Back to school: Meet NIST's leader for national cybersecurity education
Federal Computer Week spoke today with Ernest McDuffie, who is leading the National Institute of Standards and Technology's coordination of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.
Innovative NIH online purchasing system honored
National Institutes of Health's Purchasing Online Tracking System generates $1 million in savings a year by eliminating double data entry and reducing staffing and resource costs.
Oracle sues Google over Java IP in Android phones
On Thursday, Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that, in developing its Android mobile operating system, the Internet search giant infringed on seven patents associated with the Java Platform.
Microsoft readying releases of IE 9, MED-V, Opalis and CRM 2011
Microsoft this week provided notice of some upcoming product updates and betas to expect in the coming months.
Password crackers have a surprising secret weapon
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have found an unexpected tool for brute-force attacks on password-protected systems. Their findings: A seven character password is "hopelessly inadequate."
The making of a stealth UAV
The next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicles will have stealth attributes and other capabilities that would give them a higher chance of survivability against ground and air threats on long-range strike missions, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
Cyber Command still struggling to define cyber war
The Cyber Command is charged with conducting and defending against cyber warfare, but we don’t really know what we’re doing yet in cyberspace, says former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden.
Could WikiLeaks set back the cause of information sharing?
Former CIA director Michael Hayden says the recent posting of classified material about the war in Afghanistan exposes the risks of information sharing among intelligence agencies. But the government’s use of IT could be a bigger threat to personal privacy.
Feds should watch Oracle lawsuit against Google
Oracle has sued Google over the use of Java in Google's Android operating system.
How hackers use Chelsea Clinton and the World Cup to steal your data
Verizon data breach study reports that malware continues to be a major problem and SQL servers are often the target.
The challenge of transformational change
Potentially game-changing IT initiatives abound at agencies. But the odds are that they'll produce only incremental rather than transformational change. That doesn't mean we should stop trying.
Android smart phones are on the move
The RIM BlackBerry still leads the smart-phone market. But others are catching up, especially phones using the Android operating system, which have outsold iPhones during the past six months.
Risk management: The answer to security, or the problem?
The rubric of risk management is too often used to give a pseudo-scientific veneer to the acceptance of risk in IT systems and should be replaced by an objective standard of care, said Brian Chess, chief science officer at Fortify.
Microsoft offers new SQL Server migration tools
Microsoft today updated some of its free tools to help users move to Microsoft SQL Server and released a new Oracle MySQL migration tool.
Unions fire back at Gates for insourcing about-face
The American Federation of Government Employees wants answers from Defense Secretary Robert Gates on how his plans to save DOD money will affect insourcing efforts and federal employees.
6 reasons to worry about cybersecurity
The adoption of new technologies and platforms, such as cloud computing and social networking, opens new avenues for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Meanwhile, old methods of attacks are getting smarter.
State looks to consolidate citizen services
The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs is looking to replace the existing suite of passport and U.S. citizen services systems and develop a new set of information management tools.
How to trick Windows XP SP2 into thinking it's SP3
A service pack hack allows Windows XP SP2 users to get some updates meant for SP3 systems.
DARPA sets privacy rules for its programs
New privacy principles provide ethics framework for future DARPA research.
Top state-level IT projects to be honored
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers today announced 33 state-level information technology projects as finalists for that organization's annual awards.
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