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NASA hacker jailed for six months

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A US man has been jailed for six months for a 2001 attack on the web systems of space agency NASA which cost $200,000 to fix.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 20, 2004

DHS cyber security lagging

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is having some homeland cyber security issues on its systems providing remote access to telecommuters, according to a newly-released report by the DHS Inspector General's office.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 17, 2004

Feds Failing To Protect Against Cybersecurity Threats

Attention to cybersecurity has gone from one extreme to the other. Soon after 9/11, the news media was filled with shrieking and arm-waving about "cyberterrorism." Eventually, sensible people ralized that the notion of cyberterrorism is just plain silly. Terrorists are interested in being terrifying, they want to set off bombs and send bodies flying and blood flowing.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 16, 2004

Cyber-Security Office Calls for More Clout

The office in charge of cyber-security in the Department of Homeland Security is planning to continue moving ahead on the agenda the agency has already set.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 15, 2004

DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years

A Canadian man was sentenced to seven years in a U.S. prison this week after admitting he led a sophisticated satellite TV piracy ring that produced and sold thousands of hacked smart cards in the U.S. and Canada.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 13, 2004

Committee pushes for cybersecurity post

Members of the House Select Homeland Security Committee have recommended establishing a new assistant secretary position within the Homeland Security Department to better integrate and coordinate cybersecurity issues.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 06, 2004

Is Cyberterrorism Being Thwarted?

Recently, there's been increased criticism of the federal government's efforts to secure the Internet. The September departure of Amit Yoran from the Department of Homeland Security was widely cited as indicative of problems that run deep, not just through DHS, but the entire government. While everyone agrees there's much work to do, it's important to recognize the accomplishments of the past few years.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 03, 2004

Linux in Government: The Government Open Code Collaborative

As we celebrate the holiday season and prepare for the next round of legislation, a group of state and local governments has banded together to collect and distribute freely the costly software that normally runs taxpayers $100 billion annually. Called the Government Open Code Collaborative or GOCC.gov, this organization states that its members work together voluntarily to encourage "the sharing, at no cost, of computer code developed for and by government entities where the redistribution of this code is allowed".

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 03, 2004

FBI's Cyber-Crime Chief Relates Struggle for Top Talent

The FBI's inability to recruit and keep the best available IT talent has proven to be one of the biggest challenges facing the government's Internet Crime Complaint Center (I3C), a senior official said Tuesday.

Joe Shakespeare
Dec 01, 2004

U.S. security critic sues Japanese gov't for censorship

A U.S. computer security expert is suing the Japanese government for violation of his freedom of speech, alleging they censored him at a recent computer security conference, the plaintiff said at a news conference on Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in Japan, according to his lawyer. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 22, 2004

Congress approves supercomputing bill

Congress passed a bill Wednesday for $165 million in new supercomputing funding in the United States, a move that came a week after a report criticized current supercomputing as insufficient for the country's security needs. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 19, 2004

New Border Security Technology Faces Test

Foreigners entering the United States in three cities were fingerprinted, photographed and subjected to background checks Monday in a test of a program that will eventually be extended to every land border crossing nationwide. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 16, 2004

Linux in Government: Stanislaus County Does Linux with a Best Practices Slant

If you call the Stanislaus County administrative offices and ask for Richard Robinson, be sure to specify that you want to speak with the director of strategic business technology. If not, you most likely will get the county's CEO, who has the same name. When you reach the technology director, you will meet a former Accenture (Anderson Consulting) professional steeped in high-level consulting methodologies. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 06, 2004

NSA gives security guidance for Mac OS X

The National Security Agency has posted a 109-page document on its Web site telling agencies how to securely install and use Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X Version 10.3.x operating system, code-named Panther. . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 03, 2004

Election: All Eyes on the Web

As Election Day played out in polls across the country Tuesday, its course was tracked--in minute detail--by Internet news sites, watchdog organizations and Webloggers, much as they had done most every day over the past several years.< . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 03, 2004

Secret Service Busts Cyber Gangs

The U.S. Secret Service Thursday announced arrests in eight states and six foreign countries of 28 suspected cybercrime gangsters on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud, and conspiracy. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 29, 2004

Wanted: Cyber-Security

The Bush administration doesn't get it yet: Securing cyberspace will require real, coordinated accomplishments instead of diversions, token efforts and color-coded threat barometers. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 20, 2004

Is U.S. cyber-security policy leaving critical mainframe systems at risk?

Security experts disagree over how well the U.S. government and the nation's industries have protected and defended the critical infrastructure of North American networks, but one thing they agree upon is the increased vulnerability inherent in both control systems running Windows and connections with the Internet. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 18, 2004

Homeland Security

The U.S. government's multibillion-dollar drive for homeland security has produced a boom in antiterror technologies. At the same time, it has created problems ranging from industry confusion to lack of basic accountability, and privacy concerns are higher than ever. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 18, 2004

Let's Get Serious About Cybersecurity

Last week, there were two stories that indicated how complacency is abroad and well in both the business and Government environments. The SysAdmin, Audit, Network Security (SANS) Institute specializes in information security training and certification. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 18, 2004

Government - Page 37

Navigating Open-Source Security Risks: The Pursuit of Memory Safety in Open-Source Software

German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages