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U.S. tops list as source for botnet attacks
Those launching attacks were not always based in this country, but they used compromised computers here to form botnets as platforms for the attacks.
Cybereye | IT security in the executive suite
Commentary: If security is to work, policy must be enforced uniformly at all levels, not just for serfs, peons and drudges.
IPv6 standards profile released
Standards profile for IPv6 is the next step in the long road to IPv6 transition.
Election campaigns 2.0
Web applications are being customized for politicians and voters as campaigns go online.
National Vulnerability Database updated, upgraded
NIST has incorporated Mitre's Common Platform Enumeration in the latest version of its comprehensive repository of information on potential vulnerabilities in computer systems.
Getting out the military vote online
The Overseas Vote Foundation has released an online tool to give U.S. military personnel and other citizens living overseas quick access to the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot.
NASA patents to be auctioned
Auction is part of program to help commercialize NASA-funded technology.
One password says it all
South Carolina agency's single sign-on system boosts authentication and security.
In the end, user acceptance is the real test
Maintaining security in increasingly complex networking environments requires working with users, not against them.
Cybereye | A test for text alerts
Commentary: With 116 million users in the U.S., text messaging could be an effective tool for a national alert system.
With IE8, privacy does not equal security
A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows for private browsing, but don't make the mistake of equating that with secure browsing.
Cybereye | Data security can falter at the top
Commentary: The end user often is the weakest link in any security system, and the higher up the organizational chart that user is, the weaker the link tends to be.
IPv6 could be the key to greener buildings
The General Services Administration has made considerable progress in improving the efficiency of the buildings it manages for the government, in part by using networked technology to automate environmental sensing and controls.
Regional safety communications system taking shape
Fourth regional public safety network launched in Northwest, final networks expected to be in place in a matter of weeks.
NSF, chip industry to fund multicore processor research
National Science Foundation and Semiconductor Research Corp. will join forces to support academic research on multicore chip design and architecture.
Performance anxiety hovers over 2010 census
Recent GAO report concludes Census needs better metrics on the performance of the handheld computers that will be crucial in developing detailed address lists used in the 2010 decennial head count.
Hurricane Gustav spurs FCC communications system activation
Portal provides online link for carriers to report sensitive information on network conditions.
NOAA sets up hurricane-resistant sentinel in the Gulf
NOAA last week dedicated the first of four massive hurricane-hardened stations to measure storm tides off the Gulf coast of Mississippi.
Reconstructing the collapse
NIST studies of World Trade Center take computer modeling to extremes.
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