DISA office to manage mobile devices, online app store
The Defense Information Systems Agency opens program office to offer mobile device management services as well as an online store for apps.
Symantec warns pcAnywhere users of remote software code hack
Security firm Symantec is advising customers of its pcAnywhere to deactivate the remote desk software after individuals from the Anonymous hacker group allegedly released Jan. 13 the source code of the software, which was originally stolen in 2006.
Is it inevitable that Apple will take over the enterprise?
As evidenced by its record-shattering earnings report, Apple is making significant inroads in the enterprise. Could what was once an unimaginable prospect now be certain?
Court's GPS ruling doesn't answer the real question of online privacy
The court's decision that use of a GPS tracking device constitutes a search relied on property rights and did not address the question of privacy in an increasingly online world.
Police testing long-range scanner to 'frisk' for guns on the street
The New York Police Department, which is developing the device with DOD, wants to use terahertz wave technology to detect weapons from as far as 80 feet away.
Google: Privacy changes won't affect government clients
The changes to Google's tracking policy announced this week will not apply to existing contracts with its government clients.
FBI wants social media intell scanner
The Web-based tool would scan social media sites and commercial news outlets to help stay ahead of unfolding crises.
Twitter users clam up to protest new in-country blocking policy
Some users are trying to organize a Twitter blackout Jan. 28, in protest of a new policy that allows tweets to be blocked within a country.
DISA knocks down defense network boundaries, makes them anew
DISA is changing the way it provides network and communications services to warfighters by focusing on forces operating in the most disadvantaged areas of the Defense Department's communications network.
Federal Reserve code stolen by insider, FBI says
The arrest of former computer programmer working for the Federal Reserve on charges of stealing software points to the potential danger of insider threats, authorities say.
EU signs 'international SOPA' as online protests continue
The anti-counterfeiting treaty known as ACTA is drawing fire from Anonymous and other protesters.
5 technologies on the way out in 2012
As the computing landscape changes, you're going to have to say goodbye to some old friends.
5 ways to avoid getting caught in phishing scams
Security software is helpful, but a scammer's best weapon is social engineering. That means users have to be ready, too.
DC, Microsoft alliance focuses on workforce of the future
The program aims to improve technology access, skills and opportunities for District residents, teachers and students.
Data breach exposes info on NY utility customers
Nearly 2 million customers of two New York-based utility companies have had personal data, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, compromised in a data breach.
NOAA app lets you track aurora from solar storms
If the aurora from coming solar storms will bring Northern (or Southern) Lights to your latitude, OVATION can let you know ahead of time.
FTC site still down after Anonymous hack; anti-piracy fallout spreads
Hacker group continues its protest over SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation and the FBI's takedown of file-sharing site Megaupload.
NIST tackles security, privacy issues in cloud computing
New guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer recommendations agencies should consider when outsourcing data, applications and infrastructure to a public cloud environment.
Army takes aim at C2 battlefield tech
The Army is developing and improving command and control technologies to help make its warfighters more effective in the field.
Cleversafe targets big data with 10 exabyte storage
Cleversafe debuts "dispersed storage" system capable of holding 10 exabytes of data, a scale required by new methods for analyzing big data streams.
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