Cybersecurity
NIST solicits comment on new security publications
The drafts cover e-mail security, intrusion detection and prevention, and securing Web services and applications.
Cybersecurity
DHS issues final critical-infrastructure rule
It dictates how the department will handle information it receives from the private sector and state, local and tribal governments.
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GAO: FDIC needs better information security
The watchdog agency says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has not fully implemented its information security program.
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State, local Real ID spending to grow
Input predicts that state and local governments will spend $2.5 billion between now and 2012 on initiatives under the act.
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GSA awards BPAs for credit monitoring
The agreements will bring reduced pricing and volume discounts through bulk-buying, the agency said.
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L-1 Identity Solutions emerges from merger
The new entity is the result of the merger between Viisage Technology and Identix and includes Iridian Technologies, SecuriMetrics and Integrated Biometric Technology.
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Report: Internal cyberattacks more common
Most of the cybercrimes the Justice Department prosecutes come from inside threats, the study states.
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Technology trap
Is our national obsession with technology causing us to misdirect our terrorism-fighting efforts?
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Army to require encryption for traveling devices
DISA is likely to follow the service’s example.
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Both sides shift cyberwar tactics
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated but so are the responses to cyberthreats
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NRC awards information systems security contract
MAR will lead a team under a $40 million contract to support commission's security certification and accreditation process implementation.
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Boutelle: Encrypt mobile computers
He authorized Army staff to buy encryption software from Credant Technologies for immediate use on all laptop computers that have the potential for travel.
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Personal data exposed on student loan Web site
The Education Department confirms that 21,000 student borrowers' personal data was exposed in the past few days.
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Advocacy group asks FAA for cybersecurity details
Americans for Safer Air Travel wants to know how the administration is guarding IT systems, especially those that contain air traffic control reports and radar analyses.
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IRS workers violate e-mail policy
Treasury inspector general recommends instituting a program to monitor e-mail content on employees’ computers.
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Justice adopts vulnerability scanner
The department will use AppDetective to check for and reduce database vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
VA contracts for identity, access management licenses
The department has awarded CA a sole-source contract for 50,000 licenses and for support for existing ones.
Cybersecurity
Probaris gets SSA contract extension
The agency has licensed Probaris’ enterprise Web platform, which supports FIPS 201, including the automatic generation of unique numbers for Personal Identification Verification credentials.
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CEO: Feds must adapt to new style of cyberwarfare
Rampant viruses and worms are quickly giving way to more targeted -- and more damaging -- attacks, says Symantec exec John Thompson.
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