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Daily Archives: June 2, 2004
Recent GAO Reports Continue Focus on Critical Infrastructure Issues
FDIC lacks a comprehensive IT security program, GAO finds. The report, Information System Controls at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, released May 28. Information Security: Continued Actions Needed to Improve Federal Software Patch Management. GAO-04-706, June 2. Highlights Technology Assessment: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection. GAO-04-321, May 28. Highlights Continue Reading
Useful Info On Password Security
This AP article provides practical advise on how to formulate and secure the passwords which are increasingly necessary to access network applications and websites, whether at work, for consumer transactions or general enlightenment. Continue Reading
Yahoo Search Shortcuts for Lowest Gas Prices and Other Targeted Requests
Yahoo Search Offers Gas Price Shortcut: Search results are from two websites, GasPriceWatch.com and GasBuddy.com. Use this cheatsheet to review and use other search shortcuts from Yahoo, that include: Airport Information, Area Codes, Calculator, Encyclopedia Lookup, Exchange Rates, Hotel Finder, Sports Scores, Synonym Finder, Time Zones, Traffic, Weights, Measures and Temperatures, and Zip Codes. Continue Reading
Are Search Sites Immune To Liability Risks?
The Reason Defamation Law Applies to News Sites, But Not News Search Sites, And What This May Mean For the Future, by Julie Hilden. Continue Reading
A Guide to Resources On All Things Google
Google Spawn: The Culture Surrounding Google, includes information and links to ongoing reviews and evaluations of the search engine, guides and sources that detail how to create more effective queries, resources on the marketing and commercial aspects of the site’s services, games and oddities that use the engine’s multi-faceted capabilities, and more. Continue Reading
Privacy Advocates Take Issue With RFID Customer Tracking
Congress may be considering legislation to regulate RFID technology, following the lead of several state legislatures that have proposed bills requiring that consumers are informed as to how and when such tags are used on what may potentially be a wide range of products they purchase. Continue Reading
