Cybersecurity
Follow the data
The challenge is understanding the data and how it flows through an agency.
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ROI that's difficult to compute
ROI in new cryptographic technologies is difficult to calculate, which is why experts typically dodge questions about it.
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Different tech for different problems
Federal agencies are limited to cryptographic technologies validated by NIST.
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NIST makes lists
A security checklists program for information technology products is on track for completion before the end of 2004.
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Arming against viruses
Security community members try to keep up with constantly changing threats
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Los Alamos vulnerable to PC theft, inspector general declares
Some classified desktop computers were not properly inventoried, according to an IG report.
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Amoroso: Putnam amendment deserves a look
Rather than centralizing patch management, officials should consider centralizing some network security functions, says AT&T's CIO.
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Taming the wild west
Energy poised to rein in data losses at its labs, but institutional demons remain
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Johns Hopkins leads in cyber education
Johns Hopkins is a model for colleges and universities in the area of cybersecurity and information technology education.
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A trail of mishaps
Los Alamos National Laboratory has a history of security lapses involving classified removable electronic media.
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Pondering private infrastructure data
The Homeland Security Department is still figuring out the best way to handle sensitive information that the private sector voluntarily submits to the government.
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Seven of 24 meet security requirements
A recent audit found that 17 of the 24 largest federal agencies don't comply with a law requiring that they certify and accredit their systems' security.
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FTC pushes e-mail standard
A sharp rise in phishing attacks has prompted FTC officials to call on tech industry leaders to adopt an authentication standard for e-mail.
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The allure of keyless entry
Changes in attitudes, policies pave the way for alternatives to PKI.
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Security at your fingertips
Employees in at least one DOD office no longer have to remember passwords or ID numbers.
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Energy halts use of classified discs, drives
The department's secretary ordered all Energy operations using controlled removable electronic media to stop until media protection procedures improve.
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Inspector general: DHS' cybersecurity efforts only partly successful
Many operational aspects remain unclear and incomplete, the inspector general says.
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