More 'Mango' smart phones on their way
HTC showed off two devices running Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" Sept. 1.
Which country has the highest percentage of its population connected to the Internet?
a. United States b. Singapore c. United Kingdom d. Falkland Islands
Whitey Bulger lesson: Police need tools to get a hot read on cold cases
When a case spans years, an automated information sharing environment can help law enforcement keep it on simmer.
Smart-grid dividend: security and intelligence already built in
Regulators and power companies are doing their best to ensure that new energy distribution systems are equally secure and intelligent.
Crimeware becomes commodity
Cheap, powerful hacker toolkits are just one more burden that the online community must now bear.
How a decency law protects online prostitution ads
A group for state attorney generals is appealing to a Craigslist-like publisher to stop hiding behind a 1996 law that allows the site to post what amounts to personal ads for prostitutes.
Alleged hack of jihadi site may be 9/11 retaliation
With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 just around the corner, the alleged hack of a user account on the jihadi site Shumukh might be more than just a run-of-the mill cyberattack.
TouchPad frenzy holds a lesson; should Apple be worried?
The $99 price is no business model, but cracking the artificial $499 barrier could be the HP tablet's real legacy.
Salesforce apps aim for the social enterprise
Salesforce.com unveiled a vision for the social enterprise that brings together social, mobile and open cloud technologies at the company's Dreamforce 2011 user conference.
A cool way to beat server room hot spots
The SRCOOL12k from Tripp provides a highly efficient way to cool hot spots that pop up all the time, especially in aging government buildings with many corridors, nooks and crannies.
How knowledge management helps keep the US attack free
The lessons of the 2001 terrorist attacks inspired secretive agencies to open their databases and stretch knowledge management to new levels. The result has been no successful attacks in the United States in 10 years.
At last, a key drive the government can love
The LOK-IT drive is the only one on the market that has both hardware authentication and FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification.
How your agency can land a future cyber rock star
With the demand for security professionals exceeding supply, government and industry are ramping up efforts to identify, recruit and train thousands of skilled IT employees.
When calls must be private, app creates a cellular cone of silence
The Cellcrypt software will use a data channel instead of the voice network to make a call and encrypt its contents so nobody can snoop.
A government tablet from the ground up
Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook is an adequate tablet for consumers, but it really shines in government circles.
Got a weak password? Beware of Mr. Morto.
A new worm, called 'Morto,' attempts to infect PCs using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol to try to guess simple login and password information.
Carolinians let their fingers do the walking
A Web-based system lets people record their legal documents online, saving about $174,000 a year.
Second-guessing Irene: Could 120-petabyte array make better predictions?
A massive, 120-petabyte storage array could help improve predictions of natural disasters, suggests GCN Lab technology analyst Greg Crowe.
Bandwidth aggregation is no silver bullet for emergency communications
Link aggregation can stretch budgets and improve performance, but it is not a panacea.
VOIP 911: A low-cost way to expand emergency comm
Arizona's Maricopa regional 911 system is using virtual wide-area network technology to help manage the transition to full wireless and Internet-routed emergency voice communications.
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