To hackers, government users are phish in a barrel
Attacks against government systems rose again in 2011, and phishing campaigns were by far the most common source of security incidents, according to US-CERT.
Harvesting your data? Suit alleges there are lots of apps doing that.
A class-action lawsuit filed in an Austin, Texas, court the week of March 12 alleges some of the most-downloaded mobile apps are stealing personal information without users' knowledge. Just who is responsible? There are some pretty well known names, including but not limited to Facebook, Apple and Twitter.
Playing well with Windows 8: Will other browsers work with the new OS?
Mozilla and Google say they are building Windows 8-enabled browsers, and Opera Software is looking into the possibility, too. Still, it may not be as easy as with previous Windows operating systems thanks to Microsoft's new "Metro" user interface.
Scrap the warp drive: New test shows neutrinos not faster than light
Experiment finds that neutrinos can keep up with light, but can't go faster, refuting an earlier controversial claim and upholding Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
IBM taps 33 cities worldwide for "smarter cities" grants
Eight U.S. cities were among 33 recipients of IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge grants for 2012, which handed out $50 million in IBM expertise to 100 cities worldwide.
Ceding data ownership for 'any-device' access is a risky trade
When we give up ownership of information and resources in favor of anywhere, any-device access, we risk trading down on security in the process.
See something, tag something: Crime-reporting app uses images, GPS
West Virginia has released a smart-phone app that lets users take pictures of suspicious activity, add a GPS tag and text, and send it to the state's fusion center anonymously.
Agencies way behind in using DNSSEC to secure .gov domains
More than two years after the deadline for deploying DNS Security Extensions in .gov domains, fewer than 60 percent of agencies have digitally signed DNS records to enable the security tool.
More satellites means more SATCOM gridlock
The rapid global growth of satellite operators is causing substantial interference problems, experts say.
5 reasons you'll have a personal cloud by 2014
With the spread of mobile devices and apps, the personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the center of users' digital lives, according to a report from Gartner.
Neutrinos carry text message through solid rock
Whether neutrinos are faster than light is still up in the air, but researchers find they can take communications through stone.
Want to be a cyber pro? DOD might have a scholarship for you.
The Information Assurance Scholarship Program provides full rides for graduate and undergraduate students, and military and civilian DOD employees, in exchange for commitments to stay with DOD.
The Madness: Nimda ninjas Anna Kournikova; Code Red escapes
Code Red and Nimda survive the second bracket of the Malware Madness 2012 tournament. Voting is on for the next round.
SIIA forms public-sector group to work with agencies on cloud
The association has launched a new membership group to help technology companies take advantage of the evolving federal investment in cloud-related technologies.
Nervous when out of cell range? You may have nomophobia.
As if we didn't have enough to be afraid of, now there's nomophobia – the fear of being out of cell phone contact.
Microsoft issues patch for serious RDP flaw
Company recommends quick action on the vulnerability, which could leave systems open to fast-spreading worms.
Military's leased satellites: Is there a better way?
The ways DOD pays for and manages its leased civilian satellite communications networks are inefficient and needlessly expensive, one industry official says.
NASA's new trajectory: Angry Birds in space
NASA is going into outer space again, but this time instead of launching a spaceship, it's sending some Angry Birds.
Pi Day: How the 'irrational' number pushed the limits of computing
The never-ending number has led to ingenious algorithms used to calculate it with precision, in the process expanding the boundaries of what computers can do.
After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica closes the book on print editions
In an era when even on-disk encyclopedias seem to be passé, Britannica's move to all-digital editions was inevitable.
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