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Homeland Security Department Tackles Enterprise Architecture

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to complete an initial inventory of its entire IT infrastructure by June -- a critical step toward the ultimate creation of a nationwide architecture for homeland security, said Steve Cooper, the department's CIO. . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 04, 2003

Sprint To Construct Private Internet for gov't agencies

Telecommunications giant Sprint announced plans Tuesday to launch a private IP network aimed at security-conscious U.S. government agencies by late June. The new network, which doesn't yet have a name, will mimic Sprint's SprintLink enterprise-class, IP backbone network and offer . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 04, 2003

U.S. Information Security Law, Part Two: Protecting Private Sector Systems and Securing the Working

This is the second part of a four-part series looking at U.S. information security laws and the way those laws affect security professionals. In the first part of this series, we looked at the legal framework for protection of information systems . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 02, 2003

News FBI Seeks Internet Telephony Surveillance

The Justice Department and the FBI ask regulators for expanded technical capabilities to intercept Voice Over IP communications... and anything else that uses broadband. The FBI and Justice Department are worried that Voice Over IP (VoIP) applications may become safe . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 28, 2003

Bush Order Covers Internet Secrets

President Bush has signed an executive order that explicitly gives the government the power to classify information about critical infrastructures such as the Internet. Bush late Tuesday changed the definition of what the government may classify as confidential, secret and . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 27, 2003

CERT, Feds Consider New Reporting Process

Government officials and private organizations alike are reviewing their vulnerability disclosure processes after several incidents over the past 10 days exposed major shortcomings in the way new bugs are handled. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 26, 2003

DOD aims psy-ops at Iraqi officers

The Defense Department is continuing, and perhaps has stepped up, its electronic psychological operations campaign directed at the upper echelons of the Iraqi military now that hostilities have begun. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 24, 2003

Feds Alert to Web Security Threat

As the Department of Homeland Security urges Americans to be on high alert for potential acts of cyberterrorism, many computer security experts say military conflict doesn't change the fact that the Net is already a pretty dangerous place. "When it . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 21, 2003

Financial Markets Will Get Security Upgrade

The Bush administration on Tuesday said it had taken a number of steps to upgrade the security of the nation's financial markets against possible terrorist attacks. As part of that effort, Treasury Department officials said that arrangements had been made for . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 20, 2003

United States Launches War Against Iraq

After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard in the capital at dawn Thursday. Moments after the explosions began, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters in Washington, "The opening stages of the disarmament of the Iraqi regime have begun.". . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 19, 2003

Ridge Steps Up Homeland Security

On the brink of an almost certain U.S. attack on Iraq, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has ordered America's terrorist alert raised to orange and increased security at ports and land borders, airports, critical infrastructures and across the Internet. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 18, 2003

Pakistan Creates Cyber Crime Wing

A Pakistani security agency has launched a special wing to combat cyber crimes in part because the country had to rely on U.S. investigators to trace e-mails sent by the kidnappers of American journalist Daniel Pearl a year ago. "The purpose of establishing the National Response Center for Cyber Crimes is to stop misuse of the Internet and trace those involved in cyber-related crimes," Iftikhar Ahmad, spokesman for Pakistan's Interior Ministry, told the Associated Press on Wednesday. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 14, 2003

Slim pickings for cybersecurity in DHS budget

As the new Department of Homeland Security swallows nearly every cybersecurity office in the U.S. government, high-profile leaders are jumping ship, and analysts worry that only meager funding and muddled goals remain. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 12, 2003

Homeland Cybersecurity Efforts Doubted

It's existed for less than two weeks, but analysts are already concerned that the newly-formed Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity unit may not grow up to be the powerhouse of efficiency and expertise it was billed as. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 12, 2003

NSA notches up security credentials

The National Security Agency has signed a five-year contract with the International Systems Security Consortium to develop and administer a new test for information security professionals interested in working for NSA. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 11, 2003

Feds Move to Secure Net

The White House and the new Department of Homeland Security have begun in earnest the process of implementing the plan to secure the nation's critical networks--starting with extensive changes in the federal security infrastructure. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 11, 2003

Army Taps RSA Security

Over the next several years, the Department of Defense is phasing in smart cards to replace old DoD identity badges for all of its personnel. The new cards, called common access cards (CACs) will still hold the picture and name of . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 06, 2003

Congress sets up Net security panel

In a sign of the federal government's heightened interest in securing the Internet, the U.S. Congress on Tuesday established its first panel devoted to cybersecurity. In its kickoff meeting, the new House Homeland Security Committee voted to create five subcommittees that will focus on border security, emergency preparedness, counterterrorism, and internal committee rules. The fifth will oversee the federal government's "cybersecurity, science, and research and development" efforts relating to homeland security. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 05, 2003

White House Finds Homeland Security Jobs a Tough Sell

Just two days before 22 federal agencies are set to move to the new Department of Homeland Security, the White House has yet to fill three top positions responsible for protecting the nation's physical and digital infrastructure and managing the department's . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2003

Ridge: Plant, Port Security Lacking

Just two weeks ago, Florida homeland security officials tried to assure the public that the state's power plants, water facilities and other infrastructure are safe. Now the federal homeland security chief says Florida's plans might not be good enough. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2003

Government - Page 48

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