| Pentagon: Open source good to go |
| Military IT folks wondering whether their use of Apache, Perl, Linux and other open-source software is copacetic with the brass will soon get some answers from DOD's CIO.
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| NSA posts secrets to writing secure code |
| 10/10/2008 Tokeener case study serves as an example of writing low-defect, highly-reliable code, researchers claim.
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| The trouble with Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi's promise is also its Achilles' heel: It drastically lowers the barrier for both access and attack from both within and without.
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| 11 patches in October cycle |
| Four critical patches are for remote code execution exploit considerations; six important items are split between RCE and elevation-of-privilege bug implications.
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| Government IT security leaders saluted |
| National Cyber Security Center director shares formula for smarter security investing. |
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| Paul Kocher | How power usage can tumble security |
| GCN Interview: Paul Kocher, president of Cryptography Research, talks about how Differential Power Analysis, which measures how much power a system uses, can break cryptographic keys.
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| NEXCOM adds data warehouse |
| 10/09/2008 The Navy Exchange Service Command will be using Netezza Corp.’s data warehouse system as its enterprise data warehouse. |
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| The return of Ada |
| Thought to be obsolete, DOD’s programming language could be just the thing to address software validation and verification.
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| You are naked without it |
| 08/13/2007 GCN Lab review | Antivirus programs seek and destroy malicious code waiting to pounce on remote systems. |
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| Another View | Getting the facts straight on cybersecurity |
| 10/09/2008 Robert Jamison, undersecretary for DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate, counters the conclusions of a recent report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security. |
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| Mercury Computer pitches game processor for military use |
| 03/17/2006 Although now chiefly known as the next-generation chip that will power the Sony PlayStation, the Cell processor may pick up additional duties in the U.S. military. Defense embedded systems vendor Mercury Computer Systems Inc. has incorporated the processor in a number of new blade servers and embedded units. |
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| Speed 'n' distance |
| GCN Lab Reviews:The 802.11n standard isn’t yet final, but 4 devices show what it can do. |
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| Linux kernel updated for solid state |
| 10/10/2008 New kernel features a file system for solid state drives.
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| Jury is out on virtualization security |
| Migration to virtualization won't be the quick transition that some technology evangelists have predicted, according to the results of two recent surveys. |
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| Identity management: more art than science |
| 10/08/2008 The fuzzy art of identity management is increasingly relying on shades of gray and off-kilter digital patterns, according to IT security experts. |
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| Ghost with the most |
| 08/27/2007 GCN Lab Review | The latest version of Norton Ghost gets a lot friendlier, while still performing first-rate backup and image restoration.
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| User supervision |
| 11/16/2007 GCN Lab Review: Web-content-filtering appliances can keep your employees away from unwanted sites. |
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| 200,000 Web sites compromised |
| The compromised Web sites included those belonging to Fortune 500 companies, weapons manufacturers and the U.S. Postal Service's www.usps.gov.
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| Right to the edge |
| 08/13/2007 GCN Lab Review | As Windows Vista and some new applications create opportunities for split-screen work, you might want to think again about large LCD monitors. |
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| CA adds eDiscovery module to information governance suite |
| CA is adding some new features, including an e-discovery module, to its Information Governance Suite.
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| Task force outlines federal ID management approach |
| 10/08/2008 New report outlines initial set of recommendations for building a more organized framework for identity management.
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| Hacking Bluetooth |
| 10/05/2005 Fact: Having your name and number in Paris Hilton’s cell phone directory is like openly publishing them on the Web. |
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| Clear and present dangers |
| 10/06/2008 Four key categories of cyberthreats will likely dominate the security landscape during the next year.
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| Microsoft's next-generation database plan |
| Software giant will enhance the business-intelligence capabilities in the next version of its flagship SQL Server database. |
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| A reprieve for Windows XP |
| Windows Vista's unpopularity in the business world may have forced Microsoft to extend XP's shelf life. |
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| Special Report | Computer forensics: The new DNA |
| 08/01/2006 Within a week of discovering computer equipment in the bombed-out safehouse of slain terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out more than 450 raids targeting followers of al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq. The vital information that led to the military action came from the Defense Department’s growing ability to uncover and comprehend information stored on everything from disk drives and cell phones to personal digital assistants and Global Positioning System equipment. |
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| Army surveils for unauthorized software |
| 10/07/2008 The Army Information Management Support Center has deployed monitoring software on 11,000 Pentagon PCs to detect unauthorized applications and remove them. |
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| SAIC introduces rugged display for shipboard use |
| 10/09/2008 The Seaview is the first large display to pass MIL-STD 901D testing, according to SAIC. |
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| Computer stolen from VA subcontractor, Unisys |
| 08/07/2006 (UPDATED) The Veterans Affairs Department today confirmed that a subcontractor, Unisys Corp., had informed the department that a desktop computer containing sensitive personal information of veterans is missing from the company’s offices.
