Cybersecurity

Woodward grills cybersecurity vets

The federal government must become more proactive in finding and weeding out cyberthreats, panelists told the co-author of All the President's Men.

Cybersecurity

Under attack in the states

Michigan portal helps workers e-learn cybersecurity awareness.

Cybersecurity

xDefenders to sell ZixCorp encryption

The arrangement also covers ZixCorp’s ZixPort.

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Feds cram to meet ID deadlines

Officials tout worker protection as benefit for digital credentials.

Cybersecurity

Revenge of the nerds

Study looks at insider attacks on networks and how to stop them.

Cybersecurity

Interior defends wireless plan

An upcoming solicitation will only cover voice service, not Internet access, Interior says.

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GAO uncovers wireless holes

Wireless networks at some federal agencies lack essential safeguards to keep data secure, GAO says.

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Panel: Strengthen cybersecurity chief

Members of Congress and experts at a panel discussion supported the idea of increasing the cybersecurity boss' authority.

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Security overload?

Can an organization justify having both Web application and Web services firewalls?

Cybersecurity

FAQs: Web application security

Defending the application layer.

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NIST keys on crytography

Poorly managed keys can easily compromise the even the strongest cryptographic algorithms.

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Conference details iPod threats

Popular sessions at this year's CanSecWest conference included network vulnerabilities of USB devices and wireless cards.

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SEC hires SRA for info assurance

The $12.7 million task order was awarded under the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations program.

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Avoiding a cyber Pearl Harbor

The House subcommittee in charge of cybersecurity approved a bill that would create a more powerful cybersecurity chief at DHS.

Cybersecurity

EPA takes the pain out of patching

Automated approach lets agency spread security patches far and wide .

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Cybersecurity office bill gains steam

A House subcommittee approved a bill to create a National Cybersecurity Office in the Homeland Security Department.

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Security group wants ideas

An interagency task force is appealing to industry for ideas to improve security while reducing costs.

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CISO Exchange no more

Industry Advisory Council could create forum for chief info security officers.

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Evans stresses security standards

A new cybersecurity line-of-business initiative could become a basis for the next wave of security improvements, Karen Evans says.

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O'Keeffe ends CISO Exchange

Steve O'Keeffe is halting his efforts to promote a for-profit forum for government and private-sector chief information security officers.