Information Security: Continued Efforts Needed to Sustain Progress in Implementing Statutory Requirements, by Robert F. Dacey, director, information security, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-483T, March 16. Highlights.
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Daily Archives: March 16, 2004
Unredacted Version of House Judiciary Rpt. on Stolen Computer Files
Via CalPundit, a pdf version of the report, and from Cryptome, an HTML version with “redacted names and ommited footnotes in red.” Previous postings, Report on Unauthorized Access to Senate Judiciary Cmte. Computer Files and Prosecutor Requested to Investigate Unauthorized Access to Senate Judiciary Cmte. Computer Files. Continue Reading
NC State Univ. Scientists Develop Ultra-High Speed Net Access
From the University press release: “Researchers in North Carolina State Universitys Department of Computer Science have developed a new data transfer protocol for the Internet that makes todays high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections seem lethargic. The protocol is named BIC-TCP, which stands for Binary Increase Congestion Transmission Control Protocol. In a recent comparative study… Continue Reading
For Europeans, Google is Overwhelming Search Engine Choice
From Nielsen/MetRatings, 55 Million Europeans Using Google Online. MSN Search and Yahoo Search are distant second and third user choices. Continue Reading
PC World Reviews Sites, Engines, Tools and Resources for Researchers
Beyond Google – “The Web is so full of useful info that no search engine can find it all. But a multitude of specialty sites deliver shopping advice, reference databases, leisure-time ideas, and more–fast.” Continue Reading
New GAO Report Evaluating 18 Forms of Cybersecurity Technology
Information Security: Technologies to Secure Federal Systems. GAO-04-467, March 9. Highlights. See also GAO offers security guide. Continue Reading
