Don't undo progress, California legislator asks
The author of California's data breach notification law advised Congress to be careful in passing a national law to protect consumers from the loss of sensitive info.
Industry: Think about security in new ways
Bill Gates and his chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie described a new model of security in which the enterprise is becoming less dependable.
It's all about the privacy
The big trends at this year's RSA computer security conference are the escalating efforts by criminals to steal personal info online and efforts to stop them.
Much work remains to secure U.S. cyberinfrastructure, industry group says
DHS finally named an assistant secretary for cybersecurity last year, and the Senate ratified the first international treaty on cybercrime.
IT budget request asks for increase of 3 percent to $65B
The federal IT budget would increase by about 3 percent to $65 billion under President Bush's plan for fiscal 2008.
NIST prepares to hash out new standard
Invites public input in upgrading cryptographic algorithm.
William Jackson | Cybereye: First things first: Does data mining even work?
No one has definitively answered that question but, according to one critic, 'the executive branch is bewitched with this technology.'
DHS pushes global data sharing
Ethics conclave first wants stronger federal privacy laws.
Database merger propels trusted traveler programs
DHS prepares to expand northern border credential.
Analysts are split on TWIC
Some claim flaws in credential security, while TSA and others back the program.
GSA to stop paying for HSPD-12 vendor testing
GSA today announced that as of April 3 it will no longer pay for vendors to test their products and services to ensure they are interoperable under HSPD-12.
CIO Council updates core competencies
The CIO Council added five job descriptions and updated the one for IT security/ information assurance in a new version of the Clinger-Cohen Act Core Competencies list.
NIST sends IPv6 profile out for comment
IPv6 standards for testing and profiling that exist in DOD and in industry fall short of the needs of the civilian federal agencies, NIST has found.
Audit affirms IRS' response to flooded headquarters
In the wake of June's torrential rains and flooding, taxpayer data stored in the submerged basement of the IRS headquarters was sufficiently protected.
Infrastructure security on GAO's high-risk list
Programs designed to safeguard the nation's critical infrastructures including federal computer systems, remain a 'continuing concern,' the Government Accountability Office reported today.
Davis to DHS: Fast-track Real ID
As Maine and other states dig in their heels against the Real ID Act, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., called on the DHS to move forward quickly.
Maine: repeal Real ID Act
The Maine House and Senate voted nearly unanimously to approve a joint resolution urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to repeal the legislation.
TSA, industry dispute TWIC flaw claims
Government and industry organizations supporting the current technology and management path for TWIC joined this week to reject criticisms of the program.
PDF format up for ISO stamp
The multiplatform format is widely used across government to digitize print documents and build electronic forms.
Sources: TWIC flaws could endanger program
The government's plan for secure transportation worker identity cards could founder as a result of penny-pinching in the card production process.
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