Cybersecurity
DOD at work on more wireless policies
One forthcoming policy will address the "Starbucks problem," in which remote DOD users connect to nonsecure wireless links.
Cybersecurity
VA gives thumbs down to thumb drives
High-profile agency is at the forefront of a trend to restrict the use of thumb drives.
Cybersecurity
Lab not wiping sensitive data before discarding machines, DOE finds
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been lax in adhering to the department's and its own policies.
Cybersecurity
Intell community embraces Web 2.0 tools
National director sets rules of the road for intelligence information superhighway.
Cybersecurity
Congress, states and DHS face off over Real ID
Shortage of funding, privacy concerns bog down nationwide implementation plan.
Cybersecurity
DHS launches national center for computer forensics training
The curriculum will include basic electronic crimes investigation, network-intrusion investigation and computer forensics.
Cybersecurity
VA to control, restrict use of mobile storage devices
In the next month, the Department of Veterans Affairs will let employees plug into its network only those mobile storage devices issued by the CIO’s office.
Cybersecurity
DOD intertwines data security, interoperability challenges
The Defense Department is spending $2.5 billion on information assurance in fiscal 2007, and a good portion of those funds is to ensure the military can share data safely and more easily with the intelligence community.
Cybersecurity
OMB: Agencies make headway with IT security
The government’s cybersecurity position has improved in the past year, but significant holes remain, report states.
Cybersecurity
VA said lagging on data security improvements
The agency has taken steps to reduce security weaknesses, but it has not carried out recommendations made by its inspector general or the GAO, House panel told.
Cybersecurity
Are there perils in penetration testing?
Yes, but calm heads can help you choose whether to outsource or do it yourself.
Cybersecurity
OPM cites progress on security clearances
Oversight committee questions whether progress on speeding clearances is real.
Cybersecurity
DHS needs to wrap up effort to protect personal data, IG says
A memo from the inspector general highlights shortfalls in encrypting data stored on mobile devices and in controlling remote access to other systems.
Cybersecurity
Agencies pick up the pace on security clearances, OMB reports
During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, it took an average of 101 days to process 80 percent of the 150,000-plus initial investigations completed, compared with 347 days in 2005, administration says.
Cybersecurity
Sandia backhacker wins $4.3 million judgment against Sandia Labs
The former employee of Sandia National Laboratories started detecting attacks against Sandia networks in 2002
Cybersecurity
Cyber officials: Chinese hackers attack 'anything and everything'
Attacks coming from China, probably with government support, far outstrip other attackers in terms of volume and sophistication, a senior Netwarcom official said.
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A race to the technological frontier
DARPA’s annual robotic vehicle competition has reached the edge of the technologically possible.
Cybersecurity
US-VISIT program offers no exit
DHS discontinued testing a RFID biometric exit system for land crossings.
Cybersecurity
Attack by Korean hacker prompts Defense Department cyber debate
Top military officials are concerned that current policies overly restrict DOD's ability to track cyberattackers working outside the United States.
Cybersecurity