Industry coalition plans interoperability program
The Initiative for Open Authentication intends to introduce an interoperability program for member vendors using its open architecture for online identity verification.
How a process model can help bring security into software development
A secure software development life cycle requires a process model wherein process improvements are managed from a common framework. This disciplined approach will not alleviate all vulnerabilities but will increase the likelihood of building secure software to meet users’ needs in a cost-effective fashion.
Critics not satisfied with partial revelation of secret cybersecurity plan
Observers welcomed the release of summary of the government's classified cybersecurity initiative, but some want the Obama administration to give more details.
The human element complicates cybersecurity
Despite the congressional focus on cybersecurity, all the money, software and hardware in the world can’t entirely ward off cybersecurity threats. One nontechnology factor greatly impedes cybersecurity: the human factor.
Nation's cybersecurity suffers from a lack of information sharing
Lack of trust between the government and private sectors still inhibits information sharing needed to defend against rapidly evolving cyberthreats.
FISMA's future may lie in State Department security model
With some reworking of the Federal Information Security Management Act likely, the State Department's program of continuous monitoring and assessment proints the way for what can be done with IT security.
Updated crypto standards will have an impact on security products
With new standards in the works for a Secure Hashing Algorithm and cryptographic modules, vendors of security products will have a new set of requirements they will have to meet to sell to government agencies. Some are already planning for the changes.
Interoperability is key to securing data at rest
Companies that enable managed file transfers between enterprises and their partners are expanding capabilities to include security for data at rest as well as in transit. But new standards are needed to ensure the interoperability of these schemes.
The next Secure Hash Algorithm had better be a good one
The new Secure Hash Algorithm might have to last for 20 years, so there is consderable pressure for NIST to do the current competition for SHA-3 right.
Flash media vendors eye DOD market despite strict rules
The Defense Department has eased its blanket ban on removable devices such as USB drives, and vendors are responding with tamper-proof hardware, FIPS 140-2 validated encryption engines and on-board antivirus
Military still gives thumbs down to thumb drives
Despite relaxing the all out ban on using portable storage devices on Defense Department computer systems, it appears thumb drives will not return to the military services anytime soon.
White House lifts the veil on Bush cybersecurity initiative
National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt announced at the RSA Security Conference that, beginning today, newly declassified portions of the CNCI will be available online.
Kanguru adds anti-malware to a line of USB drives
Kanguru Solutions adds anti-malware software to develop the Defender Elite secure flash drives.
Verizon releases framework for reporting security incidents
There is a trend toward standardizing language used to identify vulnerabilities and threats, but so far the trend has not extended to the reporting of security incidents.
Microsoft-led task force busts botnet
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit, in conjunction with the Botnet Task Force, took legal action this week after months of investigation into a botnet known as W32.Waledac, which according to Microsoft had the capability to send as many as 1.5 billion spam e-mails a day.
Microsoft unplugs spammer botnet with legal strategy
The lawsuit filed last week my Microsoft against the bot-herders of the Waledac botnet used existing laws to disconnect the malicious domains from the Internet — at least for now.
U.S. would lose a cyber war, former intell chief warns
The country needs to make a national commitment to securing cyberspace before a catastropic attack occurs.
NIST takes on risk management and PIV card security
NIST has finalized three publications that give guidelines for using a risk management framework and for securing certificates and data on PIV cards.
DOD details strict flash drive rules
A DOD policy that bans using flash drives was relaxed recently because of adjustments made to Defense Department computer systems. But that doesn't mean there are no more limitations on their use.
Navy looks to advance cyber defense
The Navy wants algorithms that can be used for malware detection and to distinguish between legitimate and malicious traffic.
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