IT Security
Even as the government cracks down on illegal hackers, enhances its own network security and encourages the public and private sectors to beef up their own computer security, threats from a malicious virus, spam, worms and other malware continue to challenge an organization's firewall and its other IT security protections.
Survey predicts possible dip in IT security investment
May 15th, 2008
A survey conducted by Astaro Corp., a leading IT security systems provider headquartered in Burlington, MA and Karlsruhe, Germany, revealed that recession fears could soon impact the IT security market.
DHS and the $200 million cyber security mystery
May 12th, 2008
A secretive agency designed to protect the nation from hackers and cyber terrorists is drawing the ire of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
The National Cyber Security Center was created in February as part of the, Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), a multi-agency, multi-year plan engendered by HSPD-23 that lays out 12 steps toward securing the federal government’s cyber networks.
The Great Balancing Act: Juggling Collaboration and Authentication in Government IT Networks
May 2nd, 2008
Government IT managers must take precautions to ensure federal workers are afforded sufficient access to the right resources during a heightened and continuing emphasis on the elimination of silos and promotion of secure collaboration across and within agencies.
IT Security – How to make long term improvements
April 30th, 2008
Rapid advances in technology create the opportunity to find and process information at an unprecedented rate. However, an unprecedented level of threats are operating against American infrastructure -- ranging from individual hackers to terrorists and foreign governments -- have the potential to disrupt our personal lives, as well as the missions of those organizations that help sustain our way of life.
U.S.-China Commission to study China’s cyber warfare capabilities
April 29th, 2008
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has scheduled a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20 to address "China’s Proliferation Practices and the Development of its Cyber and Space Warfare Capabilities."
IT security niche off to slow M&A start in 2008, says Updata
April 28th, 2008
Although their stock prices have performed well during the first quarter of 2008, IT security companies have experienced a "relatively slow start" in merger and acquisition activity during the same period, according to a recent report issued by Updata, an investment banking firm with offices in New York, New Jersey and Virginia that focuses on the information technology sector.
IT security problems seen at key CBP facility
April 28th, 2008
The DHS Inspector General’s Office has examined the IT security operations and procedures underway at the Customs and Border Protection’s offices in Laguna Niguel, CA, and found a handful of problems, ranging from inadequate cooling in the server/telecommunications room to the lack of a backup electrical generator in the server room to insufficient precautions taken against potential "insider" threats.
New wave of Web threats emanates from China
April 26th, 2008
In recent months, there has been a significant increase in the number and ferocity of Web attacks perpetrated by hackers in China. This up-tick in malicious Internet activity involves sophisticated new techniques originating from a centralized group of activities based in China, with one of the malicious Web sites actually belonging to a Chinese government office.
