Security

Survey: Gov’t CISOs say FISMA can be improved

Law's benefits are starting to take effect, but more guidance is needed

Judge orders CA’s Kumar to repay $800M

Former CEO will surrender $52M over the next 18 months

Nokia insists that Qualcomm is using its patents

Nokia says Qualcomm is the largest user of its patents and will lose rights to them if a new contract is not signed

China improving on piracy, says top Microsoft lawyer

Microsoft warns of dangerous flaw in DNS server

'Highly critical' vulnerability in several Microsoft server products could allow attackers to run unauthorized code

Five steps for reducing unnecessary use of Administrator accounts

Not everyone needs elevated access privileges -- remove them and boost your security

Cisco fixes wireless security holes

Company issues two sets of patches, one for its Wireless Control System, and the other for its Wireless LAN Controller

More security OEM deals to come

Licensing agreements are seen as the best way to increase marketability amidst increased enterprise demands

Tech group calls on Congress to act on priorities

More pressing issues have diverted legislators' attention for past two years, but now tech advocates are calling for decision making

U.S. agencies still get low cybersecurity grades

The departments of Defense and State receive Fs, Homeland Security is rated a D, and the federal government overall got a C when it comes to IT security measures