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| A tale of 3 cities |
| 09/11/2006 COOP, COG and the alphabet of 9/11: How Arlington, Va., New York City and St. Louis changed their application of technology. |
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| Acer desktop PC meets most multimedia needs |
| GCN Lab Review: Acer’s Aspire X3200 desktop PC has a ton of features despite its small size.
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| DHS: President’s Cyber Initiative paying off |
| 10/02/2008 DHS' cyber security chief says the government’s IT systems are safer, but there is still more work to be done. |
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| Beware of hotel Internet connections |
| 10/03/2008 Jetsetting federal workers should be careful about how they use the Internet connections supplied by hotels, as most are not secured properly. |
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| DHS plans major data fusion project |
| 09/08/2006 The Intelligence and Information Fusion system will provide the Homeland Security Department with an integrated intelligence and information capability.
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| NIST publishes security guidance for wireless links, industrial controls |
| 10/02/2008 The agency has released three information security documents in its 800 series of special publications, including one on Bluetooth security. |
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| (BlackBerry) Storm brews in cell-phone market |
| 10/07/2008 The BlackBerry Storm will go on sale later this year and compete against Apple's iPhone 3G and T-Mobile's G1 "Google Phone." |
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| When it pays to buy used |
| Agencies can stretch their IT budgets by buying used equipment, which can also help keep a network inventory homogeneous and keep legacy code running. But you should know the risks before taking advantage of these deals.
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| Courting the expatriate vote |
| Level of expatriate voting expected to be high for the presidential election, according to Overseas Vote Foundation. |
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| Midrange, high capacity |
| 10/03/2008 As computing requirements grow, agencies could find that the increased power and expanded platform options of midrange servers are the answer in data centers. |
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| GCN announces Agency Award winners |
| 08/19/2008 Government Computer News has selected 10 agencies whose IT initiatives are being recognized as the best of 2008. |
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| Jim Goodnight | Intelligence apps look to future |
| 10/05/2005 It’s no surprise that SAS Institute Inc., the world’s largest privately held software company, makes its home in Cary, N.C. With headquarters so near three of the state’s top universities—Duke University, North Carolina State University in Raleigh and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—the company has its pick of math and computer science graduates. |
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| Smarter than smart |
| 05/07/2007 How long will your hard drives last? New reports suggest that estimates aren’t reliable and that life cycles might not be as long as you think.
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| Medium-range backup |
| GCN Lab reviews: When you need a terabyte or less of extra storage, external hard drives answer the call.
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| A massive pluggable NAS |
| 09/10/2008 The inaugural meeting of the High Performance Computing Technology Forum showed off Hewlett-Packard's massive Network Attached Storage array. |
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| Marines get more JTRS-approved radios |
| The Marine Corps is procuring 9,300 handheld and 6,100 vehicle-mounted radios through the Consolidated Interim Single Channel Handheld Radio Program.
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| Biometrics moves past 'what if' and into 'how to' |
| To judge from the talk at the Biometrics Consortium Conference, biometrics in the U.S. military has moved out of the realm of the possible; DOD’s biggest concerns now are implementation. |
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| Editor’s Desk | FISMA 2.0: A good start |
| A bill aimed at strengthening the Federal Information Security Management Act would a good start on shoring up federal systems, even if its passage has to wait for a new Congress.
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| A faster Internet lane |
| Phoebus platform avoids TCP latency to help get research networks up to speed.
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| GCN Best of Fose winners named |
| 04/02/2008 The results are in from the annual competition designating the best new products showcased at the annual FOSE Conference and Exposition.
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| USPS to deploy IPv6-capable video surveillance |
| 09/19/2008 The U.S. Postal Service plans to deploy an IPv6-capable video surveillance system to 40,000 postal sites across the country. |
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| Moving pictures, on the move |
| Samsung’s Q1U-CMXP puts an emphasis on multimedia applications with its big seven-inch LCD screen and HD-quality audio.
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