IT Security
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Removing Chrome
East-Tec Eraser 2008 permanently destroys all remnants of Web files left on your PC by Google Chrome.
HP gets greener
Hewlett Packard unveils updates to its business system products, making them more secure and more energy efficient.
Hard drive eraser
Fujitsu releases a new version of its Mag EraSure device that can degauss two hard drives per minute.
TECH REPORT
Protecting network ports
North Carolina authority uses Webgate security appliance to filter online traffic.
Keep it simple, see?
Clear and present dangers
GCN LAB REVIEWS
ForceField brings virtualization to the masses
GCN Lab review: ZoneAlarm ForceField uses virtualization technology to keep your PC safe from malicious code and other monsters that lurk on the Web.
Network in full view
AVG 8.0 alerts you to Internet dangers
GCN INSIDER / TECH BRIEFS
NIEM ventures forth
The team that developed the National Information Exchange Model is working on Version 2.0 of the XML-based information sharing system.
Private browsing’s false sense of security
Next up: FDCC for Macs
Latest News
Malware targets U.S. military computers
Pentagon officials acknowledged that the malware known as Agent.btz has infected some Defense Department computers, but did not say whether it could have affected critical systems.
Worm attacks unpatched systems
The problem stems from a worm dubbed "Win32/Conficker.A." that "propagate on random computers" in an affected Windows-based network.
Cybereye | Has FISMA improved IT security? Maybe
Commentary: It is safe to say we are better off than we would have been without it.
NASA curbs removable media use
NASA chief information officer Jonathan Pettus has clarified NASA policy that curbs the use of removable media in the wake of recent security concerns. The policy appeared in an internal memo.
Linux readied for DOD IPv6 certification
New version of Metasploit vulnerability finder
Vista kernel memory security bug found
NIST guidance on PIV cards
Malware puts DOD on the defensive
Cybereye | IT czar could improve cyber security
Details emerge about President’s Cyber Plan
McAfee completes Secure Computing buy
IT security: Survey says it's better
Transition Watch: Cybersecurity challenges loom for Obama
Linux gets Common Criteria certs
GCN Lab Review: Norton Internet Security 2009
Coviello: Better times ahead for government IT security
NIST extends comment period for draft assistance in assessing security controls
Agency partnership improves mobile data security
Unisys' Stealth Solution
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GCN InSight eSeminar
Pro-active cybersecurity:
Lessons from the U.S. Air Force
GCN presents Maj. Gen. David N. Senty in this recent eSeminar, where he discusses the U.S. Air Force’s Cyber Security initiative.
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