AI surveillance cameras can learn, remember ... and forget
The AISight cameras used during the Republican convention adapt to their environment to determine if anything is amiss.
Is it data or deception? US-VISIT needs to know.
Of all immigrants coming into the United States, about 825,000 fingerprint records at US-VISIT have multiple names and inconsistent birth dates.
Security weaknesses 'pervade' EPA systems, audit finds
Lack of an overall information security policy has resulted in pervasive weaknesses in the agency's security.
They send sensitive data to cloud, even if they don't trust security
A survey of managers finds that a majority have little or no knowledge of how their providers protect their data.
Mass. health authority uses ID software to prevent fraud
The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority is using LexisNexis identity management software to verify the residency information of people participating in the exchange.
'Hit man' phishing scam makes an offer you can refuse
Phishing is the most common attack used against federal networks, so it's important to be aware of the latest techniques, even if they seem unlikely.
EPA contracts support aggressive move to cloud computing
The Environmental Protection signs contracts that will help meet its goal of having 80 percent of its computing in the cloud by 2015.
Federal ID cards: Iris imaging in, fingerprint swiping out
NIST proposed new options for using iris recognition as an alternative to fingerprints in federal Personal Identity Verification.
3 free tools to help manage your passwords
Effective security requires managing passwords, which can be a daunting job. Fortunately, help is available.
Yahoo hack: Strong passwords don't have to be hard
The theft of Yahoo passwords, including those of government users, highlights the problem with weak authentication. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
PIV card specs to account for mobile, other new factors
Proposed changes in FIPS 201 reflect changes in the technology and environment in which the federal PIV cards for government workers and contractors are used.
Sykipot variant, exploiting Microsoft vulnerability, targets aerospace industry
The information-stealing Trojan attacks the recently discovered flaw in XML Core Services, as well as Flash Player, and might be coming from China.
Analysis of social site hack: Are risks too great for gov workers?
Imperva's reconstruction of the MilitarySingles hack shows the inherent risks of user-generated content and asks if government needs a "higher standard" for social networking.
Report: Attacks on gas pipeline networks linked to RSA hack, China
Digital signatures used in the spear-phishing campaign against the natural gas industry are identical to those used in the RSA breach, according to a published report.
9 keys to making BYOD work
Employees will use personal mobile devices for work anyway; here are tips on making sure it's done right.
New spec lets any mobile device swap biometrics
New protocols sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the FBI and the Homeland Security Department would make biometric technology interoperable and easier to use.
Decisions on cloud 'all about the data,' USPS security officer says
Agencies should only deal with what they can tolerate as a risk, the U.S. Postal Service's Chuck McGann tells a FedScoop audience.
Targeted attacks, mobile vulnerabilities on the rise, report states
Criminals continue to exploit old vulnerabilities as enterprises, and users fail to keep up with the flood of security updates, the latest Symantec report states.
90 percent of 'secure' HTTPS sites are vulnerable, study finds
A nonprofit initiative to check on SSL implementations finds that 75 percent of those sites are vulnerable to a BEAST attack, and only 10 percent are secure.
Conficker returns, exploiting weak passwords on network systems
Infections by the persistent worm, which takes advantage of weak or shared passwords or stolen login tokens, rose in 2011, Microsoft says.
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