NIST 2012 budget spotlights cybersecurity
The fiscal 2012 budget for the National Institute of Standards and Technology is up slightly from last year, but money for cybersecurity programs, gets a significant boost.
Congress mulls clearinghouse for sharing cyber threat info
Draft legislation would create a quasi-governmental organization for exchanging cyber threat information between government and the private sector.
Why Androids are less secure than iPhones
It's not the phones, it's the apps: Android's popularity and lax security controls make it the most popular target for malware, according to McAfee Labs.
BART: 'Extraordinary circumstances' only for disrupting cell phones
The policy, adopted the wake of last summer's protests during which cell phone service was shut off, is not likely to quell criticism. The FCC says it will review the matter.
IPv6: It's now reality, not theory
The shift to the new generation of Internet protocols has begun in earnest, and organizations should begin planning for how IPv6 will be integrated into the enterprise.
Applications for new top-level domains open next month
The land rush for new .anything top-level domains is expected to begin next month, but the price of admission will be steep.
Cyber bill strong on info sharing, light on privacy protections
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act encourages public/private sharing of threat information, but contains few restrictions on the data shared and no protection for individual privacy.
Fragmented efforts hurt cybersecurity workforce development
Incomplete and overlapping efforts to identify, track and retain workers have kept some departments from filling the positions, GAO says.
Mobile users get the full 311 menu with city's new app
The nation's first municipal 311 non-emergency call center now lets citizens report problems and request services through a mobile app that supports images and GPS data.
Baltimore opens its 311 system with Open311
The Open 311 Application Programming Interface allows third parties to develop apps that integrate with cities' 311 non-emergency service systems.
2 signs DHS is turning the corner on cybersecurity
The appointment of techie Mark Weatherford and the growing emphasis on continuous monitoring could help change FISMA from a paperwork exercise to a real force in IT security.
How smart are social bots?
Bot networks are clever enough to harvest personal information from social networking sites. But are these social bots smart, or are we just being dumb?
Want to avoid software snafus? Here's a good place to start.
NIST has greatly expanded its SAMATE dataset to help software developers identify and avoid known coding weaknesses.
Are Facebook's terms of service the law of the land?
At the heart of the debate over the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's "authorized access" provisions is the question of who gets to write federal law: Congress or corporations.
New SCAP testing requirements cover Windows 7, IE 8
NIST's latest draft of validation testing requirements for SCAP Version 1.2 are designed to help agencies identify flaws.
Lab's behavioral system can catch insider threats
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab are developing a system to spot suspicious behavior by insiders and block the unauthorized release of data.
Security 'chaos' leaves utility grids vulnerable, report says
In one example, Pike Research shows how a $60 smart-phone app could give an attacker control over parts of a power grid. But what is being done about it?
Are mobile devices already making PIV cards obsolete?
Requirements for using Personal Identity Verification credentials for logical access to networks appear to be forgotten in the adoption of mobile devices in the enterprise.
Net neutrality rules survive Senate vote
The Senate voted down a resolution to nullify FCC net neutrality rules, which will go into effect Nov. 20. The president earlier had indicated he would veto the resolution had it passed.
Interagency group proposes federal cybersecurity career path
The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education has drafted a framework to help professionalize this area of work and provide a path for federal career development.
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