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- Thales e-Security Case Study: A US Government Agency, Washington, DC
- Since September 11, a renewed effort has been placed on identifying Sensitive-But-Unclassified SBU information and securing the communications channels/networks it traverses. Affording the same high grade solutions to this category of information proves to be impractical, from a cost and logistical perspective. Finding cost-effective and trusted ways of addressing this...
- Tags: Thales e-Security, Agency, U.S. Government, Advertising & Promotion, ATM, Networking, Marketing
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- The US dollar is sinking, is it time to sound the alarm?
- I know this is very off topic and i apologize for this, but i am getting worried about the sinking US dollar and would like to know if others are too.Great consequences will come if this is not curtained in the near future. The US and Canadian economy could...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, tai_chi_bear@..., U.S. Government
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Cyber wars: A looming threat
- The U.S. government is planning to include a "simulated cyber terrorism response" as part of its three-week exercise in September to test the financial sectors' ability to respond to pandemics, Ars Technica reports. Last May, Estonia was the victim of a series of Denial of Service DoS attacks that affected...
- Tags: Cyberterrorism, U.S. Government, Cyberattack, Attack, Internet, Security, Government, Hacking, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- Should the U.S. government capitalize on Internet gambling addiction?
- I'm not much of a gambling woman, but I have been following the issue of Internet gambling as the stories filter through my daily perusing of tech news. In July of 2006, President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act to help eliminate many forms of online gambling....
- Tags: U.S. Government, Prohibition, Internet, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- The growing threat of cyberwarfare
- Recent events have shown that certain nations are ready and willing to use cyberwarfare to push national agendas. What does this mean to nations, and businesses, that rely on the Internet for their economy or defense?Estonia appears to be the first nation to become the target for governmentally sponsored cyberwarfare. ...
- Tags: Threats, Security, Leadership, Government, Cyberwarfare
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- Should the U.S. government capitalize on Internet gambling addiction?
- To gamble online or not to gamble online... that is the questionDo you think that the U.S. government should ban online gambling, or do you agree with the pro-legalization forces that Americans should have the right to decide for themselves whether to gamble online?RE: Should the U.S. government capitalize on...
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, U.S. Government, Internet Gambling, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- VeriSign Shared Service Provider (SSP) Certification Practice Statement
- The US Government has identified the need for Shared Service Providers SSP to provide Public Key Infrastructure PKI services for Federal employees, contractors and other affiliated individuals requiring PKI credentials for access to Federal systems. VeriSign is an approved SSP operating under a Memorandum of Agreement MOA signed by the...
- Tags: VeriSign Inc., U.S. Government, VeriSign Shared Service Providers Public Key Infrastructure, PKI, Security
- White papers 2007-02-05
- Secure Information Sharing for the U.S. Government
- Effective sharing of information among disparate communities at all levels of government - national, state, regional, and local - has become a top priority of the U.S. Government, whose leaders repeatedly assert that more effective information sharing is a prerequisite to advance homeland security efforts. While a common assumption is...
- Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Information, U.S. Government, Homeland Security, Government
- White papers 2006-03-06
- Intermec Named to Provide RFID Technical Engineering Services to U.S. Government
- As part of the U.S. Government's initiative to improve efficiency and inventory asset management, Intermec Technologies Corp., which designs and manufactures RFID radio frequency identification and mobile computing systems, has been awarded a Blanket Purchasing Agreement to provide passive RFID radio frequency identification technical engineering services to support the Department...
- Tags: Intermec Technologies Corp., U.S. Government, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2005-07-29
- US Government Agency Uses Security Forensics Solutions From Network General to Maintain Information Security
- National security is a top priority for the US government, and it is increasingly dependent on technology. Effective operations require government agencies to share information electronically to keep abreast of criminal and terrorist movements and events, and determine how best to proceed with investigations. Criminals and cyber-terrorists are therefore keenly...
