TSA may have a solution for virtual-striptease body scans
Privacy concerns regarding full-body scanners in airports may be put to rest, if a new technology now being tested proves effective.
Gates orders increased data sharing to protect military families
Defense Secretary Gates orders more information sharing between services, government agencies and law enforcement to prevent future Fort Hood style attacks.
Domain-name security measure expands
Afilias, an Internet registry and provider of back end Internet services, has announced plans to deploy the DNS Security Extensions to 13 more Top Level Domains by the end of the year, adding another 8 million domains to the Internet’s chain of trust.
Password crackers have a surprising secret weapon
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have found an unexpected tool for brute-force attacks on password-protected systems. Their findings: A seven character password is "hopelessly inadequate."
Rocsafe drive weds portability and security
The Rocsafe MX Rocstor is a FIPS-certified, 500G portable hard drive with two-factor authentication.
Public-private effort on cybersecurity needs a push from Congress
The cooperation of government and the private sector is necessary for security in cyberspace, but it might not be feasible without some regulatory muscle.
The 7 people who can restart the Internet
Call them this era's Magnificent Seven. Seven people around the world hold the keys to the Internet, uniquely charged to restart the global network should a terrorist attack, hacking event or other calamity put it out of commission.
New tool validates ID credentials wirelessly
Two companies team up to offer an identity verification tool for federal employees and federal contractors.
States' IT needs clash with federal policies
NASCIO President Stephen Fletcher, a former fed, discusses the need for better state/federal coordination, the unintended costs of data center consolidation, and the need to protect personal identities at the state level.
White House just getting started on cybersecurity
A report on progress made on cybersecurity in the 14 months after last year’s release of the Cyberspace Policy Review highlights steps taken to secure cyberspace, but much work remains to be done.
Will digital certificates replace passwords?
Passwords have long been the standard for identity authentication. But there are limits to memory and scalability with every technique for generating and managing them, and eventually convenience and security clash. Is it time to move to digital certificates?
Access control: Feds search for scalable solution
There are many practical technologies for verifying identity online. But tailoring them to meet the varied and growing demands for identity management and access control remains a challenge.
Need to crack someone else's password?
Tool lets investigators harness the power of distributed computing to search for and crack passwords and crypto keys.
Microsoft partner tracks data on UK homeless
A Microsoft partner has created a system for storing the information of homeless people in Birmingham, U.K.
How safe will you be with Obama's 'trusted' identity solution?
Readers aren't sold on the administration's plan to abandon passwords for trusted digital identities, citing fears of identity theft or government snooping.
AT&T-iPad breach could be serious after all
The information exposed in a recent breach of iPad users' information on AT&T’s Web site could put victims at serious risk after all, experts now say.
Hacking's all a game to me
GCN Lab director John Breeden looks at Uplink, a game that takes you back to the golden days of the 56k modem hack.
Military, other fed iPad users compromised in AT&T hack
Military and civilian agency iPad users were among the thousands whose data was exposed in a recent successful hack of AT&T's Web site.
Microsoft's June patch cycle to bring 10 updates
Remote code execution exploit considerations are the subject of six patches, trailed by three elevation-of-privilege fixes and a rare tampering risk patch.
Revealed: Our picks for the best password strategies
Our readers offer hundreds -- literally -- of good ideas for building and managing strong passwords. Who's idea comes closest to covering all the bases?
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