Re: [ga] US Government gets C- Grade on Security for 2006 Note: DOC recieved another F = failing grade

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

I wonder how much the Sony rootkits weighed down the security ratings. As
some of you may recall, an overly zealous Sony distributed DRM rootkits with
several dozen music CD titles. When these CDs were played on a M$ based
computer, they would trigger an auto-install of a DRM backdoor that operated
in stealth mode behind the Windows OS. Anyone who had unknowingly installed
the DRM had a security hole in their computer. This means that any
government employee with an infected computer, that was connected to the
Internet and the government's network, compromised the security of the
entire government network.

Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:34 AM
Subject: [ga] US Government gets C- Grade on Security for 2006 Note: DOC
recieved another F = failing grade


> All,
>
> See:
> http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=36603&dcn=todaysnews
>
>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/12/AR2007041201010_pf.html
>
>
>
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/12/HNusagencieslowsecuritygrades_1.html
>
>
>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9016363&source=rss_topic17
>
> (April 12, 2007)
> The annual computer security report cards for federal agencies were
> released on April 12.  The grades reflect how well the agencies have
> complied with the requirements established by the Federal Information
> Security Management Act (FISMA).  Overall, the government received a
> grade of C-minus, a step up from last year's overall grade of D-plus.
> Nine agencies received lower grades than they did last year; NASA fell
> from a B-minus in 2005 to a D-minus in 2006.  Eight agencies received
> failing grades.  The Department of Veterans Affairs did not submit
> enough information to be awarded a grade.  FISMA author Rep. Tom Davis
> (R-Va.) has a plan to address criticism of the plan, which focuses
> largely on it being an exercise in paperwork rather than a true measure
> of computer security.  Next year, agencies will receive extra points for
>
> beating a "White House deadline for meeting new federal computer
> security standards," which include "ensur[ing] that any existing or
> newly purchased personal computers that use Microsoft Windows XP or
> Vista software platforms include certain default settings."
>
> My note: I guess this also reflects ICANN as a factor as
> well.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
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