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Homeland Security official suggests outlawing rootkits

February 17, 2006 With mishaps like the Sony BMG fiasco, outlawing rootkits might be the way to go, a Homeland Security official suggests. TAGS: rootkit, homeland security, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, malicious software, Sony Corp., CD

Six ports sign up for Homeland Security scanning

December 7, 2006 Secure Freight Initiative will see cargo scanned for nuclear and radiological threats before it sets off for the U.S. TAGS: homeland security, port

Homeland Security overhauls disaster prep site

July 17, 2006 Expanded information on Ready.gov is geared to localized threats and pet owners. TAGS: homeland security, threat

The left and right hands of cybersecurity

February 8, 2006 Legal expert Eric J. Sinrod says when it comes to cybersecurity, "good enough for government work" still fails to pass muster. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, HSPD-12, authority, government, terrorism, survey

Homeland Security dismisses Real ID privacy worries

March 21, 2007 One official is "puzzled" by concerns about a uniform national ID system, while another takes issue with supposed misinformation about it. TAGS: Stewart Baker, Real ID Act, homeland security, driver's license, identity theft, security

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, terrorist attack, gear, equipment, terrorism, regulation, agency, cell phone, law, Florida, Iraq, radio

Rescinding my applause for Chertoff

July 13, 2006 U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren says the unfilled job of cyberczar--one year after it became vacant--points to a much bigger problem. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, Howard Schmidt, applause, assistant, nation, creation, Rep., leadership

Feds consider lowering passenger data requirements

August 10, 2007 Privacy advocates say preflight screening proposal is less "intrusive" but doesn't correct underlying problems with watch list databases. TAGS: Transportation Security Administration, passenger, homeland security, airline, Homeland Security Secretary, traveler, flight, agent, database

Homeland Security offers details on Real ID

March 1, 2007 States have until 2013 to federalize licenses; rules don't require encryption on new IDs to protect drivers' privacy. TAGS: Real ID Act, homeland security, ID card, RFID, Maine, regulation, state, license, bill, law, Adobe PDF

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, ID card, Social Security, 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

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: homeland security, cybersecurity, department, senator, agency, Oklahoma, cyberattack, Sen., government, security

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, VeriSign Inc., meeting, infrastructure, notice, law, agency, security

Police blotter: Can someone else let cops search your PC?

May 2, 2007 A man whose father gave Homeland Security agents permission to search his computer says they should have used a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, homeland security, police, father, bedroom, permission, search, agent, house, password, hard drive, PC

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

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, CIO, information security, department, access control, Rep., agency, Democrat, security, laptop computer, e-mail

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

Post-9/11 antiterror technology: A report card

September 7, 2006 news analysis As Sept. 11 nears, News.com examines five useful ways of improving security--and five that should raise eyebrows. TAGS: homeland security, Sept. 11, biometrics, agent, wireless technology, New York City, record, security

Homeland Security wraps up first mock cyberattack

February 10, 2006 Weeklong "Cyber Storm" exercise was designed to test government and industry's readiness to handle a massive incident. TAGS: cybersecurity, cyberattack, exercise, homeland security, participant, department, government

U.S. cybersecurity due for FEMA-like calamity?

October 10, 2005 Security experts say Homeland Security's cybersecurity division ill-prepared to handle major cyberattack. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, Richard Clarke, department, Hurricane Katrina, Rep., McAfee Inc., U.S.
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