Symantec products Common Criteria-certified
Symantec access control and security packages get Evaluation Assurance Level 2 certification.
Security is no secret
NSA takes its Flask architecture to the open-source community to offer an inexpensive route to trusted systems.
Bob Farber | Dealing with the insider threat
GCN Interview: Symark International's chief operating officer discusses insider threats, effective identity management and why single sign-on might not be such a good idea.
Cybereye | The core challenge
Commentary: Cybersecurity must become deeply embedded in daily operations, rather than bolted on as a separate technology.
Data breaches: An unnecessary expense
I can't help wondering why my personal information was left sitting on an unattended laptop.
Print server cuts the cord, adds security
GCN Lab review: The PS56 WLAN Print Server can eliminate wires going to your printer while adding a robust system to handle printing-related tasks.
Print server cuts the cord, adds security
GCN Lab review: The PS56 WLAN Print Server can eliminate wires going to your printer while adding a robust system to handle printing-related tasks.
AlgoSec firewall migration app
AlgoSec is offering a firewall migration tool that enables users of Cisco's PIX security appliances to upgrade smoothly to Cisco's ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliances.
Oracle releases critical updates
This latest round of patches fixes Oracle buffer overflows, denial-of-service attack points and other vulnerabilities.
TCS thin client SABI-certified
Trusted Computer Solutions' thin client desktop system is certified to communicate with both a classified and an unclassified network.
Cybereye | Privacy matters
Commentary: How do you put a price tag on privacy? And how do you determine who pays?
ISO/IEC officials allegedly advise rejecting OOXML appeals
Microsoft's Office Open XML document format may be on its way toward surviving an appeals process'the last challenge to its legitimacy as a standard.
Tipton is new (ISC)2 chief
Former Interior Department CIO Hord Tipton has been named executive director of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium.
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.
Kace offers FDCC compliance tools
Kace Networks says its KBOX line of appliances can help federal agencies comply with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration
StillSecure VAM under SCAP validation
StillSecure says Security Content Automation Protocol testing is under way for its vulnerability management system.
'Important' fixes in July patch cycle
Microsoft will address a mix of exploit risks, including two elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities, one spoofing security risk and one remote code execution exploit.
Microsoft warns of vulnerability in Access
The company says an exploit permits limited targeted attacks leveraging a potential vulnerability in the ActiveX control for certain components of its Access relational database management system.
Shawn P. McCarthy | FISMA II − It's not exactly what it sounds like
Commentary: The effort to extend the effectiveness of FISMA - by helping agencies choose the right people to improve the overall security of their systems - has some confused about its name.
Mine Safety and Health Administration builds data center from scratch
A new third facility in the works will be located in Beckley, W.V., and would serve as a back-up for the agency's two other data centers, one in Arlington, Va., and the other near Denver.
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