11 patches in October cycle
Four critical patches are for remote code execution exploit considerations; six important items are split between RCE and elevation-of-privilege bug implications.
Another View | Getting the facts straight on cybersecurity
Robert Jamison, undersecretary for DHS' National Protection and Programs Directorate, counters the conclusions of a recent report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security.
Government IT security leaders saluted
National Cyber Security Center director shares formula for smarter security investing.
Identity management: more art than science
The fuzzy art of identity management is increasingly relying on shades of gray and off-kilter digital patterns, according to IT security experts.
The trouble with Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi's promise is also its Achilles' heel: It drastically lowers the barrier for both access and attack from both within and without.
Jury is out on virtualization security
Migration to virtualization won't be the quick transition that some technology evangelists have predicted, according to the results of two recent surveys.
Task force outlines federal ID management approach
New report outlines initial set of recommendations for building a more organized framework for identity management.
Army surveils for unauthorized software
The Army Information Management Support Center has deployed monitoring software on 11,000 Pentagon PCs to detect unauthorized applications and remove them.
Clear and present dangers
Four key categories of cyberthreats will likely dominate the security landscape during the next year.
Cybereye | Protect your PC at all times
The public and the IT security industry have a lot of work to do to secure cyberspace.
FDCC's role in staying a step ahead of the hackers
Regardless of the lists and rankings of top security threats, the most dangerous vulnerability is always the one still in your system.
Editor's Desk | FISMA 2.0: A good start
A bill aimed at strengthening the Federal Information Security Management Act would a good start on shoring up federal systems, even if its passage has to wait for a new Congress.
Biometrics moves past 'what if' and into 'how to'
To judge from the talk at the Biometrics Consortium Conference, biometrics in the U.S. military has moved out of the realm of the possible; DOD's biggest concerns now are implementation.
NIEM ventures forth
The team that developed the National Information Exchange Model is working on Version 2.0 of the XML-based information sharing system.
Beware of hotel Internet connections
Jetsetting federal workers should be careful about how they use the Internet connections supplied by hotels, as most are not secured properly.
How power usage can tumble security
GCN Interview: Paul Kocher, president of Cryptography Research, talks about how Differential Power Analysis, which measures how much power a system uses, can break cryptographic keys.
Cybereye | The price of security
Commentary: If lawmakers really want FISMA 2008 to be effective in improving IT security, they will have to be serious about providing resources.
Now where did I leave that laptop?
Commentary: All the security policies and technologies in the world won't do much good if you load sensitive information on a laptop PC and leave it somewhere.
Administrator admits stealing Navy computers
A systems administrator for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing almost 20,000 pieces of computer equipment.
NIST publishes security guidance for wireless links, industrial controls
The agency has released three information security documents in its 800 series of special publications, including one on Bluetooth security.
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