Cyber attack on network

Why is Java so risky? 77 percent of agencies run unsupported versions

Three quarters of government computers are running unsupported versions of Java, according to a Websense analysis, leaving them vulnerable to a long list of malicious exploits.

Data numbers binary

Can NASA vet all material in its shuttered tech database?

NASA closed down its Technical Reports Server for review after the arrest of a suspected spy and a congressman’s concern over the potential availability of sensitive documents.

Fingerprint electronic matching AFIS

Law enforcement, NIST making fingerprint files easier to search

Group has developed a standard features set to use for fingerprint identification, and NIST now has the technical specs to make searches interoperable.

HIPAA compliance monitoring of USF health system

Compliance tool the cure for university's health records

The new Compliance Software Blade lets USF Health easily answer the question, "How are we doing on compliance?"

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Why the public sector is still catching up with proactive cybersecurity

If agencies are to stop being reactive in addressing cybersecurity, they must first change the way security is implemented on the ground floor.

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Next-generation firewalls are actually getting better

Firewall vendors are stepping up to improve performance and fix problems, according to the results of the most recent comparative tests conducted by NSS Labs.

Aegis Secure Key

Tamper-proof key drive gets Level 3 validation

The Aegis Secure Key, with a numeric keypad and 256-bit AES encryption, meets the standards for FIPS 140-2 Level 3.

Man repairing an exposed wall

Agencies' security efforts stall, report says

OMB's FISMA report says performance varied widely among agencies, though there was progress in three key areas.

Businessmen having a private conversation in a tunnel

How to secure mobile comm? Cut out the trusted third party.

The Silent Circle crypto service could solve BYOD security through peer-to-peer encryption, and although that could keep authorities from snooping on calls, military and intelligence agencies are getting on board.

Complex maze with cloud in background

The enemy of risk management starts with a C (and it's not China)

Complexity is the enemy of security, says NIST's FISMA lead Ron Ross, and the cloud can help simplify networks.

Business people meeting against a backdrop of financial pricing data

Financial ISAC shows how info sharing beefs up security

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a collaborative effort on the cyber defense of the financial sector, was honored with the RSA Conference's information security award.

Pentagon and Washington DC covered in snow

BYO3: The tools of telework expand with the mobile workforce

Telework Week gets tens of thousands of feds to try working from home, and they're not all using an agency-issued laptop.

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