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GAO: FDIC Needs Stronger Security Controls

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2008-06-05 03:09:28 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...GAO said For example, multiple FDIC users shared the same login ID and password, had unrestricted access to application source code and used a password that was not adequately encrypted. The FDIC also did not fully test configuration controls, GAO reported Until the FDIC fully performs key information security program activities, GAO said...
 
Tags: fdic, multiple fdic users, gao, maintain sufficient control, test configuration controls, application source code, financial systems, article link, password
 
 
 
 
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GAO: U.S. Federal agencies still 'fall short'

2008-02-19 10:13:34 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
...GAO found minor deficiencies that were simply missed during agency security controls design, implementation, and management. After all, that's the real value in audits against what should be mature agency security programs. However, what the GAO appears to have found is a general failure to attend to basic security best practices, FISMA...
 
Tags: gao, gao appears, omb recommendations, fisma requirements, basic security, minor deficiencies, audits, simply, failure
 
 
 
 
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GAO: Stolen U.S. military gear sold on eBay, Craigslist

2008-04-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x847358c in Network World on Security
 
Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including body armor, night vision goggles and gear to protect against nuclear or biochemical warfare, are being sold on Craigslist and eBay Inc., a GAO report says Understanding VPN Technology Choices Advertisement Knowing the VPN options can help a manager work more effectively with available...
 
Tags: vpn technology choices, night vision goggles, ebay, military equipment, craigslist, body armor, vpn options, gao report, biochemical warfare
 
 
 
 
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$160 Billion Robotic Army Network Passes First Big Test. Kinda.

2008-04-30 04:00:00 by David Axe in Wired Security
 
...GAO plus the growing cost of fixing and upgrading the Armys current war-weary vehicle fleet -- $120 billion over 10 years, according to the GAO - has put the squeeze on the futuristic program. It is not yet clear if or when the Army and [its contractors] can develop, build, and demonstrate the network, the Government Accountability Office...
 
Tags: fcs network devices, fcs, network, fcs network hardware, test, radios, network radios, army, fcs coffers
 
 
 
 
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FISMA Report Cards IssuedResponse is Rote by Now

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2008-05-21 15:36:29 by rybolov in The Guerilla CISO
...GAO and OMB reports that Ive covered in much detail are much better and have a pretty decent level of analysis But fer chrissakes, the report card is issued by Congress, how much detail do you think it will ever contain My rapidly expanding queue of pet peeves about this time of the year People who think that FISMA is just a report card and...
 
Tags: report, fisma, fisma report card, security, measure security, enterprise-wide security, report card, security stuff, security lgopps
 
 
 
 
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Report: IRS information security still poor

2008-01-08 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service continues to have "pervasive" information security weaknesses that put taxpayer information at risk, and it has made limited progress in fixing dozens of problems the U.S. Government Accountability Office has previously identified, according to a GAO report released Tuesday
 
Tags: information security weaknesses, government accountability office, gao report, taxpayer information, progress, pervasive, tuesday, previously, dozens
 
 
 
 
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Who says Politics doesn't pay and why can't I find clients with pockets this deep?

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2008-01-21 21:10:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...GAO investigators will look into "NO-BID Contracts" irregularities involving the Justice Department This all came about when a firm led by the former Attorney General, John D. Ashcroft, drew attention for receiving lucrative (more like outrageous) contracts to oversee companies accused of fraud and other wrong doings. One firm in particular,...
 
Tags: zimmer, zimmer products, zimmer frames, million dollars, firm, firm deliver, zimmer stops, resolve kickback allegations, contracts
 
 
 
 
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Security Briefing: May 21st

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2008-05-21 11:12:14 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...GAO Finds Microsoft Expands Security Information Sharing Program to CERTs Congress challenges computer security plan Reader favorites: 10 great free network tools False sense of security Tags: News , Daily Links , Security Blog , Information Security , Security News
 
Tags: security, information security, security news, liquidmatrix security, news, day job company, job, day, security blog
 
 
 
 
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Civilians Ask Whats With All the Privacy Act Kerfluffle?

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2008-06-26 21:51:41 by rybolov in The Guerilla CISO
...GAOPrivacy Report Technology Liberation Front Center for Democracy and Technology And how about an analysis of the Privacy Act from DOJ for background reasons Well, lets talk about how privacy and the Government works with Uncle Rybolov (please hold the references to Old Weird Uncle Harold until were through with todays lesson please We have...
 
Tags: privacy act, privacy act procedures, privacy act deals, privacy act data, privacy, data, data lies, privacy act talks, privacy policy