Computer Security Domination

Investigator finds lapses in Kansas Health Policy Authority’s computer security (The Kansas City Star)

August 27th, 2008

An investigator hired to probe the Kansas Health Policy Authority’s computer security found disturbing lapses, state auditors reported Tuesday.
Source: www.kansascity.com

County auditor won t have to answer deposition questions (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Collin County Auditor Don Cozad will not have to answer the 21 questions posed to him in a recent deposition by attorneys representing the Collin County Commissioner s Court in the ongoing law suit with the commissioners filed against Cozad.
Source: www.courier-gazette.com

Government Computer News (Government Computer News)
An independent laboratory accredited to certify voting systems has been accused of not meeting strict requirements for the testing program and will undergo monitoring by a team of federal observers.
Source: www.gcn.com

Nexant - Promia Partnership Provides Advanced FERC-Compliant Cyber Security for Energy Companies (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Nexant Inc., the global energy software and consulting firm, and Promia, Inc., a developer of Enterprise Cyber Security and Asset Monitoring products, today jointly announced a partnership to deliver products and services supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards (CIPS) for energy companies.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Software promotes FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. (ThomasNet)
Offered as add-on compliance solution integrated with Bluehill Software, ComplianceBuilder provides features necessary to meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. Users can create security to predefine access to test methods/data/reports; generate electronic records; and create secure, computer-generated, time-stamped audit trails for electronic records. Functionality also covers establishing …
Source: news.thomasnet.com

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit (ZDNet)
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team CERT has issued a warning for what it calls “active attacks” against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. The attack appears to initially use stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system, and then uses local kernel exploits to…
Source: blogs.zdnet.com

Linux under ‘active attack’ (Independent Online)
Compromised SSH keys are being used to install rootkits, warns US security agency.
Source: www.iol.co.za

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