Cybersecurity strategy needs a global approach
Federal efforts to create a cybersecurity framework have produced good results, but gaps remain and international cooperation is needed, according to one industry report.
Power transformers pose weakness in the electric grid
Large power transformers, which regulate voltage along the electricity supply chain, are soft spot in the power grid, experts say.
5 open-source technologies powering the Army's battlefield cloud
The tactical intelligence network in Afghanistan has essentially unlimited capacity.
How troops in Afghanistan get a clear view of intell
The Army's DSC, the first tactical deployed cloud in a war zone, gives soldiers in Afghanistan full access to intelligence and fast response to queries.
Meltdowns zap NSA's giant new data center
Surges caused by arc fault failures have melted equipment and will delay operations at the $1.5 billion center for a year.
Public transit gets on the bus with smartphone ticketing
Dallas-Fort Worth and Portland are among the latest to let customers buy bus and rail tickets with their smartphones, and riders are responding.
Verizon builds new enterprise cloud for speed and performance
Company seeks beta users for Verizon Cloud Compute and Cloud Storage, two new cloud offerings for infrastructure and object-based storage services.
Government IT pros say a network hack would be worse than ...
A survey conducted for Cisco shows the importance federal, state and local government IT professionals place on cybersecurity.
Computers getting closer to replacing people?
They've already replaced some supermarket clerks, but can machine learning help them replace lawyers?
After Sandy hit, Coast Guard comm got ... better
The TRIDENT mobile ad-hoc network, pressed into service after Superstorm Sandy, improved communications for a fraction of the price, and is now being deployed elsewhere.
How analytics is making NYC's streets and buildings safer
The "Mayor's Geek Squad" builds a DataBridge to integrate data from 40 agencies and find previously unknown patterns and relationships for the city to follow up on.
Air Force cadets earning honors as academic hackers
An Air Force Academy team has won a finalist spot in an international cybersecurity contest for the third year in a row, continuing a record of success in hacking competitions.
Most Obamacare exchanges performed well in opening days
Despite anecdotal reports of glitches with the launch of federal and state health insurance exchange sites under the Affordable Care Act, most performed well, according to website monitoring service Keynote Systems.
Solving the Supreme Court's link rot problem
A study by Harvard Law School finds that half the URLs in Supreme Court opinions go nowhere, which can put a crimp in the idea of citing precedent. The authors suggest a solution.
Brother adds wireless document transfer to portable scanners
Brother's DS-920DW scanner lets users can digitize forms, photos or invoices and transfer them via Wi-Fi to computers and mobile devices.
NEC monitor delivers accurate color, 508-compliance tools
The 24-inch PA242W monitor is a good value for government designers and content creators who need color accuracy and 508-compliant output.
USPS' federal ID exchange will run on HP Enterprise Cloud
The FedRAMP-authorized platform was selected by SecureKey Technologies to provide cloud services for the authentication infrastructure.
iPlant delivers free big data tech to the bioscience community
Science collaborative offers IT and collaboration tools to help “crack the toughest problems in modern biology,” say its founders.
Juniper app works to correct GPS errors
The app, which works with the company's Mesa Geo rugged notepad, takes into account a user's mode of transportation in considering the accuracy of signals.
Do shutdown rules threaten your phone's data?
Some agencies have told furloughed employees to turn off their mobile devices during the shutdown, but what if they're set to protect against being lost or stolen?
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