Agencies aren't making full use of smart PIV cards
Although most government employees and contractors have cards, agencies seldom use them for network access and still don't trust cards issued by other agencies, the Government Accountability Office says in a recent report.
NIST releases final piece of IT security foundation
The new draft guidelines for assessing risk are the final publication in a series of documents establishing a common, governmentwide foundation for information security.
5 game-changing ideas for federal cyber R&D
The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative asked for ideas to transform the cyber infrastructure and found five areas with real potential.
Your eyes only: CIA tech blurs computer screens to others
The CIA has partnered with Oculis Labs to develop a technology that blurs a computer monitor when the authorized user is either away from the screen or has turned around to talk to someone else.
Crimeware becomes commodity
Cheap, powerful hacker toolkits are just one more burden that the online community must now bear.
At last, a key drive the government can love
The LOK-IT drive is the only one on the market that has both hardware authentication and FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification.
How your agency can land a future cyber rock star
With the demand for security professionals exceeding supply, government and industry are ramping up efforts to identify, recruit and train thousands of skilled IT employees.
Got a weak password? Beware of Mr. Morto.
A new worm, called 'Morto,' attempts to infect PCs using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol to try to guess simple login and password information.
Worried about sophisticated attacks, agencies ignore low-tech threats
Sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threats are top-of-mind for most government respondents to a survey by Bit9, but most are forgetting about low-tech attacks that are just as destructive.
FBI mobile fingerprint system puts criminals at RISC
Police officers nationwide will soon have access to the FBI's new fingerprint system that allows them to see if someone is a nationally known "worst" offender using mobile devices.
What is Anonymous? It is not pro-privacy.
Recent breaches of personal information against San Francisco's BART system have raised the profile of the hacktivist organization and raised the question: What is Anonymous?
Spam wars heat up
As the worldwide economy wavers, it seems even spammers are turning against each other.
BART website breach exposes divisions within hacktivist group
The website of the San Francisco transit system’s police department has gone off-line after a second breach this week that might, or might not, be the work of the hacktivist group Anonymous.
Spike in malicious spam could signal rebuilding of spambot networks
Researchers at M86 Security have identified what they call an epic spike in spam containing malicious attachments
Hacktivists release malicious Android game app
A malicious Android app masquerading as a dogfighting game is the second of its type using the Google mobile platform to chastise users of the mobile apps.
To keep nimble, Census turns to CRM cloud
Cloud-based customer relationship management system gives Census 360-degree view of data gathered by the thousands of partners that help conduct the census.
The devil is in the data grooming
Getting data cleaned up and in and out of the cloud must be driven by a defined process and deliverable schedule.
NIST offers tips on security configuration management
NIST document offers guidance for setting up configuration management controls for securing IT systems.
Find yourself in your data — before anyone else can
Identity Finder DLP Endpoint searches your computer for sensitive information — and provides options for protecting it.
FBI's first mobile app aids in missing child ID
Is there something missing from the FBI's new Child ID mobile app for missing children? Some parents think so.
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