With new FISMA rules, security progress can be measured
The most recent OMB report on FISMA compliance includes new metrics on IT security performance. The results are mixed; the real test will be the progress from this baseline measured in future years.
After hack, security of RSA SecurID tokens in the hands of customers
In the wake of a breach of RSA’s authentication product, the company has temporarily halted distribution of tokens and warned customers to take additional steps to secure information about tokens in use.
DNA from NSA encoded into smart-phone monitoring tool
The Fixmo Sentinel, available initially for BlackBerry smart phones, is a commercialized version of the NSA AutoBerry tool, licensed through NSA’s Technology Transfer Program.
Mapping from coast to coast, two centimeters at a time
A national event kicking off Surveyors’ Week will add precise new GPS data points to the National Geodetic Survey’s online database, eventually making maps more accurate than ever.
Smart phones finding their way onto hacker hit lists
As the world becomes more mobile, will attackers abandon the tethered desktop in favor of handheld devices as the target of choice for malware?
Don't count on recycling to maintain IPv4 address pool
Recovering and reallocating unused IPv4 addresses will not significantly extend the life of the address pool or delay the need to transition to IPv6, says the Internet numbers registry.
Hackers gain access to RSA's SecurID security tokens
RSA announced late Thursday that it was the victim of an "extremely sophisticated" ongoing attack that has harvested data about the company's popular SecurID two-factor authentication product.
Telework on the sly: How many feds really work outside the office?
Studies show the number of federal employees unofficially working remotely is outpacing the official estimates.
Telework success tip: One step at a time
Much of the technology already is in place to enable teleworking in agencies. The challenge is implementing it with policies in manageable increments.
U.S. not prepared for 'potentially devastating' cyberattacks, House panel told
Despite a growing dependence on networked IT, the nation’s critical infrastructure remains vulnerable to an increasing number of serious attacks, government and industry experts told a House panel.
NIST aids the cause of real-time security
Final specifications released by NIST define and explain Version 1.1 of the Security Content Automation Protocol for discovering and managing IT vulnerabilities. New guidance for using standardized naming schemes also has been released.
Spotting insider threats on the front lines
Senior cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point are researching how to automate the detection of and response to insider threats in frontline environments.
Proposed laws on ID tech take privacy to the extreme
You have to be careful in handling personal information, but legislation that would prohibit most uses of biometric data and RFID would throw the baby out with the bathwater.
PIV Cards are in the hands of most federal employees and contractors
Most recent figures from OMB show that 80 percent of federal employees have the interoperable smart ID cards.
Time running short for personal identity card plans
With smart PIV cards now in the hands of most federal workers and contractors, agencies are being told to put them to use both for physical and logical access control. The technology is available, but some hurdles remain to fully implementing systems.
Malware found in Google Android security app
An application released by Google to remove malicious apps from Android phones has been found in the wild containing malware of its own, say researchers from Symantec.
NIST updates standards for federal electronic ID cards
A proposed revision of Federal Information Processing Standard 201 reflects changes in the technology and environment in which electronic government ID cards are being used.
Cyber groups: Better partnership with feds needed, not more regs
A coalition of industry organizations is warning against abandoning the partnership model for infrastructure protection, calling instead for increased cooperation and financial incentives.
What's so hard about public/private partnerships?
Everyone agrees that public/private partnerships are necessary to improve cybersecurity. So why is everyone still asking for them?
Cyber espionage: Learn to live with it
Microsoft's Scott Charney says there are some threats in cyberspace that we're probably going to have to learn to live with.
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