Gates said that Microsoft supports the establishment of a global, independent trust authority to initiate and regulate a set of best practices. He said the Burns-Wyden bill is on the right road to finding solutions, including requiring emailers to...
Then, federal agencies could make it mandatory for their suppliers to use the tools and audit their code, she said. Vulnerability assessment firm Qualys supported the statements, made during a panel discussion at the RSA Security Conference, with...
To be enacted, it would need the support of the House Republican leadership. The proposed Defending American Jobs Act, introduced on Wednesday, requires federal agencies that provide grants or loan guarantees to businesses to obtain reports on the...
Whoever fills it will be responsible for co-ordinating with other federal agencies, some of which have had spotty records in the past. It also requires the department to establish a National Terrorism Exercise Program to "prevent" and "recover from...
In the US, the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies to provide access to electronic and information technology for all employees and citizens, irrespective of their abilities. Such applications can run without requiring people to install...
But the Data Accountability and Trust Act, which still requires approval from Congress before becoming law, would not have the same requirements for federal agencies. Some other agencies that cater to borrowers of student loans have experienced...