Spam wars heat up
As the worldwide economy wavers, it seems even spammers are turning against each other.
DISA to boost video and data content delivery to troops
DISA is launching efforts to improve content delivery services and provide additional storage capacity to military users.
FEMA iPad tool helps rescuers visualize disaster scene
The tool enables linking modeling and simulation tools with the underlying event data, thereby improving the emergency planning, training, evaluation and response cycle.
Does the Navy prefer Google+ over Facebook?
Google+ has attracted more than 10 million users since its recent introduction. Now the Navy has released an introduction to the new social tagging service.
DOE system detects natural and malicious water contamination
Researchers at Sandia National Labs have developed Canary, an open software system that allows water utilities to detect and track natural and man-made contamination events.
Who invented the computer mouse?
a. Douglas Engelbart. b. Robert Kahn. c. Bill Gates. d. Hewitt Crane.
Doomsayers strike out on comet curveball
Doomsayers will have to find another end-of-the world theory, now that NASA has allayed fears about Comet Elenin.
BART website breach exposes divisions within hacktivist group
The website of the San Francisco transit system’s police department has gone off-line after a second breach this week that might, or might not, be the work of the hacktivist group Anonymous.
10 apps every Windows IT pro needs
From monitoring SQL Server to remote-access tools to cloud synching to Cisco security, here are 10 mobile apps that any Windows techie with an iPhone or iPad will want.
Which browser bests the rest in fighting social malware?
One browser continues to top the list of those providing the greatest protection against socially engineered threats. In fact, it was really no contest, according to NSS Lab.
FPS risk assessment system foundering
The Federal Protective Service's costs for developing a new risk assessment system have tripled, and the system is two years behind schedule, a new report from GAO says.
Some 70,000 affected by USAJobs.gov application system failure
The Office of Personnel Management has confirmed that federal job applications for up to 70,000 people were lost as a result of a system outage from Aug. 7 to Aug. 9.
West Virginia expands mobile phone options for state workers
A new mobility management platform will allow West Virginia employees to secure personal data on their state-provided smart phones.
You Gotta See This! But don't rush.
Apple's new photo collage app takes great shots but then gets too amateurish for government.
Dual-use phones: the legal tangles
West Virginia must work out some legal problems before people can use their personal devices at work.
Amazon unveils cloud tailored for government agencies
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a cloud infrastructure designed for government agencies and contractors that want to move more sensitive workloads into the cloud.
Spike in malicious spam could signal rebuilding of spambot networks
Researchers at M86 Security have identified what they call an epic spike in spam containing malicious attachments
Hacktivists release malicious Android game app
A malicious Android app masquerading as a dogfighting game is the second of its type using the Google mobile platform to chastise users of the mobile apps.
Hot computers take a dip
Water cooling could safeguard expanding data centers, but current liquid systems are not ready for prime time.
Cheap SpyEye code threatens to proliferate malware
A French researcher cracked the licensing code of the SpyEye Trojan, allowing cyberattackers to inexpensively obtain and spread the malware.
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