DOD bars use of HTML e-mail, Outlook Web Access (FCW.com)

DOD bars use of HTML e-mail, Outlook Web Access (FCW.com)
Due to an increased network threat condition, the Defense Department is blocking all HTML-based e-mail messages and has banned the use of Outlook Web Access e-mail applications, according to a spokesman for the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations. An internal message available on the Internet from the Defense Security Service (DSS) states that JTF-GNO raised the network threat …

Whoop! A Decade of Stylin’ HTML (Wired News)

Whoop! A Decade of Stylin’ HTML (Wired News)
Cascading stylesheets, the simple code that holds web pages together, turns 10 this week. No word on impending funeral services for the tag. In Monkey Bites.

Department of Defense Now Blocking HTML Email (Slashdot)

Department of Defense Now Blocking HTML Email (Slashdot)
oKAMi-InfoSec writes “The Department of Defense (DoD) has taken the step of blocking HTML-based email. They are also banning the use of Outlook Web Access email clients. The DoD is making this move because HTML messages can easily be infected with spyware and executable lines of code that enable hackers to access DoD networks, according to an article in Federal Computer Week by Bob Brewin . A …