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Uncle Sam's newest security challenge to businesses

November 5, 2007 Congress will soon consider new laws to better protect businesses against security breaches. Websense CEO Gene Hodges argues against a one-size-fits-all approach. TAGS: breach, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, data protection, compliance, government, law, bank, security

Microsoft signs security pact with Germany

May 3, 2004 CEO Steve Ballmer settles a security agreement with the federal government of Germany, which has become one of the most prominent of Linux supporters. TAGS: Germany, Steve Ballmer, federal government, agreement, XML, open standard, Microsoft Office, government, security, Europe, Microsoft Corp., Linux, CEO

Microsoft lets governments into Office

September 19, 2004 The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, government, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, XML, Microsoft Corp., document, security, Microsoft Windows

The feds weigh in on Windows security

April 2, 2007 A White House directive could have ripple effects well beyond Washington in the fight against cybercrime. TAGS: SANS Institute, technology provider, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer security, agency, government, Windows PC, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Washington, training, configuration, president, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft to confide security woes to governments

February 2, 2005 Company's decision to share information about security issues is part of its effort to blunt the appeal of open-source software. TAGS: government agency, Czech Republic, open-source software, government, Bill Gates, security, China, agency, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference

Australia to see Windows source code

August 14, 2003 The Australian government will gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight. TAGS: source code, Australia, government, agreement, open-source software, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor

March 4, 2006 "Over my dead body" will governments get into encrypted files, says one Microsoft employee working on Windows update. TAGS: back door, Microsoft Windows Vista, government, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

Security experts lift lid on Chinese hack attacks

November 23, 2005 Hackers for the Chinese government stole U.S. military secrets, security experts allege. TAGS: hacker, government, expert, attack, security

Scared witless

October 22, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Bush and Kerry should pay close attention to the findings of a News.com poll on personal security. TAGS: Bush Administration, government, state, security

Execs aim to teach better security

November 12, 2003 Ten security executives form a group to clarify the role of chief security officers in companies and help businesses and the government secure their information systems. TAGS: chief security officer, eBay Inc., government, information system, exec, security, analysis, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Security head accused of 'hack and tell'

September 30, 2003 The president of Forensic Tec is arraigned on charges that his company intruded into several government and military computers as an alleged publicity stunt. TAGS: indictment, attorney, government, Microsoft Office, president, security, California, U.S.

U.K. to issue public virus alerts

February 24, 2005 British government creates a Web site with virus alerts and security advice for home PC users and small businesses. TAGS: virus, home PC, U.K., government, consumer electronics, small business, monitoring, security, PC, e-mail

Federal agencies tackle software security

September 22, 2003 The Department of Energy and other agencies plan to discuss how to hold software makers more accountable for making their products more resistant to viruses and hackers. TAGS: Oracle Corp., government, computer security, agency, initiative, chief information officer, information technology, software company, security, virus

Security guru slams misuse of 'cyberterrorism'

April 26, 2005 Bruce Schneier says at a conference that organizations' abuse of the term is creating a mythical threat. TAGS: cyberterrorism, cryptography, hacking, threat, government, conference, London, virus, security

Poll: Antiterror tech plans are flawed

October 18, 2004 U.S. government isn't doing enough with technology to improve homeland security, a CNET News.com-Harris Interactive poll finds. TAGS: poll, faith, homeland security, ID card, survey, government, security, camera

Feds get a 'D' in computer security

December 10, 2003 U.S. federal agencies show some improvement in protecting their computer networks, but many--including the Department of Homeland Security--are failing, says a government report. TAGS: computer network, computer security, agency, government, department, security, U.S.

China looks into Windows code

September 29, 2003 The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia. TAGS: commercial software company, source code, lab, government, agreement, China, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, Seoul, piracy, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Bush unveils final cybersecurity plan

February 14, 2003 The White House releases the final version of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, which asks private industry to take a major role in defending information systems. TAGS: emergency response, information system, government, regulation, cyberattack, chief technology officer, security, Internet Service Provider, document, service provider, agency, attack, U.S.

Security confab calls for U.S. spending

February 22, 2002 Legislators and defense department personnel at RSA Conference 2002 say more money is the answer to cybersecurity concerns. TAGS: Royal & Sun Alliance, legislator, RSA Security Inc., chief information officer, government, Rep., member, conference, security, call, U.S.