Asset tracking systems: The simpler the better
Using passive RFID tags with fixed readers at strategic points throughout the Florida State Attorney's Office in Palm Beach County has proven to be a transparent way to track files.
Census IT not ready for prime time
A lack of executive oversight and leadership has left the Census Bureau poorly prepared for the upcoming 2010 Census, with critical IT systems not fully tested and operational.
Government implements DNSSEC on the .gov domain
Successful signing of the top level clears the way for agencies to sign second-level domains by end of the year.
Spammers retool for a renewed assault
The high-yield profit model for spam ensures that the old techniques will not disappear, while new and improved techniques are likely to boost overall volume, according to e-mail security firm MX Logic.
Virginia releases the first open-source textbook for public review
Physics FlexBook is an experiment in open-source, Web-based textbook development and publishing that could help keep educational resources up-to-date.
White House updates progress on cybersecurity review
Team will present its report and recommendations on the state of the nation’s cyber security efforts by the end of April.
Council formed to improve access to emergency phone services
The N11/8XX Essential Services Interoperability Council will promote interoperability and access to the suite of services provided through N11 and 8XX numbers.
Major IT challenges remain the same, survey reports
Key challenges such as information technology security, infrastructure and management persist because they are complex, evolving and "difficult to fully resolve," the report states.
Guidelines for securing DNS being updated
NIST is updating its recommendations for meeting the security challenges of the Domain Name System, which underpins the Internet by mapping user-friendly domain names to numerical IP addresses.
Zero-day exploits take fun out of functionality
Popular applications and increasing functionality equal a growing threat to unsuspecting users.
NIST revises guidance for remote access and teleworking security
The revised guidance is intended to mitigate the risks of teleworking, emphasizing the importance of securing sensitive information stored on telework devices and transmitted across external networks.
Consensus Audit Guidelines no substitute for FISMA guidance
NIST is updating its comprehensive FISMA security control guidelines, which the CAG overlaps but does not duplicate.
Agreement reached on security controls for IT systems
Consensus Audit Guidelines are seen as the first step toward standardizing best practices for securing government, contractor and other critical IT systems.
Guidelines released for secure use of digital signatures, hashing
Two new publications from NIST provide guidance for randomizing message input for digital signatures and for using hash algorithms
Malicious PDFs exploit zero-day vulnerability and Adobe Reader
Small number of targeted attacks keeps the threat level low for the time being; signatures are available and a fix is coming.
Information sharing and privacy aren't mutually exclusive
A demonstration of privacy-preserving data mining techniques using off-the-shelf technology aims to show that we do not have to choose between personal privacy and national security.
Domain Name System still less than secure
Discoverer of major Domain Name System vulnerability reports that exploits are continuing to appear, and that much work remains to be done to secure the name resolution technology that underpins the Internet.
Oak Ridge explores cybots
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab are hoping to advance their concept of intelligent software agents that can work together to protect large networks.
Jim Butterworth | To protect networks, know thy data
Guidance Software’s director of incident response and federal services says a key to secure data is endpoint visibility — identifying and classifying data, and taking action on its disposition.
U.S. must craft cyberwarfare battle strategy
In keynote address to the Black Hat Federal conference, former presidential adviser Paul Kurtz urges a public dialogue on the role of federal regulators, the military and the intelligence community in patrolling and defending cyberspace.
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