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You can keep on asking...: But you have to ask the right questions. Two senators have sent a letter to 24 US agencies asking them to report on their progress in data protection. This article at Federal Computer Week highlights the woeful state of security compliance at most US agencies. This...; Tags: Agency, General Accounting Office, Authentication, Advertising & Promotion, Firewalls, Telnet, Security, Marketing, Networking, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-26
GAO: Data breaches rarely lead to identity theft: A study by the Government Accountability Office found that despite the massive number of data breaches, few of them turn into identity theft, reports CNET News.Of 24 major incidents that the GAO studied, only three resulted in identity theft. That includes break-ins at third-party credit card payment processor CardSystems, shoe...; Tags: Security, GAO; Blog posts 2007-07-09
GAO: FBI needs a lesson in network security: The Federal Bureau of Investigation's internal network security practices are a mess, according to a report by the General Accountability Office. In a report released on Thursday, the GAO said "certain information security controls over the critical internal network reviewed were ineffective in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of...; Tags: General, Government, Hardware Infrastructure, IT Management, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-05-25
The EPC Class Structure: The EPC Tag Class Structure is often misunderstood. 'Class' is not the same as 'Generation'. Class describes a tags basic functionality for example whether it has memory or a battery. Generation refers to a tag specification's major release or version number. The full name for what is popularly called EPC...; Tags: Generation, Class, Memory, Specification, General Accounting Office, EPC Tag Class Structure, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-07-01
On heels of VA's giant data breach, White House & GAO review security practices: On heels of VA's giant data breach, White House & GAO review security practicesAnd Worst Of Allsome of these bills contain privisions to take away from consumers the right to freeze their credit, a right only recently granted to consumers by several states and the single best way of preventing...; Tags: General Accounting Office, White House, encryption, security; Discussion threads 2006-06-19

On heels of VA's giant data breach, White House & GAO review security practices: According to ComputerWorld, the White House Office of Management and Budget OMB and the Government Accountability Office GAO are jointly looking into the data security practices of the Veterans Administration as well as several other agencies. Recently, a computer containing the personal data of over 26.5 million people was...; Tags: OMB, FISMA, password; Blog posts 2006-06-19
VA security measures still weak, GAO says: Now that the VA has been publicly reamed coming and going over the loss of 26.5 million names and Social Security numbers, the agency has taken due care and is at minimal risk for a similar occurrence, right? Don't bet on it. Indeed, the Government Accountability Office and Veterans...; Tags: Social Security, security, General Accounting Office; Blog posts 2006-06-14
GAO RFID Spun Out of GAO Tek to Focus on RFID Market: GAO RFID Inc. offers arguably the world's most extensive line of RFID tags, labels and readers which are suitable for any vertical markets. GAO's products are designed and manufactured with recognized industry standards relevant to RFID and its markets. GAO has placed its emphasis on quality with stringent quality assurance...; Tags: General Accounting Office, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-06-01
GAO: Security agency broke privacy laws: GAO: Security agency broke privacy lawsGAO: Security agency broke privacy laws - Again!Good to see that someone is watching out for the people - since 9/11, the governemt has gone way over the needful and necessary intrusions into our privacy. It remains to be seen just how much effect...; Tags: Security Agency, privacy law, General Accounting Office, security; Discussion threads 2005-07-26
Information Security: Weaknesses Persist at Federal Agencies Despite Progress Made in Implementing Related Statutory Requirements: Federal agencies rely extensively on computerized information systems and electronic data to carry out their missions. The security of these systems and data is essential to prevent data tampering, disruptions in critical operations, fraud, and inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information. Concerned with accounts of attacks on systems via the Internet...; Tags: Information Security, Agency, FISMA, General Accounting Office, Attack, Security; White papers 2005-07-15
RFID Solutions for Healthcare Industry: Imagine the hospital of the future where unnecessary expenses will be cut and more patient lives will be saved. Say goodbye to the inefficiencies of the old hospital and welcome the new, highly cost-effective system of asset and personnel tracking, patient care, and billing, the keystone of which will be...; Tags: Patient, Health Care, General Accounting Office, GAO RFID, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers
RFID Solutions for Manufacturing Industry: For today's manufacturer, processing lines can be immense and complex constructs and the volume of materials and goods flowing through them can also be staggering. Timing and materials' coordination are critical functions through these processes that determine the level of profitability for the operation. This is why manufacturers look to...; Tags: Manufacturer, Manufacturing, General Accounting Office, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers
RFID Solutions for Railway Industry: Railroads face a complex set of economic and operational challenges like competitive freight pricing, asset utilization and competition with trucking, capital expenditure levels, industry consolidation and debt management. Technology applications from GAORFID can aid the rail industry to evolve business solutions in enhancing revenue growth while reducing cost through efficient...; Tags: Asset, General Accounting Office, GAO RFID Systems Technology, RFID, Asset Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Operational Planning, Business Operations; White papers
RFID Solutions for Parking Control Systems: GAO RFID has launched an intelligent RFID parking control management system that integrates RFID technology, automatic control technology and applications software. The RFID tag on the vehicle will be able to automate the in and out privileges of the subscriber and then transfer this data to the enterprise software for...; Tags: General Accounting Office, GAO RFID, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers
RFID Solutions for Library Systems: Each library system is unique and therefore the challenges faced are unique. GAO RFID makes the effort to understand the circumstance and with this knowledge they assist in finding the most cost-effective ways to develop RFID technology in the library systems to improve productivity of staff, reduce capital budgets and...; Tags: General Accounting Office, GAO RFID, Library System, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers
RFID Solutions for ID Badges and Access Control: GAO RFID implements a variety of solutions that solve the access control concerns of an organization. Innovative GAO solutions will help a company improve security and make employee activity tracking an easy and efficient task. The systems can be designed to ensure that an organization is compliant with the latest...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Access Control, GAO RFID, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers
RFID Solutions for Fleet Maintenance: Efficient fleet maintenance is absolutely necessary given today's high equipment costs and climbing operating expenses. GAO RFID Inc. Fleet Maintenance Solutions include mobile and fixed scanners, mobile computers and Radio Frequency IDentification RFID systems, along with applications from industry-leading partners, to help to streamline the maintenance operations. By capturing, moving...; Tags: Maintenance, General Accounting Office, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers

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21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-25
What paper trail?: I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....; Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25