Digital Government

Key agencies join digital ID alliance

A DOD agency and GSA have joined an alliance working to address digital identity challenges

Digital Government

New tool puts lid on worms

Silicon Defense's CounterMalice launched as with Lovegate worm emerges

Digital Government

IBM looking to certify Linux

Company wants to ensure that the operating system achieves increasing security assurance levels

Digital Government

CipherTrust boosts spam protection

Tool enables systems administrators to block spam but still let in legitimate e-mail traffic

Digital Government

Secure Computing firewall evolves

Secure Computing has unveiled a hybrid firewall designed to give clients more protection against Web threats

Digital Government

Cybersecurity R&D agenda unveiled

I3P identifies areas that require significant R&D to help secure the nation's information infrastructure

People

Symantec chief defines security paths

Better coordination between systems administrators and security operators will thwart cyberattacks, Schwarz says

Digital Government

Agencies thwart SQL worm

How several federal agencies staved off a fast-moving Internet worm that wreaked havoc worldwide

Digital Government

Feds get to peek at Windows code

Microsoft offers national governments controlled access to source code to shore up security features

Digital Government

Plugging security holes

Four emerging tools?identity management, multifunction security appliances, XML security and wireless security?represent efforts to plug holes in information security

Digital Government

Closing the ID loophole

Systems integrators have partnered with technology companies to provide identity management software to agencies

Digital Government

Buying security in a box

All-in-one security appliances that perform several security tasks are the wave of the future

Digital Government

Firms team up to thwart Web break-ins

Two vendors are teaming up to provide Web application protection to federal agencies

Digital Government

Sigaba testing secure instant messaging

Sigaba Corp. has extended a beta test program for a secure instant messaging product

Digital Government

NetContinuum unveils all-in-one Web gateway

A new security company unveiled a network appliance that could represent the wave of the future in Web security

Digital Government

Vendors team up on ID management

Atreus, SAIC join forces to offer identity management and secure access to networks

Digital Government

DigitalNet buys services division

Ownership of Getronics Government Solutions Inc. will soon change hands

People

DOD's wireless safety net

Department defines rules of engagement for wireless devices

Digital Government

Security vendors fortify defenses

Two vendors have strengthened their efforts to help agenciestroubleshoot networks and manage security threats

Digital Government

New devices keep XML data moving

New types of network devices are emerging that allow organizations to exchange information using XML without draining network resources