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How much security do you need?
If you're considering a smart card, USB token or some other method of doing strong authentication, it's important to know that not all devices provide the same level of security.
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NC-1000 gateway now has network firewalls
Version 4.0 of the the NetContinuum product also lets IT managers set policies for each application.
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the Pipeline
Microsoft Office 2003 offers solutions, not features; Big switches and other heavy iron; Look Ma, no wires!
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Cerritos aims for citywide Wi-Fi
It will be one of the first communities to have citywide broadband Internet access using wireless LAN technology.
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Security chiefs get council
Information security is a such a big issue at federal agencies that senior officials are now creating a Chief Security Officers Council to work alongside other governmentwide councils.
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New York MTA expands info online
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority uses knowledge management software from RightNow Technologies.
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Kane leaves Fed Sources
Just weeks after being acquired, the market intelligence firm says Jim Kane is no longer CEO.
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Fed cybersecurity chiefs get a council
The head of DHS' National Cyber Security Division came up with Chief Security Officers Council.
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Lockheed Martin enterprise unit gets top software rating
It's the fourth division of the company to get a 5 under Carnegie Mellon's Capability Maturity Model Integration system.
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OMB to standardize FISMA guidance
Agencies will no longer have to submit full action plans and milestones on every system twice a year.
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Agencies to get security scores
Representatives will release a report card grading agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002.
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In need of a quick fix
Agencies turn to automated patch-delivery tools to counter fast-moving security threats
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Enterprise antivirus
Although there are a number of other antivirus products that are tailored specifically for e-mail programs, gateways and firewalls, the following products are designed to protect servers and desktops.
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Patch management best practices
Here are some recommendations from the General Accounting Office to ensure that a patch management program succeeds.
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FAA takes the offensive on cyberdefense
Agency's 'Android' aims to emulate human resilience
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Security's bottom line
Is it working? That's the simple question that can be asked of an enormous and expensive effort in which the goal is to protect the United States and its citizens from the threat of terrorism.
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