GitMachines offers IT admins a 'virtual depot' of software tools
An open-government group strives to create "compliant-ready" free software tools so IT administrators can easily build and launch open-government projects.
How technical monitoring can help defend against insider threats
Organizations can take steps to protect their data from network and server administrators who go rogue.
Park Police zooms in on crowd surveillance on the Mall
Crowds for the 2013 inauguration tested their ability to secure a large public event, but advances in high-definition networked video cameras — "computers with a lens" — brought them up to the task.
Einstein 3 goes live with automated malware blocking
The government's new intrusion prevention system will not only detect malicious traffic but stop that traffic before it does harm.
Government users want larger screens, and Apple may be listening
Readers say apps are easier to use with more display real estate, and device-makers are listening.
Lenovo shows off high-performance, rip-and-flip laptop/tablet
The Helix, with an Intel Core processor and running Windows 8, functions as an ultrabook, but with a detachable tablet screen.
With video mash-up app, first responders set up virtual ops center
Winner of National Science Foundation-funded tech challenge offers tools to help emergency responders filter video and Twitter feeds from bystanders at the scene.
The mutating malware monster demands new defenses
Revised guidance from NIST on defending against malware reflects the evolution of malicious code, which is becoming more complex, dangerous and difficult to detect.
With Q10, BlackBerry makes a last stand for agency users
With an old-school keyboard, BlackBerry security and new management features, the Q10 meets government's twin demands for productivity and personalization.
AT&T storage services joins FedRAMP ranks
AT&T receives highest security level under FedRAMP, and GSA moves forward with privatization of FedRAMP third-party assessment review process.
Belkin brings secure KVM to DisplayPort
The switch, the first secure KVM for Display Port, would allow government users to access secure and nonsecure networks using a single monitor.
Video data-sharing library opens up big data for behavioral research
NSF- and NIH-backed Databrary will let researchers store and openly share videos and information about their studies.
Will an Android on the desktop take off for government users?
HP is set to debut the Slate21, an Android-based desktop with a low-cost upgrade path and options for user sharing that could put it in the government buy basket.
What's keeping FAA's NextGen air traffic control on the runway?
New technology for the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System is coming online -- slowly -- but non-technical issues are delaying many of the program's benefits.
Older technology catches the solar system by its tail
The Voyager spacecraft, with their 36-year-old systems and 68KB of computing capacity, may soon exit the solar system.
AndroRAT signals commercialization of mobile malware
Mobile malware is not new, but a new tool in the cyber crime underground could ultimately pave the way for hackers to leverage malware in large mobile botnets.
West Point team builds tool to analyze gang connections
A team at the West Point Military Academy has released details of a software program that is helping local police improve intelligence on street gangs through new techniques for analyzing crime-based social networks.
Kansas City proposes gigabit-speed software lending library
The Kansas City Public Library is developing a high-speed Software Lending Library that will allow patrons to use software over the Internet, part of a National Science Foundation-funded project for exploring uses of the gigabit Internet.
Should you warm up your data center? First, weigh the costs
A recent survey shows data center operators are gradually moving to warmer data centers –- at lower costs.
Haswell chips can give a laptop workstation power
The Scorpius 2.0 is an example of what's possible with Intel's new low-power, high-performance processors.
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