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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 276 days ago
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http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/021508j1.htmBy Jill R. Aitoro Govexec.com February 15, 2008Federal agencies continue to struggle with information security, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Weak access controls, network device configuration, and management procedures leave systems vulnerable to malicious attacks and data at risk of exposure.The report (GAO-08-496) [1], which GAO presented to Congress during a hearing Thursday, summarized agency progress in performi read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 126 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:46:04 -0500 (CDT)http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2221823/online-passport-check-suffers-4127047By Tom YoungComputing17 July 2008The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has admitted a data breach in its online passport application progress checking service.The incident was formally reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) but has not been made public until now."A parent was able to discover the existence of a read more »
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