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Some of the top names in the business are, that's who.
4 steps to securing your Android
These tips will help keep your smart phone safe.
Proposed laws on ID tech take privacy to the extreme
You have to be careful in handling personal information, but legislation that would prohibit most uses of biometric data and RFID would throw the baby out with the bathwater.
PIV Cards are in the hands of most federal employees and contractors
Most recent figures from OMB show that 80 percent of federal employees have the interoperable smart ID cards.
Time running short for personal identity card plans
With smart PIV cards now in the hands of most federal workers and contractors, agencies are being told to put them to use both for physical and logical access control. The technology is available, but some hurdles remain to fully implementing systems.
DHS extends states' Real ID compliance deadline
The deadline for states to comply with the controversial Real ID Act of 2005 has been pushed back to early 2013.
FBI deploys faster fingerprint ID system
The FBI has begun using its new fingerprint identification system to help 18,000 law enforcement agencies manage and speed fingerprint search processing in order of magnitude.
NIST updates standards for federal electronic ID cards
A proposed revision of Federal Information Processing Standard 201 reflects changes in the technology and environment in which electronic government ID cards are being used.
NC city mixes remote access with authentication control
Replacing multiple RADIUS solutions with a single 802.1x authentication platform lets Gastonia, N.C., provide remote access to employees in the field while maintaining control over its network resources.
Keys to access control: visibility, granularity, 'set it and forget it'
The abilities to set detailed policies and see how users are connecting were selling points when Gastonia, N.C., decided on Avenda Systems for its access control system.
Trusted online identities plan hinges on collaboration
The director of the new program office for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace said public-private collaboration will be at the heart of the strategy.
Be sneaky – and secure – with MXI's portable Windows OS
The Lab reviews the MXI Stealth Zone, a secure version of Windows running from a flash drive.
Will feds trust nonfederal ID card for contractors and agency partners?
The CIO Council has established specifications for nonfederal credentials that are interoperable with PIV cards and can be accepted by agencies. The first commercial card vendors recently received certification to issue the cards.
ID management’s weakness: ‘There is no demand’
As the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace nears completion, government and industry experts say the technology for strong ID authentication exists, but getting it broadly adopted remains difficult.
WinMagic SecureDoc locks down your laptops
WinMagic's encryption software is easy to use and extraordinarily powerful -- making it well suited to protecting a large agency that has plenty of mobile employees.
Project aims to protect personal info online by requiring less of it
A European Research Consortium project, ABC4Trust, would enable identity verification with minimum disclosure.
The new DISA: leaner, standardized and a bit more secretive
DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz describes how the agency is reinventing itself during its move to Fort Meade. Md.
White House cybersecurity report card falls a bit short
The Obama administration has received less-than-stellar marks in a recent report card on its cybersecurity policies, earning grades in the B to D range.
NIST: National ID is not part of 'identity ecosystem'
The website hosted by NIST explains plans for an “identity ecosystem” to enable secure online transactions while preserving privacy, and counters fears about a national Internet ID.
Internet ID system challenge: Balance security and privacy
The Commerce Department will oversee development and implementation of a secure “identity ecosystem” that will be outlined in the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, but the private sector must build it.
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