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- DHS still doesn't quite get this cybersecurity thing
- DHS still doesn't quite get this cybersecurity thing"Based on the GAO–the single best part of government by the way"I generally like what they do as well. But it never seems to come to anything.Report after report from GAO: "You have or are going to run aground and are sinking"....
- Tags: cybersecurity thing, cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- DHS still doesn't quite get this cybersecurity thing
- The Department of Homeland Security is still lacking in the cybersecurity department, according to a bevy of critics. What's galling is that the DHS' inadequacies are barely news anymore. Here's what would be a real news flash: "DHS locks down cybersecurity. Hackers locked out!" Perhaps I'm cynical...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Community, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Chertoff promises cybersecurity Manhattan Project
- Seven and a half years after 9/11, the Bush Administration is ready to take cybersecurty seriously. So says Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Homeland Security. Speaking at the RSA Conference, Chertoff said the government's newfound interest in cybersecurity is massive – "almost like a Manhattan Project," Cox News...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Finally, a cybersecurity czar
- A year after Congress elevated cybersecurity to the top rung of the Homeland Security hierarchy, DHS has finally appointed an assistant secretary for cyber-security and telecommunications. And the winner is ... Greg Garcia, VP of information security policy for the Information Technology Association of America. The Washington Post reports:...
- Tags: Cyber Storm, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Greg Garcia, cybersecurity
- Blog posts 2006-09-19
- DHS struggles with cybersecurity
- DHS struggles with cybersecurityThey can't find anybody?So they're having trouble finding someone to help them with Cybersecurity? I think the translation is "We can't find anyone who is intelligent, skilled in cybersecurity, and willing to compromise his beliefs in people's rights to privacy".Just goes to show that people who...
- Tags: SECURITY, cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- DHS struggles with cybersecurity
- The Dept. of Homeland Security is tasked with combatting cybersecurity, but in the absence of a dedicated assistant secretary and a comprehensive reporting system, the agency will continue to struggle, DHS' cybersecurity lead told a security conference this week, Government Computer News reports. “We believe there is a significant...
- Tags: Andy Purdy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Blog posts 2006-04-21
- DHS gets failing grade in cybersecurity
- DHS gets failing grade in cybersecurityFaing Grade?Well like all committees, by the time thaty've thought of the problem, sharpened their pencils and scratched their heads, the problem will have morphed outta-sight. I suppose what I'm saying is that big bodies move slowly and the small - possibly individual - target...
- Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, government, agency, cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, payroll
- Discussion threads 2006-03-17
- DHS asks industry to help with cybersecurity
- Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff underscored the department's emphasis on cybersecurity, speaking at the InfraGard National Conference in Washington on Wednesday, according to PC World. Chertoff called for a "21st century style of organization" with government agencies working closely with private companies. "We all recognize that protecting...
- Tags: Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Blog posts 2005-08-11
- State CIOs chide DHS for attention to cybersecurity
- Thomas Jarrett, CIO of Delaware and president of the National Association of State CIOs, testified to Congress recently that federal homeland security planning woefully ignores the importance of cybersecurity in state and local preparedness. "While chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive WMD threats are addressed in detail, the 'cyber' threats...
- Tags: cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Blog posts 2005-08-05
- Chertoff on technology and homeland security
- Homeland security is a very big job - encompassing everything from border control to cybersecurity to staving off nuclear attacks - and it can't be done without better reliance on technology and better coordination between the federal government and state and local officials and law enforcement, Dept. of Homeland Security...
- Tags: Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Blog posts 2005-07-31
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- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...
- Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security
- Image galleries 2008-10-10
- The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)
- In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...
- Tags: Apple II, Apple Inc., Emulator, ActiveX, Sheesley, Virtual Apple, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Nobel Laureate is the father of Kevin Mitnick investigator
- We tend to say that information security is a small world. Conferences quickly become real-life demonstrations of the principle of six-degrees-of-separation. After a few years working in this industry, you either meet all or are within one hop of all the major players in the space; there just...
- Tags: Information Security, Kevin Mitnick, Nobel Laureate, Osamu Shimomura, Productivity, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
- It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
- Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment
- Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...
- Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system
- The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, PowerVault DL2000, Backups, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, backup, storage, Dell
- News items 2008-10-09
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