http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153102-1.html By Mary Mosquera FCW.com July 10, 2008 Agencies have until the latter part of 2009 to begin operating approximately 79 Internet gateways that will serve the federal government under the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC), Karen Evans, Office of Management and Budget's administrator for e-Government and information technology, said today. The exact number of connections may change as some agencies provide more information and vendors establish TIC services, Evans said as she released a status report on the TIC initiative today. Evans also said the deadline for the TIC is "toward the end" of calendar year 2009, but did not provide a specific date. The TIC effort should improve the federal government.s information security environment by making it easier to monitor data traffic on agencies' connections, OMB said when it introduced the initiative last year. "Fewer external connections means fewer vulnerabilities and better secured networks," Evans said. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Fri Jul 11 2008 - 02:35:51 PDT
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