We're no. 3: Which countries passed U.S. as top perceived cyber threat?
The United States is in the middle of the pack of countries implementing IT security measures, and a McAfee report suggests one reason why.
Cyber thieves stealing fewer records – why is that bad news?
A pair of cybersecurity studies show how hackers and criminals adroitly adapt to a shifting IT environment while systems defenders stand still.
Next PIV card could include iris recognition
The new draft biometric data specifications for Personal Identity Verification cards include requirements for optional iris recognition and updated on-card fingerprint comparisons.
How's the stock of IPv4 addresses holding up?
The Regional Internet Registry for North America still has more than five /8 address blocks of IPv4 addresses left to allocate, but with the global supply of the addresses beginning to dry up, demand for IPv6 addresses is increasing.
In Google-Microsoft dustup, what does 'FISMA-certified' mean?
A recent dispute over whether Google Apps for Government is properly authorized has been clouded by term "FISMA certified." But it’s debatable whether there is any such thing.
Trusted Identities plan a 'major step' toward securing online transactions
The private sector will take the lead in the Obama administration's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, with government playing merely a supporting role.
Asia’s pool of IPv4 addresses is nearly dry
APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for the Asia Pacific region, reached its last bundle of IPv4 addresses and now begins rationing the remaining supply. Adoption of IPv6 is the only alternative to exhaustion.
NIST Digital Archives include a few mysteries
The library and museum of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched the NIST Digital Archives to make the agency's history and research available to the online world, and perhaps identify some of its artifacts.
New cyber threats put government in the cross hairs
Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report details a shift toward online attacks that draw on social media information and target high-value victims, such as those in government.
Smart grid tapped to inspire alternative energy sources
With a smart, self-healing electric distribution system in place, the Chicago suburb's public utilities department is using a federal grant to build a secure advanced metering infrastructure.
Attackers find old vulnerabilities are still the best
Despite a reduction in the number of new vulnerabilities being reported, attackers still find plenty of weaknesses to exploit, according to a new report from HP.
Need a way to control network access? Government already has it.
Role-based access control, first formally proposed by NIST scientists in 1992, has become the standard for managing access to IT resources and has saved the U.S. economy billions of dollars.
Mass-injection attack (yawn) infects 1.5 million Web pages
The LizaMoon mass SQL injection, which is reported to have infected 1.5 million Web pages, is not as bad as the raw numbers indicate, researchers say. It's a "run of the mill" attack that is already protected against.
Advanced persistent threats are a new way of life
The recent discovery of an advanced persistent threat inside RSA proves what the company had been saying for weeks: This new breed of threat against high-value targets is probably inevitable.
If security is too complex for blacklists, what's next?
More complex security environments require the use of whitelists to effectively combat attacks such as advanced persistent threats, one vendor says.
Internet security hits major milestone, as .com signs on
The .com domain, the Internet's largest with more than 90 million registered names, took the significant step of having its DNS records signed using the DNS Security Extensions, a milestone in securing the Internet infrastructure.
In new cyber battle, info is the goal, 'stupid' is an enemy
Data and computing power have become so mobile that cybersecurity must focus on protecting information rather than infrastructure, government and industry officials say.
Top 6 hurdles to securing a smart grid
The Government Accountability Office identified major challenges to ensuring the cybersecurity of an intelligent, interconnected power grid.
The promise and perils of a smart grid
A smart, networked energy grid offers a host of energy- and money saving benefits, but it presents an enticing target to all sorts of miscreants. How to reap the good while avoiding the bad?
Feds turn out in droves for Telework Week
More than 34,000 federal employees participated in National Telework Week, 10 percent of them first-time teleworkers. What did they gain?
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