- Tags: Information Security, Agency, U.S. Government, Network General Corp., Government, Security
- White papers 2005-07-12
- Smash (exe)
- Ensure your privacy. Keep your files out of unwanted hands. Smash implements U.S. Government approved file encryption and file wiping standards, and it does it with speed and finesse. Smash can even encrypt the names of your files.
- Tags: U.S. Government, Quality, Security, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2005-03-16
- New zero-day Word threat exploited
- New zero-day Word threat exploitedarticle rootMillions exposed to identity theftMore than 20 million veterans have had their personal information exposed by sloppy security at the VA, what punishment do you think would be appropriate for the incredibly stupid employee who took the records home and promptly lost them?I have a...
- Tags: veteran, RTF, security, identity theft, Tech Locksmith, Microsoft Word, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- NEW US GOVERNMENT REPORT CONFIRMS....
- NEW US GOVERNMENT REPORT CONFIRMS....That there is HUMAN caused GLobal Warming.BBC news:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2023835.stmThe US Government has acknowledged for the first time that man-made pollution is largely to blame for global warming....The EPA:http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/NewsandEventsScienceandPolicyNews.htmlGlobal Warming for Kids:http://www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-changemaybe now that GWB has ADMITTED that pollution is causing global warming Maxwell will have to retract...
- Tags: global warming, environment, maxwell eddison's foot in his mouth, Jaqui, off-topic, U.S. Government
- Discussion threads 2006-05-05
- Hidden Tracking Software
- In an interesting development we had an individual zero out a drive inorder, we believe, to remove unauthorized data. An issue has come up concerning weather the drive is still safe to use. Ive heard of a tracking software which will survive formating and even a re-partiitoning of the drive....
- Tags: hard drive
- Q&A 2005-05-04
- To blog or not to blog, that is the question
- To blog or not to blog, that is the questionI have been reading quite a few things lately about blogs in the news. One thing I had read in the past few days was about bloggers being held accountable under campaign finance laws for having links in their posting...
- Tags: AmericanVoter, AV (formerly AmericanVoter), blog, Jackson, off-topic, professional journalist
- Discussion threads 2005-03-08
- Phishers target Yahoo Messenger
- Yahoo confirmed Thursday that its service, Yahoo Messenger, was being targeted by a scam. Attackers are sending members a message--seemingly from someone on their friends list--that contains a link to a fake Web site. This fake site looks like an official Yahoo site and asks the user to log in...
- Tags: hacker, security, Sonja Thompson, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-03-25
- US government, justification or scare tactics?
- US government, justification or scare tactics?Recently I have picked up on the tail end of a few news reports about the Airport security and taxes in the US.FIRST of all, I heard a report that al-Qaeda has been planning another attack, again using airplanes as their detructive force, except more...
- Tags: attack, government, off-topic, Oz_Media, tax, U.S. Government
- Discussion threads 2005-03-16
- Firefox browser to hit 1.0 milestone
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: Web browsers, U.S. Government, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security
- Technical articles 2004-09-14
- Wireless LAN security Q&A
- By J. Pescatore, B. Clark, K. Dulaney, J. Girard, and A. RolfeWhat is the state of wireless LAN WLAN security?When Ethernet networking was first implemented, ensuring network security was comparatively simple and straightforward because an attacker could not intercept network traffic without physically connecting to the Ethernet cable. However, the...
- Tags: Gartner , security, wireless, WLAN, WLAN Security
- Technical articles 2003-01-23
- TechRepublic Tutorial: Create a crossover adapter to troubleshoot network equipment
- Use this handy tool to quickly diagnose your networkWhen you’re troubleshooting cascaded router/hub/switch connection problems, you may want to investigate the crossover cables as a possible cause. However, chances are you don’t have a spare crossover cable lying around that you can use for a quick test.I recently discovered a...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, network equipment, Greg Shultz, U.S. Government, crossover adapter, EIA/TIA-568 Standard, cable, adapter, network, crossover cable
- Technical articles 2002-12-03
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