DHS wants budget to back cybersecurity efforts
Homeland Security Department's budget request for fiscal 2010 includes an additional $81 million for cybersecurity programs.
President to release report on cybersecurity review May 29
The White House says the administration recognizes the serious threats presented by cyber attacks and gives high priority to securing the information infrastructure.
William Jackson | Some possible help for the tricky job of quantifying IT security
Measuring security is a difficult job that can put CSOs and CISOs at a disadvantage at budget time. A set of information security metrics has been developed by the Center for Internet Security to help provide a standardized, repeatable way to measure your security status.
First round of interoperability standards for Smart Grid announced
The identification of existing standards for interoperability and security is the first step in a three-phase program by NIST to establish technical standards for development of an intelligent power distribution grid.
Bill would permit jamming cell phones in prisons
Maryland’s Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to demonstrate cell phone jamming technology in a state prison, but current federal law prohibits the practice. A bill before the Senate would allow prisons to jam illegal cell phones.
Researchers close in on faster circuit chips using exotic carbon material
The exotic and puzzling properties of graphene are being studied and applied to advanced computing technologies in government-funded research programs that could help engineers advance the limits of conventional computing.
NOAA forecasts a mild solar season
An international panel led by NOAA expects fewer sunspots and storms than usual, but the strongest solar storm on record occurred during a below-average cycle.
William Jackson | Stats offer a clue to one more way of fighting spam
Spam trends identified in MessageLabs' threat report for April suggest that keeping domain registrars honest could be an effective way to help squeeze spammers out of the Internet, but it's no silver bullet.
NIST symposium to highlight metric system
In case you hadn't heard, this Wednesday is World Metrology Day, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which is all about metrics, is celebrating with a symposium at its headquarters.
William Jackson | Mergers and acquisitions in the botnet world
Call it a merger of equals or a strategic partnership, but the apparent cooperation between two botnet giants, Waledac and Conficker, has some observers concerned.
DOD faces tough hurdles in maintaining, upgrading an aging GPS
The Global Positioning System is critical to our modern military, but delays in fielding a new generation of satellites to replace an aging constellation could mean an interruption of services as early as next year.
GAO: Intelligent Mail program might not be a good deal for mailers or USPS
As the Postal Service embarks on an effort to more fully automate its handling of bulk mail with more intelligent bar codes, the Government Accountability Office warns the program could be threatened by poor management and disappointing customer participation.
Draft guidelines issued for using SCAP to automate security validation
The Security Content Automation Protocol automates much of the job of checking and validating security settings on IT systems, and NIST has recommendations for making the best use of it.
Government networks still have weak links
Government and private-sector experts told lawmakers that stronger White House leadership is needed to secure federal systems.
Single standard needed for reporting data breaches
A survey for the RSA Conference eFraud Network Forum shows that professionals want more information, and they want it quicker when personal information is breached.
U.S. at risk of losing its status as leader in computer-simulation technology
A government study concludes that, as high-powered computer simulation becomes more important and more common, the United States needs to devote additional resources to advancing the state of the science and preparing researchers to use it.
Agencies tap online channels to spread the word on swine flu outbreak
CDC is using interactive Web tools and channels such as RSS feeds, Twitter and other social-networking sites to meet the growing demand for up-to-date information on the outbreak of the deadly new flu strain
Cost overruns, lack of oversight threaten DOD space programs, panel told
DOD’s space-based communications and intelligence gathering infrastructure is troubled with outdated procedures, bloated goals and inadequate oversight, resulting in canceled programs and billions of dollars in cost overruns, House panel is told.
NIST demonstrates method for reducing errors in quantum computing
Experiments at NIST labs in Boulder, Colo., demonstrate the feasibility of a technique to reverse errors in quantum bits before the number of errors grows large enough to become a problem.
Small networks can use sender verification to block spam
E-mail Security Platform makes senders and mail servers jump through a series of hoops before e-mail is accepted as valid within the network.
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