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http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151957-1.htmlBy Wade-Hahn ChanFCW.comMarch 19, 2008Visitors to Energy Department Web sites should not be redirected to pornography, the departments Inspector Generals Office said in a report.But that has happened, the oversight office found. DOE sites suffered 60 security incidents on public servers in the past three years, with some 22 incidents occurring in the past year, the report states.More than half of those attacks resulted in defaced home pages, including the changin read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 590 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:09:15 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153292-1.htmlBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comJuly 28, 2008The Homeland Security Department still has problems handling classified top secret intelligence information, according to a new report from the department's Office of the Inspector General.Overall, DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis has made progress in managing intelligence systems departmentwide, and in establishing an information te read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 584 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:08:39 -0500 (CDT)http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/01/stolen-tva-laptops-may-have-sensitive-info-ig/By Larisa BrassKnoxvillebiz.comAugust 1, 2008 A laptop stolen from TVA contained Social Security numbers and reflects generally inadequate policies and procedures for tracking computers at the agency, according to the TVA Inspector General.The laptop was one of approximately 26 computer and computer-related items stolen from TVA between read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 569 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:09:06 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153534-1.htmlBy Michael HardyFCW.comAugust 15, 2008The Energy Department's efforts to protect information systems that contain national security information are falling short, the department's inspector general has found.In an audit report [1] released recently, the IG reported weaknesses in five of the six facilities included in the audit. The review is the latest of several the IG has con read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 541 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:04:00 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153783-1.htmlBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comSeptember 15, 2008The Coast Guard is doing a good job of securing its computer networks, but it still has vulnerabilities that must be addressed, according to a new report [1] from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.The audit found that the Coast Guard has implemented network security controls but is falling short in some area read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 519 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 03:02:04 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154026-1.htmlBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comOctober 8, 2008The Homeland Security Department has taken steps to enhance information security, but its component agencies are lagging behind, according to a new report [1] from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.For example, 22 of 25 information technology systems audited at DHS component agencies were lacking detailed emergency configuration plans, read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 511 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:29:20 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154093-1.htmlBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comOctober 16, 2008The Homeland Security Department has not deployed effective controls on portable storage devices that may be attached to its unclassified computer systems, according to an audit report [1] from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner released today.“DHS has not implemented effective controls to restrict unauthorized devices from being conne read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 486 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:01:40 -0600 (CST)http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154329-1.htmlBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comNovember 10, 2008The Homeland Security Department is putting sensitive information at risk by security weaknesses in its computer systems at Los Angeles International Airport, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.U.S. Customs and Border Protection and three other DHS agencies that operate at the airport are lax on their in read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 339 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:25:33 -0500 (CDT)http://fcw.com/articles/2009/04/06/web-irs-security-settings.aspxBy Mary MosqueraFCW.comApril 06, 2009The Internal Revenue Service has been slow to implement the required security settings on its 98,000 desktop and laptop computers, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said. The IRS implemented 102 of the 254 required security settings on its computers in October 2008, nine months after the deadline set b read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 309 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 00:33:19 -0500 (CDT)http://gcn.com/articles/2009/05/06/air-traffic-control-vulnerabilities.aspxBy Kathleen HickeyGCN.comMay 06, 2009The Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system is vulnerable to cyberattacks via Web applications that support the system, according to a new report released by the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).“In our opinion, unless effective action is taken quickly, it is lik read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 301 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 04:40:33 -0500 (CDT)http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2009/05/13/DHS-data-centers-at-risks-says-IG.aspxBy Alice LipowiczFCW.comMay 13, 2009The Homeland Security Department set up a huge data center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2006 without considering protections against hurricanes, power outages and perimeter security threats, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.Also, DHS did not consider possible risks to it read more »
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