DHS puts weight behind USC "mini-Internet" security testbed

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• DHS puts weight behind USC "mini-Internet" security testbed
• Experts: Gov't trusted Internet identities a long way off
• Microsoft re-issues Outlook 2007 update after Dec. blunder
• Oracle issuing 66 patches
• NSTIC and the feds HUA problem
• NASA appoints new information security chief
• JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive
• Wikileaks and the authorized insider threat
• Parental control programs perform poorly with Web 2.0 sites
• Man stole nude photos from women's e-mail accounts

DHS puts weight behind USC "mini-Internet" security testbed Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST The University of Southern California has signed a 5-year, $16 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security to expand USC's DETERlab "mini-Internet" security testbed.

Experts: Gov't trusted Internet identities a long way off Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST The White House makes a renewed push for trusted identities on the Internet. While many applaud the government for taking a hands-off approach, others say it will take years for anything to reach fruition.

Microsoft re-issues Outlook 2007 update after Dec. blunder Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Nearly a month after it yanked an Outlook 2007 update over connection and performance problems, Microsoft has re-released the patch to correct its mistakes.

Oracle issuing 66 patches Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Oracle is planning on Tuesday to release 66 security patches affecting hundreds of products, according to a notice posted on its website.

NSTIC and the feds HUA problem Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Gibbs ponders the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace program and thinks its crazy

NASA appoints new information security chief Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST NASA named a veteran government IT official to serve as its deputy CIO for Information Technology Security.

JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Marking the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John Kennedy, the JFK Library Foundation unveiled the nation's largest online digitized presidential archive, including global access to papers, records, photographs and recordings from his presidency.

Wikileaks and the authorized insider threat Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST The recent military and U.S. State Department Wikileaks fiasco epitomizes a key challenge to data security and privacy today: the authorized insider threat.

Parental control programs perform poorly with Web 2.0 sites Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST A survey by the European Commission has found that parental control programs aimed at keeping children safe online do not function well with Web 2.0 sites, smartphones or games consoles.

Man stole nude photos from women's e-mail accounts Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST A California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he broke into the e-mail accounts of thousands of women, scouring them for nude photos that he then posted to the Internet.

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