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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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 27, 2002

Wireless LAN Vendors Attack Security Issues

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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 26, 2002

Bush Signs Homeland Security Bill

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 26, 2002

Marines Move Toward PKI

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 25, 2002

Preparing for a Different Kind of Cyberattack

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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 22, 2002

Military Pushes For Wireless Security

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 21, 2002

Homeland Security Department Shapes Up

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 20, 2002

Security flunks Horn's final exam

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-. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 20, 2002

Three Strikes For U.S. Cybersecurity

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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 20, 2002

U.S. Flunks Cybersecurity Review for Third Time

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2002

Homeland security bill includes stiff hacker penalties

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2002

Horn’s Report Card Shows Agencies Flunking IT Security

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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2002

U.S. Internet Security Suffers Serious Problems, Investigators Say

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2002

The worst security problems?

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2002

Homeland security bill would loosen restrictions on emergency buys

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 18, 2002

E-Gov Act on its way to president

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. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 18, 2002

Japan Govt May Drop Windows Over Security Fears

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 . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 18, 2002

Consortium Demos Secure Network

A public/private consortium in Oregon is developing a secure information network that was created as a direct result of homeland security concerns. The consortium responsible for developing the Oregon Trial of Emergency and Security Technology (O-TEST) demonstrated the model in . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 15, 2002

Wireless carriers can opt out of auction

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it will let Verizon Wireless and other mobile telephone carriers off the hook for the $15.9 billion they bid for contested wireless licenses, eliminating a massive financial burden hanging over the companies. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 15, 2002

Accused Pentagon Hacker's Online Life

Usenet posts show Gary McKinnon was a bit of a phone phreak, knew where to buy lock picks, and had an early interest in defense computers. A former employer says he was bored at work. The British man accused of the most ambitious hack attacks against Defense Department computers in years was also a fine network administrator, according to a former co-worker. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 14, 2002

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Addressing Memory Safety Concerns: Actions for Linux Administrators

German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages