Cybersecurity
Expert: Feds, industry must team to fight vulnerabilities
Government and industry must cooperate to keep new vulnerabilities from entering computer systems, an information security expert recommends.
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GPO considers CIO Council request to create XML template
Under the plan, GPO would develop a standard Extensible Markup Language vocabulary that all agencies can use to disseminate information online.
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E-voting group invited to hack machines
Advocacy group invited to try to hack into electronic voting machines in California.
Cybersecurity
SANS: Cybercriminals targeted popular applications, network systems in 2005
In the past 12 months, those new types of attacks represented 65 percent of the worst threats, up from none in 2004, according to the institute.
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Sisti joins SAP
Tom Sisti has left the Coalition for Government Procurement and will join SAP Nov. 28.
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Army wants any time, anywhere RFID tag
GovWorks is responsible for buying tags equipped with satellite and cellular capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Expert: Internet growth complicates security risks
New Internet technologies are complicating information security risks, according to a top British official.
Digital Government
Mobility demand creates tech inflection point
Sprint Nextel's president and CEO said he believes that technology convergence will shape the coming years.
Cybersecurity
Internet security 'back to the Stone Age'
Emerging targets of attacks -- clients applications and network operating systems -- typically are not protected by automated patching, experts warn.
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Rhode Island towns pool buying power
3 municipalities share Web-based system for taking bids.
Digital Government
CDC enhances disease surveillance system
To make its disease surveillance system more attractive to public health departments nationwide, CDC is making it more powerful and user-friendly.
Cybersecurity
Interior secretary downplays FISMA flaws
Inspector general's report states testing repeatedly revealed systems were susceptible to cyberattacks.
Modernization
Mandylion takes password tokens to next level
Policy Master 2.0 offers more efficient management
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GAO: Web site leaves teachers behind
A new report states that the Education Department needs to make resources and information on teachers' qualification requirements more accessible to states and school districts implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.
Modernization
Review: Wireless security without the pain
BlueSecure Controllers offer a powerful set of tools to secure your wireless network while providing protected access to your wired systems.
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