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Security
Schmidt joins (ISC)2
Howard Schmidt has worked in information security for almost 40 years.
(Posted March 19, 2008)
Letter: Fewer Internet links mean more risks
Limiting connections will make it easier for hackers or malicious code to disrupt connectivity for a much larger segment of the network, writes one reader. Read the complete letter and post a comment to let us know what you think.
(Posted December 19, 2007)
FCW Forum: Do feds need more than 50 Internet links?
Several readers have written letters to the editor warning about some unintended consequences of OMB's new effort to dramatically reduce the number of government connections to the public Internet. What do you think?
(Posted December 4, 2007)
Letter: Why delay the cybersecurity report?
A new blue-ribbon panel plans to develop cybersecurity recommendations for the next president, delivering its report in December 2008. But one reader wonders: Why wait so long? Read the letter and post a comment.
(Posted November 7, 2007)
Letter: Security must be designed into systems
Building in security upfront takes time and money, but it is still preferable to the skyrocketing costs and schedule delays that result when vulnerabilities are uncovered late in the process, a reader suggests.
(Posted November 30, 2007)
Letter: Security rules are only as good as those who obey them
"Gadgets that don’t play by the rules" is a good article on the challenges of adapting to agency responses to the rapidly changing technology landscape, but I have to ask about your comment in the sidebar that states, "Information technology managers...can buy some time by using common sense rules until they can develop a broader strategy." With all due respect, the alarm went off at the announcement of the Veterans Affairs Department breach.
(Posted November 30, 2007)
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