Cybersecurity
Web extra: Critical infrastructure cybersecurity standards coming
NIST plans to issue some this summer, and the power industry has already taken steps toward standardization.
Cybersecurity
Feds consider smart card options
Different choices for implementation balance security, cost and privacy
Cybersecurity
Security clearance pause puts agencies, contractors at risk
DOD’s surprise move provokes demands for quick resolution
Cybersecurity
Web extra: Watchdogs wary of fed cybersecurity progress
Critical infrastructure control systems' vulnerability is a growing concern.
Cybersecurity
NIST issues performance metrics draft
The metrics would allow agencies to measure vulnerabilities and strengths in their information security.
Cybersecurity
Monster uses e-Authentication to make USAJobs more secure
It will help secure the site and allow recruiters easier access to the features through a secure log-in.
Cybersecurity
Rumsfeld urged to reverse DOD's clearance processing halt
PSC, ITAA, AFCEA and other groups want the Defense secretary to resume the normal flow of security clearances.
Cybersecurity
TSA considers sole-sourcing TWIC contract
Bill language steers contract to a group that ID management companies view as unqualified
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity research plan identifies threats
The federal plan lacks a funding strategy for critical infrastructure protection R&D.
Cybersecurity
Wanted: Information assurance-savvy people
DOD is poised to push a new training and certification program to all military services and civilian departments.
Cybersecurity
Intruders breach TMA server
DOD announced today that someone broke into a Tricare Management Activity public server and gained access to information.
Cybersecurity
Davis: FISMA could prevent 'cyber Pearl Harbor'
The cybersecurity requirements should be more than just a paper exercise, lawmaker says.
Cybersecurity
NIST announces FISMA Phase II
Establishing qualifications for those who conduct security assessments marks a new phase in the implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Cybersecurity
Paladin Group invests in database security
Application Security Inc. received another round of strategic funding led by the Paladin Capital Group, a leading homeland security venture company.
Cybersecurity
Checklist outlines new cyberthreats
The Cybersecurity Checklist looks at potential vectors for real-world cyberattacks and recommends ways to thwart them.
Cybersecurity
Privacy needs to be baked into systems, experts say
Agency privacy officers should not be seen as Dr. No but as people who can help focus a system.
Cybersecurity
Cadenas to step up at VA
VA's cybersecurity head will take new position when CIO Robert McFarland leaves in May.
Cybersecurity
N.Y. county throws cold water on hot spots
A law requires Internet cafes and other commercial entities to secure their wireless networks to prevent identity theft.
Cybersecurity