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A new certification program for entry-level computer-security professionals will officially get up and running Monday, said representatives of the combined industry-government group behind the exam. . .
In a deal involving the new Department of Homeland Security, two companies teamed up to win a multimillion-dollar contract to create a system for patching security flaws in software used by U.S. government agencies. . .
The Transportation Security Administration is readying a pilot to test several types of biometric devices at 20 U.S. airports. The agency plans to release a request for proposals as early as next week for systems integrators, pending a final legal . . .
When Josh Tinnin tried to send e-mail to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this month, he received an unwelcome surprise: He couldn't. Tinnin's message to the FTC bounced back because the agency subscribes to a blacklisting service designed to limit . . .
When the Pentagon--no small potential customer--cracked down recently on the installation of wireless LANs, the industry sat up and took notice. Why? The inherent vulnerabilities of the technology. If you simply go to the nearest computer dealer and buy a . . .
When President Bush signed a bill on Monday creating the Department of Homeland Security, he started a process that will reshuffle bureaucracies, permit greater Internet surveillance and refocus the government's computer security efforts. . .
The Marine Corps' Marine Forces Pacific is scheduled to transition to a new public-key infrastructure early next year, but it found that the process has been more difficult than anticipated. . .
While many agencies are still licking their wounds from once again failing their annual information security test, the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency on Thursday will announce a new partnership that could go a long way toward shoring . . .
Military leaders agree that wireless communication is the wave of the future, but they also agree that it needs far greater security features to become deployable and reliable on the battlefield. . .
White House Homeland Security Office director Tom Ridge and Gordon England, the secretary of the Navy, are emerging as the likeliest candidates for the job of leading the new Homeland Security Department, sources said today. . .
The professor has given his final exam on computer security, and the results are miserable. Overall, federal agencies earned an "F" on Rep. Stephen Horn's latest report card on government security -- the same grade they earned in 2001. When he issued his first computer security report card in 2000, Horn (R-Calif.) awarded agencies an overall grade of D-. . . .
The U.S. government flunked a computer-security review for the third consecutive year on Tuesday, showing no improvement despite increased attention from high-level officials. Government agencies that oversee military forces, prosecute criminals, coordinate emergency response efforts and set financial policy all . . .
The U.S. government flunked a computer-security review for the third consecutive year on Tuesday, showing no improvement despite increased attention from high-level officials. . .
As the U.S. Senate prepares to take action on the proposed Homeland Security bill later today or tomorrow, potential computer terrorists might want to pay close attention. Inside House Bill 5710, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, is a provision that calls for punishment of up to life in prison for electronic hackers. . .
The government today received an overall failing grade for systems security the second consecutive year as Rep. Steve Horn issued his latest annual report card. There were few improvements in this year's card. The government's overall score was 55, up . . .
Some of the U.S. government's most important computer systems continue to suffer significant security lapses despite renewed focus protecting them against terrorist attacks, congressional investigators said Tuesday. . .
About a month ago, the SANS Institute, in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, released its list of "The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated) - The Experts' Consensus" for. . .
The homeland security bill that the house passed last week includes provisions to streamline IT acquisition, Rep. Tom Davis said today at a Northern Virginia Technology Council conference. . .
Acting with almost Internet speed, the Senate passed the Electronic Government Act late on Nov. 15, just hours after the House approved the measure. All that's needed now is the president's signature and $45 million will be available for e-government projects during the current fiscal year. . .
The Japanese government will consider replacing Microsoft's Windows, used in much of its computer networks, with another operating system to bolster security, a newspaper said on Saturday. The safety of computer networks is under scrutiny as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's . . .
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