Cybersecurity
NIST keeps publishing
NIST has to finish a report on recommended security controls by December 2005.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Feds can improve critical cybersecurity
A framework that describes assets, responsibilities and standards would help, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
Back to central patching?
OMB agrees with auditors' suggestion to reconsider a central patch-management service.
Cybersecurity
OMB tweaks info security rules
Agencies will have to vouch for systems' conformity to minimum-security standards.
Cybersecurity
Expert calls for better security
A professor who helped develop the federal cybersecurity plan said it must be overhauled.
Cybersecurity
Plugging the holes in shipping
Federal, state and local officials work to secure ports
Cybersecurity
FDIC info security lacking, GAO finds
FDIC must establish controls and ensure information security receives enough attention, auditors said.
Cybersecurity
NIST has new certification guide
It's "Special Publication 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems."
Cybersecurity
FISMA compliance: Money misspent?
The research director at the SANS Institute gives failing grades to FISMA implementation efforts.
Cybersecurity
CEOs seek security collaboration
The Business Roundtable says feds can share information and help firms past legal barriers related to IT security.
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Three agencies, supplier certified for security bridge
The move doubles the number of organizations with cross-certification with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority.
Cybersecurity
Army-wide security plan takes shape
Officials will merge several initiatives into an overall enterprise approach
Cybersecurity
The buck stops at the top
Many senior executives are unsure how to handle their responsibility for IT security.
Cybersecurity
More info assurance centers named
NSA and DHS added 10 universities to the list of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.
Cybersecurity
House question Ridge on IT security
A bipartisan letter to the DHS Secretary asks for specifics on cybersecurity plans.
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Securing an insecure world
NIST's security chief explains the difficulty of creating secure software.
Cybersecurity
Security funds dry up
Civilian agencies most likely will have less money available for security improvements because of pay parity increases.
Cybersecurity