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Homeland Security flunks cybersecurity prep test

May 27, 2005 Agency's lackluster efforts to guard against Internet attacks may leave the U.S. "unprepared" for emergencies, federal auditors say. TAGS: homeland security, cybersecurity, auditor, emergency, agency, Rep., Democrat, U.S.

Feds vulnerable to lots of Net threats

June 14, 2005 Government agencies are plagued by spyware, phishing attacks and spam, but they're not prepared for the onslaught, a federal survey finds. TAGS: agency, phishing, homeland security, threat, spam, survey, spyware

Bush's tech budget favors Homeland Security Dept.

February 23, 2006 If Congress approves proposal, agency spending would jump 21 percent--and funding for NASA, education would shrink. TAGS: IT-spending, allotment, homeland security, proposal, cut, department, president, agency, information technology, America

FBI warns of cell phones aloft

May 31, 2005 Cell phones must not be permitted on planes unless calls can be readily monitored and identified, FBI and Homeland Security argue. TAGS: CALEA, homeland security, passenger, agency, flight, call, cell phone

Company challenges FCC rules on cell phone-jamming gear

December 1, 2006 A Florida company seeks to change FCC rules against selling such equipment to local and state agencies. TAGS: homeland security, law enforcement agency, gear, terrorist attack, equipment, terrorism, regulation, agency, Florida, cell phone, law, Iraq, radio

Homeland Security calls for tech industry involvement

August 1, 2005 Department secretary says Silicon Valley should take advantage of anti-terrorism law intended to safeguard companies from liability. TAGS: homeland security, Lockheed Martin Corp., federal law, RFID, Silicon Valley, information technology, agency

Homeland Security finally transcends F cybersecurity grade

April 12, 2007 Annual scorecard by congressional panel a mixed bag but gives federal agencies overall a C-minus on information security, up slightly from previous years. TAGS: FISMA, information security, agency, homeland security, grade, incentive, Rep., training, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

The privacy conundrum

December 26, 2006 When federal agencies and commercial enterprises share records, do you feel safer--or violated? TAGS: privacy, homeland security, agency, Internet Service Provider

Senator blasts Homeland Security's Net efforts

July 28, 2006 Sen. Tom Coburn says government still isn't ready to handle a "cyber Katrina," calls for immediate change. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, department, senator, Oklahoma, agency, cyberattack, Sen., government, security

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan

December 14, 2006 Dismissing privacy concerns, Michael Chertoff says electronically read IDs will make the country more secure. TAGS: Real ID Act, homeland security, Social Security, ID card, RFID, agency, privacy, state, Adobe PDF, card, security

Congress slams Homeland Security's tech efforts

September 13, 2006 Politicians claim the department suffers from lack of leadership and a flawed information-sharing system. TAGS: homeland security, department, politician, agency, telecommunications, post, security

Homeland Security fills top cybersecurity post

September 18, 2006 More than 14 months after announcing a top cybersecurity job, the department finally picks someone to fill it. TAGS: cybersecurity, assistant, homeland security, Richard Clarke, department, agency

Homeland security group to meet away from public eye

March 24, 2006 Federal advisory committee that deals with protecting U.S. infrastructure is free to disregard law keeping meetings open. TAGS: homeland security, council, meeting, VeriSign Inc., infrastructure, notice, law, agency, security

Feds aim for more data sharing by terrorist screeners

January 17, 2006 Top Bush administration officials back database-sharing among agencies in hopes of collecting more "travel intelligence." TAGS: data sharing, homeland security, intelligence, agency, videoconferencing, president, database, security

Homeland Security IT chief blamed for cyberwoes

June 20, 2007 Top Democrat suggests CIO isn't fit to keep his job amid reports of security-related "incidents." CIO points to "significant progress." TAGS: homeland security, information security, CIO, access control, department, Rep., agency, Democrat, security, e-mail, laptop computer

Homeland Security hires new privacy chief

July 21, 2006 Hugo Teufel III becomes the agency's second permanent officer in the role since Congress created it in 2002. TAGS: chief privacy officer, Homeland Security Secretary, privacy, homeland security, department, agency

Feds' Net-wiretap order set to kick in

November 11, 2005 Starting Monday, all broadband and many VoIP providers will have 18 months to ready their networks for easier eavesdropping. TAGS: CALEA, VoIP company, VoIP, cable broadband, VoIP service, homeland security, broadband provider, broadband, broadband Internet, order, compliance, rule, requirement, agency

Feds: Homeland Security project didn't protect privacy

December 22, 2006 A now-defunct Transportation Security Agency project to create dossiers on American air travelers misled the public about privacy, report says. TAGS: homeland security, transportation security, Transportation Security Administration, traveler, privacy, data mining, agency, transportation, attention, Adobe PDF, database

New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat

April 19, 2006 A forthcoming federal travel ID may be implanted with an RFID chip that can be read up to 30 feet away. TAGS: RFID, homeland security, traveler, Mexico, card, agency, Canada, document, U.S., conference, person

Homeland Security picks up missing-kid tech

March 5, 2005 Agency is to test Amber Alert technology, used to track abducted kids, in program to improve nationwide warning system. TAGS: homeland security, portal, Web portal, alert, broadcaster, consortium, state, agency, cell phone
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