Create alert4175 results for "Federal Government"
US govt takes DDoS attacks in its stride
News Department of Homeland Security reports series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on U.S. government networks since July 4.
Tags: Federal Government, Network security, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Attack, FTC, distributed denial of service, U.S. Government, CERT, British Broadcasting Corp., network
Mixed reviews for Obama's transparency vow
News In 100 days, some say the president has made significant steps toward fulfilling a promise to propel the use of technology in government. Others say he hasn't lived up to it yet.
Tags: Policy and management, Federal Government, RIM BlackBerry, Google Inc., e-mail, White House, Internet, Web Site, George W. Bush, president
Judge sides with YouTube on several copyright issues
News US Federal court dismissed some of the copyright complaints made by a class of plaintiffs because they were made overseas and aren't protected by US copyright law.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Federal Government, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., Class Action, YouTube Inc., New York, copyright law, Judge
Google opens up Wave federation
News Wave servers created by outside developers can now talk with each other through Google's servers, opening up new interoperability possibilities for Wave.
Tags: E-mail clients, Google Inc., Workplace, Google Wave, P2P, collaboration tool, Server, API, e-mail, IM
FCC chairman revises wireless broadband plan
News Kevin Martin has dropped Web filtering for porn from his proposal that would create a free wireless broadband service.
Tags: Cable, Politics, Federal Government, Regulations, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Broadband, T-Mobile, chairman
Tech sector suggests role of CTO in US administration
News U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should make his chief technology officer part of his economic policy team because IT is increasingly integral to good governance, says industry.
Tags: Network security, Infrastructure/architecture management, Federal Government, Regulations, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Business Software Alliance, Information Security, Tech Sector, Health IT
New national cyber adviser to report to Obama
News Obama administration releases homeland security agenda that includes plans to create a national cyber adviser position to report directly to the U.S. president.
Tags: Defense/military, Federal Government, State Government, Network infrastructure, IT training, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Arizona, Governor, State Government
Telcos look to benefit from broadband funding
News Cable and phone companies are pushing for different broadband high-speed standards as Congress considers funding a national broadband infrastructure.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Federal Government, Regulations, Taxes, Telecommunications, Wireless, Mbps, Broadband, Cable
Juniper Networks pulls security talk from conferences
News Network infrastructure company cancels researcher's talk at Black Hat and Defcon about ATM insecurities after a vendor complains.
Tags: Network security, Hacking, Federal Government, Business applications, ATM, Security, Conference, Cisco Systems Inc., Juniper Networks Inc., E-book
Obama urged to appoint new cybersecurity tsar
News The Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency is recommending U.S. President-elect Barack Obama create a new White House office to address cybersecurity.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Defense/military, Federal Government, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, NOC
US Justice Dept opens formal investigation into Google Books settlement
News Government investigators will probe whether or not Google's agreement with publishers over the digital rights to index books violates antitrust laws.
Tags: Federal Government, Lawsuits, Corporate law, Digital rights management (DRM), Copyright, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Intellectual Property Right, antitrust
US govt review of Apple disclosure now more complex?
News US Securities & Exchange Commission inquiry into whether Apple made misleading statements over CEO Steve Jobs' health is ongoing, according to report.
Tags: Investor relations, Sales/revenue, Investments, Federal Government, Consumer Technology, Public relations, Apple Inc., Bloomberg L.P., CEO, Tennessee
Unisys puts stealth into the cloud
News The IT services company's new Secure Cloud managed service aims to shield sensitive information from other users of a cloud by scattering the data across different storage sites.
Tags: Network security, Federal Government, Cloud computing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Analyst reports, Security, Datamonitor, Workday, Storage, Cloud computing
Report: Problems stymie US cyberspy protection
News Technical and privacy issues are plaguing the U.S. government's work on the overarching system to protect federal computer networks from cyberspies, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, Federal Government, Server platforms, File servers, Hacking, Mobile platforms/communications, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, U.S. Department Of Justice, Attack, Pentagon
Net neutrality gets boost from US govt
News The Obama administration includes the FCC's net neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package.
Tags: PKI (public key infrastructure), Service level management, Federal Government, Network administration/implementation, Business broadband, Democrat, Broadband, Cable, Net Neutrality, Government
