Web Strategies
A home connection
Troops in Iraq receive free Internet access for Independence Day.
Forecast for July: Mostly sunny, 100% chance of spam
Spam volumes have been on the decline, but they are still double what they were at this time last year.
Report: IE is least-patched browser
More than 40 percent of Internet surfers don't use browsers with up-to-date security patches—and Internet Explorer users are the biggest culprits.
NIST math text gets digital makeover
NIST rewrites one of its best-sellers, the “Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs and Mathematical Tables,” and puts it into an interactive digital format.
Indian Affairs Web site reconnected
After years of litigation requiring its links to be disconnected, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Web page is available online.
Copyright Office opens Web portal for online registrations
The U.S. Copyright Office is opening up a new online portal intended to help the office move from a paper-based to electronic processing environment.
Microsoft advisory targets SQL injection attacks
Security advisory issued after discovery of an escalation in a class of attacks that target Web sites.
High-speed Internet access for all
InternetforEveryone.org formed to unite Internet users, content creators and innovators to foster universal high-speed Internet access.
SSA's upgrade paves way for IPv6
Agencies have until June 30 to meet the Office of Management and Budget’s mandate to get their network backbones ready to handle IPv6 traffic. The Social Security Administration achieved that goal six months ago.
Brain drain?
The Internet has been rife with discussion lately about whether the nature of information exchange on the Internet is hurting the way the human mind works.
Wi-Fi Detective uncovers hidden world
The Wi-Fi Detective from StarTech.com puts an end to the laptop-balancing act. You just turn it on, stick it in your pocket, go for a walk and detect accessible Wi-Fi signals.
Vulnerability found in new Firefox browser
Vulnerability is a critical one that an attacker could exploit to execute arbitrary code on the compromised computer.
IRS upgrades online payment system
The Internal Revenue Service has added new features to its interactive online payment application that make it easier for taxpayers’ authorized representatives to make changes to installment agreements.
Firefox 3 browser released
Latest version of the Mozilla Web browser features thousands of improvements.
SAML community gets its own online home
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium has established an interactive Web site to be the official resource for the Security Assertion Markup Language.
![1105 Government Information Group [justice]](/images/1105logo_website.gif "Government Computer News [justice]")
