Password apps vs. Post-it notes: Showdown in the lab
The GCN Lab tries out four password management applications -- and one old-school method -- to see how well, and how securely, they keep track of all those passwords people have to use.
Password management's secret ingredient
There are limits to memory and scalability with every technique for generating and managing passwords. Eventually convenience and security clash and risk has to be managed, sometimes with technology.
Are password rules just bad magic?
We still want your ideas for creating and remembering strong passwords, but at least one security consultant thinks it's the wrong approach. Here's why.
NIST updates guide for testing PIV card applications and middleware
Draft revisions for this NIST publication include tests for optional features and new middleware features for the government’s PIV access and identity card.
Managing strong passwords: You got a better idea?
The best tip for creating -- and remembering without writing down -- strong passwords wins a prize.
Guidelines take stab at guarding personal information
New NIST guidelines describe what constitutes personally identifiable information and how it should be protected.
Domain name security isn't easy
Federal managers who are responsible for implementing DNSSEC should take steps to make the process as painless as possible, experts say.
Industry coalition plans interoperability program
The Initiative for Open Authentication intends to introduce an interoperability program for member vendors using its open architecture for online identity verification.
Cloud computing's future depends on securing it, industry execs say
The potential of cloud computing and the need to secure it were the main themes of executives from RSA and Microsoft as they opened the annual RSA Security Conference.
NIST takes on risk management and PIV card security
NIST has finalized three publications that give guidelines for using a risk management framework and for securing certificates and data on PIV cards.
NIST laying the groundwork for more advanced cryptography
Two publications released by NIST outline the results of a workshop on cryptographic key management and provide an approach for agencies transitioning to new crypto algorithms and key sizes.
Software configuration controls essential to cybersecurity
Absolute security remains impossible but disciplined configuration controls can thwart majority of attacks, says former Air Force CIO.
Microsoft cops to blue-screen error
Microsoft admitted in a security blog that a recent patch could be causing "blue screen of death" for Windows XP users who installed it.
Air Force deploys wireless LANs for personnel access to classified, unclassified networks
Systems integrator Telos developed a secure network using Aruba's mesh network and encryption technologies from Harris Corp. and L-3 Communications.
NIST upgrades guidelines for cryptographic key management
NIST has released part 3 of its Recommendations for Key Management, providing guidelines for key management in specific cryptographic applications used by agencies.
6 security trends to watch in 2010
In 2010, we can expect to see six important security trends emerge as government agencies work to protect data and strengthen identification methods, writes Patricia Titus, CIO at Unisys Federal Systems.
Transportation ID program lacks a reliable disaster recovery plan, GAO says
An October 2008 power failure at a TSA data processing center that handles Transportation Worker Identificiation credentialing affected PIN availability on approximately 410,000 cards, according to a recent GAO report. Replacing the cards could cost as much as $26 million.
New crypto standard to require protection against power analysis
The third iteration of the FIPS 140 standard will require protection against power analysis attacks, and vendors are moving to include the defense in new lines of products.
What Microsoft, Adobe and other tech leaders want from government CTOs
Technologists also discuss role in security, spurring innovation and how the industry can help lead the U.S. economy out of the recession.
5 steps to secure your data center
With the advent of cloud computing, rich Internet applications, service-oriented architectures and virtualization, data center operations are becoming more dynamic with fluid boundaries. The shifting form of computing adds layers of complexity that have broad implications for how IT managers secure the components that make up a data center.
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