Cybersecurity
Randi Greenberg: The security minder
A conscientious information security manager for the Homeland Security Department’s US-VISIT program insists that higher-ups listen to her on security matters.
Cybersecurity
Davis highlights problems of data leakers
Commerce’s 1,137 missing laptop PCs are symptomatic of lax policy enforcement.
Cybersecurity
IRS' modernization needs better tracking, IG says
The IRS is not checking audit trails on the Customer Account Data Engine because only a limited number of users have permission to access the system, a report states.
Cybersecurity
ManTech buys GRS Solutions
ManTech is acquiring all outstanding shares of the provider of specialized technical, operational and analytical services to the intelligence community.
Cybersecurity
IBM to upgrade VA IT organization
Under the $16 million, two-year contract IBM will help create a more standardized, interoperable and secure IT environment at the department.
Cybersecurity
Fortress, General Dynamics agree on reseller pact
Under the agreement, General Dynamics C4 Systems will resell Fortress Technologies' secure wireless solutions to the government market.
Cybersecurity
DHS laptops still vulnerable, IG finds
Laptops used by DHS' Office of the Inspector General are still susceptible to attacks, despite a number of recent steps taken to harden security.
Cybersecurity
DOE partially yields on mandatory polygraphs for employees
The Department of Energy will decrease reliance on polygraph testing in screening prospective counterintelligence employees.
Cybersecurity
Security training no longer on the back burner
Growth in data breaches prompts agencies to invest more in training for security professionals and employees.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Security hinders absentee voting programs
Eighty-seven percent of military service members would vote via the Internet if the security and privacy of such systems were sufficient, according to a GAO survey.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Storm finds weaknesses
Experts disagree over reasons why government is ill-prepared for cyberattacks
Cybersecurity
House bill would give DHS IG SBInet oversight
The Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act would require the DHS inspector general to review all contracts awarded under SBInet that are worth $20 million or more.
Cybersecurity
DHS unveils new anti-terrorism grants
More than $300 million is being distributed for ports, transit and intercity bus systems protection.
Cybersecurity
GAO seeks to protect identities and security info
Watchdog agency proposes keeping secrets without prior approval
Cybersecurity
Put some bite behind the bark
The most successful security policies are those that agencies can enforce.
Cybersecurity
Garcia welcomed as cyber czar
Messages of congratulations came with a hint of relief that DHS finally hired an assistant secretary for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Data leakage
This article on security policies is the first in a three-part series on information security.
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Commerce loses more than 1,100 laptops
An internal review determined that 249 of the missing computers contained personally identifiable information.
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