Personal mobile devices give agencies an IT headache
Employees are using their own mobile devices, and agency IT shops are suffering from the strain.
The security singularity: When humans are the biggest problem
A growing number of observers see human users, not technology, as the greatest threat to cybersecurity.
FCC aims to add text, images, video to 911 services
Move to IP-based services would keep up with how people communicate, and could be cheaper than maintaining the current system.
Solar-powered processor raises new possibilities
An experimental Intel processor requires such low levels of energy that it can run on nothing but sunlight.
Hosni Mubarak needs my help
The former Egyptian president e-mailed me saying he needs a little help moving some of his offshore money to the U.S.
Which OS will users choose for their next smart phone?
Sixty-three percent of smart phone owners said they're next phone would likely be an Android. And although 44 percent said they'd consider Windows Phone 7, just as many said they'd never heard of it.
How much did the first handheld cell phone weigh?
a. 3 pounds b. 5 pounds c. 2 pounds d. 2.5 pounds
NASA's falling satellite wasn't always a hunk of junk
Before it gained fame as a freight-car sized menace of falling space junk, NASA's Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite made worthy contributions to climate research.
Congress' piece of the cloud: Supporting open standards, flexible acquisition
Congress can help move cloud computing forward by getting behind standards efforts, new acquisition policies and laws that promote trust, representatives from industry and government tell legislators.
Adobe issues patch for 'critical' zero-day vulnerability in Flash
The flaw in Flash Player 10 and earlier versions could crash a system or allow an attacker to take control, the company says.
Georgia blocks e-mails protesting execution, claiming DDOS attack
Saying that 800 e-mails over a 12-hour stretch amounted to a denial-of-service attack, Georgia's parole board blocked a group's pleas to stay the execution of Troy Davis.
Army readies major overhaul of logistics support
The new enterprise logistics system, one of DOD's largest ERP deployments, would allow soldiers to track deliveries of vital supplies to the battlefield.
SSL flaw could allow hijacking of 'secure' Web sessions
Researchers plan to demonstrate attacks based on an implementation flaw of the Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocol.
For police, wearable cameras are the new blue
Police around the country are using body cams to record encounters with the public, collect evidence and, in some cases, protect themselves against claims of misconduct.
Agencies aren't making full use of smart PIV cards
Although most government employees and contractors have cards, agencies seldom use them for network access and still don't trust cards issued by other agencies, the Government Accountability Office says in a recent report.
NIST releases final piece of IT security foundation
The new draft guidelines for assessing risk are the final publication in a series of documents establishing a common, governmentwide foundation for information security.
Bottom line on whether health information exchanges can succeed
When grant money runs out, state-run HIEs need to ensure that revenues exceed costs, NASCIO says.
Microsoft fixes its fix for DigiNotar certificates
Microsoft re-released Security Advisory (2607712) yesterday to replace a previous flawed update that failed to include all blocked Web certificates from a Dutch certificate authority firm.
Do surveillance systems reduce crime?
An Urban Institute study finds that cameras have helped lower crime rates in some areas but not others. Why the different results?
Energy’s 10-year plan to protect the power grid from cyberattack
An international working group's road map sets a goal of a hardened, resilient energy delivery system capable of surviving cyberattacks by 2020.
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