Dangers in luring hackers with honey
LAS VEGAS'Honeypots, or decoy servers and networks set up to lure hackers, are gaining enough sophistication to permit spying on hacker activity. But they might also create legal traps for their operators, a Justice Department lawyer said at the Black Hat Briefings here yesterday.
Security adviser previews national strategy
LAS VEGAS'Presidential cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke drew ovations from a crowd of 1,500 security experts attending the Black Hat Briefings when he criticized the performance of software developers.
HSD bill would give companies FOIA protection
Information about IT security threats volunteered by the private sector to the proposed Homeland Security Department would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act under House and Senate versions of the HSD bill.
Qwest seeks edge in federal market
WorldCom Inc. is not the only telecommunications vendor under scrutiny.
WorldCom says it will stick by its government users
Carrier expects to clear bankruptcy hurdle within a year, but some agencies are looking around and competitors smell blood
Pentagon tests notebooks in drill
The Defense Protective Service tested rugged notebook PCs configured for emergency workers during a recent bioterrorism exercise in the Pentagon courtyard.
Next IP meanders our way
Despite the limits of the current version of the Internet Protocol, the successor to Version 4--IPv6--has been slow to materialize.
Feds say they need vendor backup for security, privacy
If it had the political nerve, the Transportation Security Administration could guarantee air safety by collecting passenger information from public and private databases, industry executives said at a recent Washington forum sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Government.
WorldCom promises to deliver on FTS 2001
Despite its bankruptcy filing, WorldCom Inc. officials say the company will be able to meet the needs of its FTS 2001 users as it reorganizes.
Bankrupt WorldCom continues FTS 2001 services
In the wake of its record bankruptcy filing yesterday, WorldCom Inc. has said it will continue providing long-distance telecommunications services to federal users under the FTS 2001 contract.
Public-private team agrees on basic Win 2000 security settings
A team of security experts from government and industry last week announced a consensus on baseline security settings for computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
New strategy details homeland IT goals
Defending against terrorism requires unprecedented information sharing across all levels of government and industry, the president's new domestic security plan says.
Foolproof Access
'We've got a road map' for incorporating biometric identifiers into the Common Access smart card, Army CIO Lt. Gen. Peter M. Cuviello said last month. The Army is the lead service in the Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office.
Public-private team agrees on Windows security benchmark
A consortium of security experts from government and the private sector today released a set of baseline settings for Windows 2000 Professional workstations.
National strategy for protecting cyberspace due Sept. 11
The President's Critical Infrastructure Board plans to release its National Strategy for Defending Cyberspace Sept. 11 in the Silicon Valley, board chairman Richard Clarke said.
Troubled WorldCom tries to calm jittery federal customers
Although the General Services Administration is questioning the fitness of troubled WorldCom Inc. for future government business, GSA'and the carrier'are assuring customers that service on existing contracts will not be interrupted.
New department would inherit cybersecurity problems, GAO warns
Combining six IT security agencies under the proposed Homeland Security Department is an opportunity for enhanced efficiency, but it will not necessarily secure the government's critical infrastructure, the General Accounting Office told a congressional panel last week.
House tinkers with Homeland Security bill
Several House committees have left their marks on the president's draft proposal for a Homeland Security Department as the bill makes its way to a select committee that will finalize a version for House action. HR 5005 is undergoing markup by committees with subject matter jurisdiction. The select committee wants to receive all the recommendations today.
GSA looks at Qwest's fitness
The General Services Administration is reviewing the financial and technical capabilities of Qwest Communications International Inc. of Denver for future government telecommunications contracts in the wake of civil and criminal investigations of the carrier. Qwest holds four of GSA's Metropolitan Area Acquisition local-service contracts and a national Web services contract.
IT pros blame managers for security woes
Information security is poor in both the public and private sectors, and the culprits, IT security professionals said, are the bosses.
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