Cybersecurity
Smart-card policy approved
The commerce secretary approved Federal Information Processing Standard 201.
Cybersecurity
GSA works on ID guide
The Identity Management Handbook for FIPS 201 will provide guidance on credentialing implementation.
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Fingerprint standard still elusive
Federal agencies can't agree on a uniform fingerprint technology standard.
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Clarke: Who leads cybersecurity?
The former special adviser to the president on cybersecurity has this advice for the DHS secretary: Find out who's in charge of cybersecurity.
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Davis questions TreasuryDirect security
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee asked about the security of personal information collected by the federal government's online bond seller.
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Coviello: Embrace authentication
E-authentication must become commonplace before public agencies and companies will open up their networks for business transactions, said the CEO of RSA Security.
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Clashing over cybersecurity
Industry leaders and critics argue about cybersecurity regulation.
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Defense picks two for PKI
Tumbleweed and CoreStreet will provide digital certificate validation for the Pentagon's public-key infrastructure.
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Hashing out encryption
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plan to phase out SHA-1.
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Bush backs boost for cybersecurity
The President plans to spend more on cybersecurity and add to the stable of cross-agency lines of business.
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E-mail shut down for FBI.gov
Hackers may have penetrated the commercial e-mail system that hosts FBI.gov accounts, bureau officials acknowledged.
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Safe from a cyberattack?
Nuclear regulatory officials formalize security standards for safety systems.
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Measuring trust
Federal officials want a quick and standard way of determining the degree to which electronic identity credentials can be trusted.
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NIST, NSA create security language
The organizations developed the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format for security checklists and related documents.
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Microsoft seeks security cooperation
The software vendor wants to create a community of governments to share information and conduct joint projects on security.
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ITAA favors current smart card specs
The Information Technology Association of America wants feds to build upon smart card standards already in use in the Defense Department and other large agencies.
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Clearance gets easier
A little-noticed provision in the new intelligence law provides reciprocity for contractors who have clearances at one agency.
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