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Daily Archives: October 17, 2005
Assurance Sought for Public Report on Special Prosecutor’s Investigation into Plame Leak
October 11, 2005 – Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Harman, Lantos and Holt to U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Concerning a Final Report on the CIA Leak Investigation (PDF) “We write to seek your assurance that, upon completion of your long running investigation into the leak of a CIA operative’s name, you will submit a… Continue Reading
New Non-Profit Organization Will Champion Government Use of Open Source Software
“Welcome to the National Center for Open Source Policy and Research (NCOSPR), a non-profit organization established to promote the use of open source software solutions within government IT enterprise environments for the benefit of government agencies, and public sector entities. NCOSPR accomplishes this by serving as a facilitator and administrator of development and implementation services… Continue Reading
Business Awareness of Spyware Does Not Result in Minimizing Threat
Press release from Trend Micro, October 11, 2005: “Trend Micro, Inc., a leader in antivirus and Internet content security, today announced key findings from a study that reveals that more than 87 percent of corporate end users are aware of spyware, and yet 53 percent of survey respondents demand greater education from IT to better… Continue Reading
GAO Report Explains Annual Financial Report of US Gov’t
Understanding the Primary Components of the Annual Financial Report of the United States Government, GAO-05-958SP, October 1, 2005. Continue Reading
Google Search Tips 2005
Google Search Tips 2005, from Google Blogoscoped, by Philipp Lenssen. Not affiliated with Google. Continue Reading
Guidance Issued on E-Banking Authentication
Press release, October 12, 2005: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today released updated guidance (14 pages, PDF) on the risks and risk management controls necessary to authenticate the identity of customers accessing Internet-based financial services. The guidance, Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment, was issued to reflect the many significant legal and technological… Continue Reading
