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Patent reform tops BSA's legislative priorities

2008-03-06 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
The Business Software Alliance wants the U.S. Congress to pass a patent reform bill and executives at the trade group say they're optimistic that the legislation will move forward in the Senate soon
 
Tags: business software alliance, patent reform bill, move forward, pass, congress, trade, optimistic, executives, legislation
 
 
 
 
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House committee issues report and finds fault with TSA web site

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2008-01-15 09:35:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Reform report titled INFORMATION SECURITY BREACH AT TSA: THE TRAVELER REDRESS WEBSITE In October 2006, the Transportation Security Administration launched a website to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain;...
 
Tags: tsa, website, website contract, traveler redress website, tsa moved quickly, security breach, information security breach, security vulnerabilities, multiple security vulnerabilities
 
 
 
 
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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
...Reform . Tom Davis is the representative from Northern Virginia and is the sponsor for FISMA back when it was signed. Until the last election, he was the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The committee is now chaired by Henry Waxman Time for a new concept in your vocabulary: LGOPP (OK, actually its LGOP , but...
 
Tags: report, fisma, fisma report card, security, measure security, enterprise-wide security, report card, security stuff, security lgopps
 
 
 
 
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Ask the Auditor: Who is Responsible for Information Security?

2007-12-29 06:24:50 by Editor in Security Links
 
...Reform Committee, of the U.S. House of Representatives. Its publications include CISWGThe Final Report of the Best Practices and Metrics Teams (PDF CISWGInformation Security Management References(PDF 3. Executive Guide: Information Security Management: Learning From Leading Organizations 4. Microsofts Security Risk Management Guide 5. The...
 
Tags: information, information security, information policy, information security risks, information assurance, information security governance, information security managers, information security management, assign information security
 
 
 
 
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Advocacy group: No free pass for telecom spying

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Civil liberties and media reform group Free Press called on the U.S. Congress to reject bills that would give retroactive legal immunity to telecommunication carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail after Vice President Dick Cheney pushed for the legislation
 
Tags: retroactive legal immunity, civil liberties, media reform, free press, reject bills, carriers, congress, e-mail, legislation
 
 
 
 
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Estonia fines Russian for DoS 'cyber war'

2008-01-26 03:37:24 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
20 year old ethnic Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in a "cyber war" against Estonia.Dmitri Galushkevich was fined 17,500 kroons (830) for an attack which blocked the website of the Reform Party of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
 
Tags: cyber war, dmitri galushkevich, estonia, ethnic russian, reform party, kroons, website, attack, fined
 
 
 
 
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Social networking guide for parents launched

2008-02-18 15:45:36 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
A new guide to social networking websites was launched by the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan, on Monday
 
Tags: law reform, guide, social, brian lenihan, equality, websites, justice, minister, monday
 
 
 
 
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Developing FIPS 140-validated Solutions for the Federal Government Using RSA BSAFE Software

2008-03-03 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
...Reform recently released the 2005 edition of its Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report card. Unfortunately, the news was not good. The 25 major government agencies reported 15% of the IT systems remained uncertified/unaccredited while 6 agencies lacked effective corrective action plans, illustrating little improvement in...
 
Tags: major government agencies, agencies, diplomatic agencies, information, information security, government agencies, sensitive information, security, international security
 
 
 
 
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Govt Earns C On Computer Security Report Card

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2008-05-20 22:46:23 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...Reform Nine agencies earned failing grades for 2007, including the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, as well as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The grades are based on data submitted by the agencies and agency inspector generals to the White House for fiscal year...
 
Tags: government, government reform, report card, federal government, hot apple pie, agency inspector generals, agencies, couple bright spots, nuclear regulatory commission
 
 
 
 
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Considering New Privacy Laws in Australia

2008-05-22 14:32:02 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy