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The next version of the Internet Protocol, which provides a 128-bit standard to transmit data, is getting a jump-start for adoption with its endorsement by the Department of Defense. The result: A boost in the number of available Internet addresses, to . . .
The atmosphere in the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of chaotic energy, akin to a "dot com," but the new agency will need a more business-like approach to successfully fight terrorism, according to Robert Liscouski, Assistant Secretary . . .
Members of a House panel expressed frustration Tuesday over the progress of federal agencies in securing their IT systems. Agency heads and other officials responded by saying progress was being made but significant problems remain. The purpose of the hearing . . .
Since January, the State Department has wiped out more than 155,000 viruses on its IT systems. Between Oct. 1 and May 31, the first eight months of fiscal year 2003, the department recorded more than 700 attempts to hack its IT . . .
All executive branch agencies are free to hire their own information technology professionals to bolster the security of their information systems, the Office of Personnel Management has announced. The agency notified agency heads and chief human capital officers of the . . .
The need for a more secure network infrastructure was one of the driving forces behind the U.S. Navy's quest to build the $6.9 billion Navy/Marine Corps Intranet. But with only a few months left before the majority of N/MCI seats are . . .
deepquest submits, The term "open source" may sound like an invitation to be hacked, but Linux is often more secure than proprietary systems. In defense and security, the attitude is that if the code can't be seen, it can't be trusted--it could be riddled with bugs, loopholes and hidden backdoors. But technological diversity lowers the risk of cyber-attacks on widely deployed systems.. . .
These are the times that try the souls of government security managers. The threat of cyberattacks on government systems is escalating as computers become ever more interconnected, use of the Internet increases, and attack technology becomes ever more sophisticated and . . .
An industry group has been created to connect private-sector companies with the Department of Homeland Security. Executives of the new Homeland Security Business Executive Council announced the launch of the nonpartisan, nonprofit group today in Washington. . . .
Beginning in October, all Defense Department assets acquired for the Global Information Grid must be compatible with the next-generation Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), according to DOD's top information technology official. . .
Following news reports that a senior official at the Homeland Security Department appears to have obtained her academic degrees from an unaccredited diploma mill, several members of Congress are seeking to learn how background checks and security clearances failed to flag . . .
A pair of unusual political allies, a left-wing Democrat and a conservative religious group, teamed up on Thursday in Washington's latest bid to rid the Internet of spam. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York joined with the Christian Coalition to . . .
The Federal Trade Commission has put spam at the top of its hit list and wants congressional leaders to help bolster its fight against the pesky, costly junk e-mail that floods the in-boxes of consumers and businesses alike. The commission . . .
Agencies slowly are warming up to using electronic signatures and other forms of electronic verification as a part of their everyday business. The Treasury Department is piloting a smart-card program for electronic and physical access, CIO Drew Ladner said last . . .
IT security at federal agencies will get a boost this month from the first class of 46 students, mostly midcareer IT professionals, who have completed training under a federal scholarship-for-service program. Cybercorps, as the program is called, was created in . . .
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in implementing the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and the Homeland Security Act of 2002, has created the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) under the Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. The NCSD . . .
The eighth annual IT crime survey by the Computer Security Institute of San Francisco and that city's FBI's computer intrusion squad shows a dramatic drop in financial losses caused by computer attacks. And a former chief of the FBI's cybercrime squad . . .
At least 18 states have found a way to collect taxes on Internet access, despite a federal law that bans the practice. Tax authorities in Alabama, Florida and Kentucky are assessing sales taxes on the amount consumers pay for high-speed digital subscriber line Internet service, commonly referred to as DSL.. . .
The secretary of Defense will soon issue a directive placing a renewed emphasis on operational security (OPSEC) throughout the department. Tom Mauriello, director of the interagency OPSEC support staff, said a document has been awaiting DOD Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's signature . . .
A European agency designed to combat cybercrime may not be up and running as planned because of the level of monitoring wanted by member countries. Plans for a European agency to tackle cybercrime such as computer viruses and terror attacks . . .
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