CIA, NSA see benefits in double-barreled approach to the cloud
The intell community's two-pronged approach will free agencies from the "tyranny of the one," the CIA's chief technology officer says.
Encrypting data in the cloud: Whose job is it?
More than two thirds of organizations with sensitive information in the cloud protect it with some kind of encryption before it leaves their hands. Who handles that encryption?
That was fast: High-speed wireless routers show up early
New 802.11ac models are appearing ahead of the new standard’s adoption, and are even certified by IEEE.
As the mobile workforce grows, faith in data security lags
Even when security policies are in place, IT managers lose confidence in data security when employees are out of the office, an Imation survey finds.
Then and now: The fastest supercomputers 30 years apart
While marking GCN's 30th year, we're taking a look at how far computing has progressed in three decades. Here's a look at the most powerful supercomputers of 1982 and 2012.
Tiny 3D printed battery could power devices of the future
A research team prints a lithium ion battery the size of a grain of sand out of electrochemical inks, opening the door for microscopic medical implants, communications devices and other gear.
Dell goes to school with new, low-priced Latitude
The 3330 isn't a powerhouse and lacks some government-style security features, but its performance, price and peripherals will fit just fine in educational settings.
Destroyer shreds optical media to NSA's satisfaction
SEM's Optical Media Destroyer can slice and dice up to 2,400 CDs or DVDs an hour, turning them into shards that exceed NSA/CSS standards.
CloudBolt puts multiple cloud and IT resources into a unified view
The company's C2, selected as the cloud manager for Dell's government service, speeds up delivery of private and hybrid clouds and lets IT managers identify, track and control IT resources.
Can the cloud provide the best strategy for security?
New, layered attacks call for intelligence-based security, and cloud computing offers a way to gather and analyze big data to spot malicious activity.
DARPA takes a smart-phone approach to Android ground sensors
The agency's ADAPT program is using reusable hardware and software and an open-source approach to app development in order to get new designs into the field more quickly.
New drone OS allows control of multiple types of UAS
DreamHammer's Ballista is the first commercial software that can be integrated into the military's UCS architecture.
Agencies hot for big data, but plans, resources are lacking
Big data can save government $500 billion with the right technology in place, but most IT execs say their agencies lack an adequate strategy, a MeriTalk survey finds.
Augmented reality comes into focus for government
Advances in AR technology are opening up the field to a wide array of public-sector uses, a Deloitte report says.
DHS needs to step up its game in federal cybersecurity
FISMA oversight by the department remains a work in process, and CyberScope has provided only limited help, according to an inspector general's report.
China’s Tianhe-2 takes supercomputing lead, but should US worry?
The country's new Tianhe-2 system leapfrogs the Energy Department’s Titan, but it's just one wrinkle in the move toward new techniques and, eventually, exascale computing.
Energy lab team explores new ways of analyzing social media
The SALSA tool developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory taps the lab's supercomputing power to pore over billions of posts in seconds.
Gartner: Mobile, big data, advanced attacks shape threat landscape
Gartner analysts discussed enterprise security trends at a recent three-day security and risk management summit. Here's a wrap-up of the event, in bite-sized chunks.
One of the 37.7 percent: My XPerience with XP
John Breeden II was one of the people who stuck with Windows XP until forced to upgrade. Why didn't he switch sooner?
NYC opens the books, and the source code, on Checkbook 2.0
Other government organizations can use the code to build sites similar to Checkbook, which employs graphs and user-friendly tables to display up-to-date information on the city's finances.
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