Data breaches: An unnecessary expense
I can't help wondering why my personal information was left sitting on an unattended laptop.
R&D funding available for new infrastructure monitoring technology
NIST is seeking proposals for high-risk projects to develop technologies for inspecting, monitoring and evaluating components of the nation's infrastructure.
Government, health care Web sites attacked
A scan of Web servers by Internet security company Finjan Inc. has found more than 1,000 legitimate Web sites that had been compromised by a new wave of attacks in recent weeks.
Internet Systems Consortium gets gift of big IPv6 pipe
The Internet Systems Consortium, a nonprofit organization that supports the Internet's F-root name server and hosts a number of open-source groups, has received a 1 gigabit Ethernet link from NTT America.
Study: Reform copyright law to save digital works
Libraries, archives and other institutions currently are hampered in preserving digital works by copyright laws geared toward more persistent, physical works.
Cybereye | Privacy matters
Commentary: How do you put a price tag on privacy? And how do you determine who pays?
Consortium outlines goals for advanced, user-friendly Internet2 infrastructure
The Internet2 consortium has adopted a new five-year strategic plan focused on keeping the national research and education network at the cutting edge of performance while making it easier for nonexperts to use.
NIST seeks comment on IT security guides
National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft versions of publications on hash algorithms and Bluetooth security, and a revised version of firewall guidelines.
Massive patch coming for DNS vulnerability
According to U.S. CERT, the vulnerability could allow cache poisoning and misdirection of Web requests, sending users to unknown Web sites.
Guidance for securely using SSL VPNs, mobile devices
National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a guide to virtual private networks using Secure Sockets Layer technology, comparing and contrasting them with IPsec and other VPN solutions.
Voters going online for information on the next president
Although the Web has been a factor in the past two presidential elections, this campaign marks the first in which every significant candidate has established a site.
Apps fighting on the same side
Interoperability tests identify battle-ready technologies.
Macs look to the workplace
The Enterprise Mac Initiative is offering its resources to help IT staff identify the difficulties of bringing Macs into the enterprise.
A home connection
Troops in Iraq receive free Internet access for Independence Day.
Forecast for July: Mostly sunny, 100% chance of spam
Spam volumes have been on the decline, but they are still double what they were at this time last year.
Cybereye | Consumer, protect thyself
Commentary: You can make those who control your personal data aware that you expect them to keep it secure and confidential.
IPv6: Waiting for early adopters
OMB requires agencies only to be ready for IPv6. It does not say they have to use it. Apparently, there is not yet a compelling reason for them to turn it on.
Data breaches up, but not in government sector
Reported data breaches increased sharply in 2008, but the percentage of breaches in the government sector has dropped steadily in the past three years.
NIST math text gets digital makeover
NIST rewrites one of its best-sellers, the 'Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs and Mathematical Tables,' and puts it into an interactive digital format.
NIST revises IT security guides
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released final revisions to three of its 800 series of special publications on information technology security.
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