm, before almost burning itself out in 10 minutes, a new report says.<br>
Cyber Eye: Cyberterror is still a long way from reality
The specter of cyberterror has become a driving force in the IT security debate.
IT security spending to keep pace with budget
Money requested in the fiscal 2004 budget for IT security would increase about 10 percent to $4.7 billion, according to the Office of Management and Budget. At that figure, allocations for security would hold steady at about 8 percent of federal IT spending. <br>
Internet attacks are slowing but gaining sophistication
Overall attack activity on the Internet decreased during the last six months of 2002, according to a semiannual cyberthreat report from Symantec Corp.<br>
Better patch management could have slowed Slammer
The worm that slowed Internet traffic around the world over the weekend didn't come as a complete surprise, Symantec Corp. president John Schwarz said today.
Company wants to integrate cellular, satellite services
A satellite telecom provider has plans to broaden its market by incorporating cellular access into its satellite service.<br>
FAA was ready for the Slammer, CIO says
System scanning and attention to patches helped the Federal Aviation Administration dodge the weekend's Internet worm.<br>
22 agencies get deal for priority cellular service
The National Communications System, which represents 22 federal agencies, has awarded the first contract for nationwide Wireless Priority Service to T-Mobile USA Inc. of Bellevue, Wash.
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