Lessons from Transportation's telework stress test
DOT shut down its headquarters last spring and discovered that telework works, but problems can crop up in a few areas.
Agencies yet to 'crack the code' on mobile management, security
Mobility is key for unlocking productivity, but government still struggles to securely manage mobile devices and their data, agency IT leaders say.
Moving encryption to the enterprise edge involves trade-offs
DOE is using a cloud-based appliance to handle encryption of unclassified e-mail, but the solution is not for everybody.
Energy adapts its PKI to handle old and new technologies
Although PIV cards are intended to be a standard source for PKI certificates, legacy hardware and software and the emergence of mobile devices have led DOE to adopt a gateway encryption appliance for secure e-mail.
Is the new secure hash algorithm really necessary?
NIST is about to name the winner of a four-year competition for SHA-3. But one of the finalists questions whether we need it.
CyberScope falls flat on improving IT security, feds say
Most federal officials questioned in a recent survey said that requirements for continuous monitoring of security status have not reduced risk in the IT systems.
Common IT security framework for government gets a step closer
NIST’s new risk assessment guidelines caps planned efforts of a multiagency task force, but federal cybersecurity is just entering its new phase.
Blackhole exploit site turns the tables on spammers
Online criminals get a taste of their own medicine.
Too many agencies asleep at the wheel as IPv6 deadline looms
Just days before the deadline for enabling the next generation of Internet Protocols on web sites, more than half have not yet begun to do so, according to NIST. Meanwhile, the supply of IPv4 addresses continues to run out.
Government’s new second language: XML
The Extensible Markup Language, which encodes documents to be both human- and machine-readable, has become government's go-to format.
Forget hackers, the fool next to you is the real threat
An analysis of reported data breach incidents shows that human error, not hackers, is the biggest threat to sensitive government data.
New software gets GPO over the XML hurdle
The XML Professional Publisher system will replace a 30-year-old homegrown system and enable the direct formatting of XML documents for electronic and print publication.
Zero-day exploit targets IE; some researchers advise switching browsers
A new zero-day exploit, found on the same server that hosted the recent zero-day for Java, could give attackers user privileges. With no patch yet available, some researchers recommend dumping IE for the time being.
What is LTE, and why is it right for a public safety network?
The details of a national public safety network have yet to be worked out, but the consensus is it will be based on the emerging Long Term Evolution standard.
Public safety network has ‘eye-opening’ first real-world test
Police on the street and in the crowd used iPhones for encrypted voice, data and video, free of the congestion that can hamper a commercial wireless network.
Powerful new government cybersecurity system: U.S. courts
With Microsoft’s successful use of federal law and courts to shut down botnets, most recently Nitol, the legal system is emerging as an effective tool for cybersecurity.
Spot the bot: Identifying robot behavior to defeat DDOS attacks
A new hosted service uses proprietary algorithms to distinguish between human and non-human behavior in Web traffic, which could help stop DDOS attacks before they get going.
How county prepared for DDOS attacks at GOP convention
Concerned about being targeted by denial-of-service attacks while hosting the GOP convention, the Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office turned to security-as-a-service.
New FISMA looks a lot like old FISMA, survey finds
A recent nCircle survey shows that compliance, not risk, is still the most common security concern for feds.
EMP attack on power grid could take down DOD systems, experts warn
A worst-case scenario could take out parts of the grid for years, according to some studies, and although equipment exists that can prevent such damage, Congress and the power industry cannot agree on action.
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