SecureDoc 6.1 takes encryption to mobile devices
Suite lets administrators manage rules and encryption profiles of notebooks and smart phones from a single console.
Spear-phishing scourge: It's up to you, the user
Browsers are getting better at blocking phishing sites, but phishers are getting more nimble at keeping their sites on the move.
Piranha: Decoding the genomic tree in millions of documents
ORNL's text analytics software sees documents as mathematical vectors, clustering them according to their similarities.
Should agencies dump e-mail for social networks?
The emerging trend toward internal social networks, which offer a lot of advantages, raises questions about the future of e-mail.
Some Samsung, Dell printers vulnerable to remote attackers
Certain Samsung and Dell printers made by Samsung have a firmware flaw that could let hackers access to sensitive information on the devices, the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team reported.
Energy lab's Piranha puts teeth into text analysis
Nearly nine years in the making, the agent-based software, available to other agencies, clusters huge volumes of text documents into groups that are easily processed.
Pentagon mobile intell center to the rescue
DOD's geospatial command center combines data feeds to help emergency crews coordinate response.
Why SaaS should scare government IT managers
As in a good horror show, it’s what you can’t see — and can’t control — that’s the most frightening.
Wireless recharging just got better
Texas Instrument's single-chip receiver expands the range for keeping smart phones and other mobile devices powered up.
GAO finds duplication of geospatial projects
Report says agencies aren't following procedures for coordinating projects.
New malware sneaks by most antivirus protection
Tests conducted for Imperva found that 40 antivirus products struck out in detecting new malware files. But does that mean antivirus is useless?
Truly unbreakable encryption trips the light fantastic
Scientists from Toshiba and Cambridge University use quantum physics to create completely secure communications over fiber optic cable.
The key to crypto? It's in the key
Cryptography is only as secure as the keys used to encrypt and decrypt data. NIST shows agencies how to make them strong.
How to make SQL Server smoking fast
As big data practices grow in the public sector, in-memory computing could become increasingly important. Microsoft's Heckaton could be one answer.
HOBO tends government's green roofs
The system's instruments monitor everything from temperature to soil moisture.
Health office finds in-house VOIP provides better reporting, lower long-term costs
Choosing VOIP when combining three separate agencies was easy, but Summit County Public Health also had to weigh the options on where it would be hosted.
Is the US set to lose the supercomputer race?
China appears set to win the race to the next frontier, exascale computing, as budget pressures slow down the Energy Department's efforts.
How VOIP made a difficult consolidation easier
When Summit County, Ohio, consolidated three public health agencies, voice over IP was the only choice for replacing legacy telecom systems.
Over your e-mail limit again? Prevent 'Reply All' clutter
The free NoReplyAll tool lets the sender disable recipients' ability to reply or forward messages.
As agency data centers close, measurement tools take center stage
Reaping efficiency from data center consolidation will require new technologies, including unified computing and business analytics, to measure performance gains and savings.
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