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Homeland Security helps secure open-source code

January 11, 2006 The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs. TAGS: Coverity, Stanford, open-source software, security bug, open source, margin, homeland security, Symantec Corp., Apache Software Foundation, project, security, Firefox, Linux, operating system

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

Shoring up the online defenses

October 10, 2005 Google fixes a Web site bug, and Symantec aims to secure online photos. Also: Cybershakiness at Homeland Security? TAGS: homeland security, online photo, Symantec Corp., bug, Google Inc., security, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Symantec, Computer Sciences team up

February 24, 2005 Will the partnership help Symantec extend its reach into the corporate and government sectors? TAGS: Computer Sciences Corp., Symantec Corp., homeland security, security, agency, monitor

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

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

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

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

Homeland Security sees cyberthreats on the rise

February 9, 2007 Globalization and increased reliance on the Internet continue to raise the risk of cyberattacks, a U.S. security official warns. TAGS: Greg Garcia, converged network, cyberthreats, security monitoring, cyberattack, globalization, homeland security, telecommunications, security

Homeland Security: Fix your Windows

August 9, 2006 In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible. TAGS: Neel Mehta, alert, flaw, vulnerability, homeland security, agency, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, service pack, printer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, agency, information security, homeland security, grade, Rep., incentive, training, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

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

Feds eye new cybersecurity post

May 16, 2005 Congress may try to fix the turnover in cybersecurity leaders by giving the position more weight. TAGS: cybersecurity, Richard Clarke, assistant, homeland security, security

Year in review: Web of deception

December 28, 2004 year in review Phishing scams and PC-compromising viruses were the dominant security threats in 2004. TAGS: enterprise security, MyDoom virus, homeland security, phishing, security, government, attack, virus, PC, operating system

Feds test RFID controls at U.S. borders

August 8, 2005 Homeland Security hopes the chips, embedded in customs forms, will make entry and exit speedier and more secure for foreign visitors. TAGS: visitor, homeland security, press release, RFID, entry, port, U.S., security

Bush picks tech lawyer for security post

July 14, 2005 Stewart Baker, an influential and polarizing Washington figure, is chosen to oversee Homeland Security's new policy-planning efforts. TAGS: Stewart Baker, general counsel, policy, lawyer, homeland security, NSA, Washington, U.S., security
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