N.Y. issues ID management guides
The New York State Office for Technology has issued a best practices guideline to help state agencies and local governments manage employee and citizen access to online applications and transactions.
Draft requirements for new hashing standard open for comment
NIST is making an effort to upgrade the Federal Information Processing Standard for hashing algorithms, publishing for comment a draft of requirements for candidates.
Biometric hardware gives agencies choice for authentication
The easiest way for agencies to comply with OMB's directive calling for two-factor security for remote devices would be to add biometric security to remote systems.
New York battles botnets by testing employees
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security</b> | The Empire State has been pioneering an 'inoculation' program as a cornerstone of its anti-botnet strategy.
Laptop LoJack lowdown
Software tracks whether data on a stolen notebook PC has been accessed.
The new face of spam
It keeps coming on, stronger than ever.
Privacy, efficiency on the agenda
Kim Taipale takes an approach to data mining that melds his training as an attorney with evaluation of the uses of modeling and statistics.
Feds split on FISMA's effectiveness
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security |</b>GCN surveyed 122 readers by e-mail for their thoughts on the impact of the data breaches and the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Logging data extracts puts some agencies in a bind
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 3</b> | Mandate forces changes in who accesses information.
Cost of two factors adds up
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 2 | </b>Authentication steps could be difficult for existing equipment.
Commerce uses encryption to help steel notebooks
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 1</b> | </font>Departmentwide data security software aims for ease of use.
Defense domain, civilian awareness
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security | </b> Elder, Garcia walk two sides of the cybersecurity beat.
Agencies feel botnets' light footprint
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security | </b> DHS pilot helps agencies monitor network intrusions.
Secure Measures
<b>SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Steps for Security |</b> Agencies work to catch up to OMB mandates for protecting mobile data.
First labs receive initial OK for voting system testing program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recommended that two Colorado laboratories be accredited to test voting systems against federal standards.
William Shatner can't fly
But DHS this week held out a lifeline to thousands of citizens who share a Shatner character's dilemma by unveiling a consolidated process for people to correct errors in various federal watch lists.
NIST IPv6 profile to detail federal requirements
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will release the federal government's Internet Protocol version 6 profile by the end of the month.
GSA re-issues RFQ for HSPD-12 office
The replacement contract for the General Services Administration's Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 managed-service office asks vendors to provide assistance to agencies in handing out smart cards and developing card management systems.
DHS report: TSA needs to secure financial systems
The Transportation Security Administration has inadequate computer security controls on its financial systems, according to a new report.
CISO leaving Commerce for GAO
Nancy DeFrancesco, the Commerce Department's Chief Information Security Officer, is leaving the department to return to the Government Accountability Office.
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