Cybersecurity
Time for a national ID card?
Smart-card industry executive Neville Pattinson and the Cato Institute's Jim Harper debate the value and wisdom of a biometrics-based national identity card.
Cybersecurity
Do we need a U.N. cybersecurity council?
The cyberattacks that plagued Georgia's online communications infrastructure in August 2008 have prompted some observers to call for an international body to deal with cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
House members to TSA: Don't destroy Registered Traveler data
Two senior House members hit TSA for plans to delete personal data collected by the Registered Traveler program vendor that shut down.
Cybersecurity
USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer
Decision to enforce policy takes employees who work on public Web sites by surprise.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard gets good marks on enterprise architecture
The Coast Guard has made progress on its enterprise architecture efforts, but should finish documentation, planning and get needed resources, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says.
Cybersecurity
Passenger screening program to collect more data
U.S. airlines will begin collecting passengers' dates of birth and gender when they make reservations under the Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program.
Cybersecurity
DHS plans cybersecurity wiki
The Homeland Security Department plans a new wiki that federal cybersecurity centers would use to coordinate efforts and improve situational awareness.
Cybersecurity
DHS expands global trusted traveler program
DHS' international trusted traveler program is expanding to more airports this month.
Cybersecurity
Agencies told to keep up with ID management
A senior GSA executive gives an inside look at governmentwide identity management initiatives at Virtual FOSE.
Cybersecurity
Who wants to be the poster child for the next cyber disaster?
I had this whole blog post about cyber security ready and then everyone quit. I kept asking why no one wanted this job and the answer I kept hearing is this is the job with a target on one’s back. No matter how good one is or what one does, someone one, somewhere, will hack into a network. The cyber czar will be the poster child for the latest cyber disaster.
Cybersecurity
IG: Energy needs more protection for some data
The Energy Department's inspector general says more action is needed to protect the department's electronic information that is unclassified, but sensitive.
Cybersecurity
Virtual FOSE: Metrics, comparisons recommended for winning IT security support
Alan Paller, the director of research at the SANS Institute, recommends that IT security professionals without budget authority use reliable metrics, numbers and comparisons to win support from executives.
Cybersecurity
Agencies struggling over control of cybersecurity overblown, says DHS
Executives contend the much more pressing issue is the difficulty in attracting cyber workers, characterizing the effort as "a beast of a problem."
Cybersecurity
Navy's network security roadmap to be explained at Virtual FOSE
Navy Department Chief Information Officer Robert Carey will be the keynote speaker at tomorrow’s Virtual FOSE conference.
Cybersecurity
Business groups want Congress to address E-Verify concerns
TechAmerica and others ask lawmakers to deal with their worries about E-Verify.
Cybersecurity