Tech resources pledged to support Climate Data Initiative
In support of White House Climate Data Initiative, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Esri and others are donating computing resources to support research into strengthening the global food system in a changing climate.
Georgia Tech develops early warning system for cyberthreats
BlackForest, an open source intelligence gathering system, aims to give cybersecurity teams advance warning of pending attacks.
If it's connected, it's vulnerable: Know the risks.
Government agencies should anticipate the security implications of the Internet of Things and identify how to leverage this revolution for the benefit of all.
Big Data Sandbox helps accelerate big data development
The Talend Big Data Sandbox is a preconfigured, ready-to-use big data integration environment designed to quickly get big data projects off the ground.
E-discovery firm granted patent for litigation data management tech
UBIC software speeds the archiving and retrieval of historical information related to the legal discovery process.
6 challenges to the future of IT infrastructure
A research group defined six major challenges to future IT infrastructures: data acquisition, computing platforms, data storage architectures, compute management and provisioning, networks and communication and data analytics.
Electric vehicles drive IoT research at four universities
Researchers will use vehicles' sensor data and Internet2 resources to broaden understanding of the Internet of Things.
Disease detection project tested at Brazil's World Cup
Using tablet-based software designed by the Centers for Disease Control, Brazilian public health experts tested a disease detection system that gives researchers the ability to identify outbreaks earlier and with more precision.
Trinity supercomputer to support nuclear stockpile simulations
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Cray Inc., have agreed on a contract for NNSA to acquire a next generation Cray supercomputer, called Trinity, to advance the Stockpile Stewardship Program.
Fears and fantasies about artificial intelligence
Despite the controversy it sparks, artificial intelligence is no longer an exotic rarity that only thrives in research labs and ivory towers; instead, AI applications are becoming mainstream in the public and private sectors.
Follow malware's tracks to thwart cyber attacks
Government agencies need visibility along the full attack continuum – from point of entry, through propagation and post-infection remediation.
NCI builds out collaborative hub for cancer researchers
The National Cancer Informatics Institute is launching NCIP Hub, an online collaborative forum based on HUBzero, a platform for creating dynamic websites for researchers.
The hidden dangers of big data tools
While big data tools are very powerful, the results they deliver tend to be only as good as the strategy behind their deployment.
IBM harvests supermarket data to spot, predict foodborne illnesses
The company’s system will help public health departments and health care providers quickly identify and predict sources of foodborne illnesses.
NASA launches challenges using OpenNEX data
The open data challenges will use the Open NASA Earth Exchange (OpenNEX), an Amazon Web Services data and supercomputing platform where users can share knowledge and expertise.
U.C. San Diego researchers build tool to help secure IoT
A group of computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a tool that lets designers and system builders test embedded hardware security, a first in the field.
Science DMZ: faster, more secure high-performance computing
Built near the network perimeter, a Science DMZ is a portion of the network optimized for high-performance scientific applications rather than for general-purpose business systems.
Commerce secretary pledges full embrace of open data
The Commerce Department's acting deputy secretary pledges to put more useful data into the hands of business and industry.
Visualization helps Medicaid examine state health trends
The Alabama Medicaid Agency is using a visual analytics tool from SAS that helps analysts quickly find patterns and explore trends in the state's population health data.
Tools to tighten the Internet of Things
Built with cost and performance in mind, interconnected systems contain vulnerabilities that are increasingly attractive to attackers looking for protected information or who want to disrupt public services. Some tools are emerging to help.
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