Smart systems get boost from NIST contract
The University of Maryland College Park has won a contract to partner with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in developing a framework for the development and testing of intelligent control systems.
Michigan to build its own cyber command center
The economically hard-hit state of Michigan is hoping to become a national leader in cybersecurity with the development of a new cyber command center.
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.
Michigan merges physical, digital security functions
New organization predicted to be running by Oct. 1.
Microsoft is going back to high school
Microsoft's IT Academy Program is being used to support technology education from computer basics to programming skills in high school students in three states, the newsest of which is Virginia.
In emergency, university students can send video to dispatchers
Campus safety got a boost this week at the University of Maryland with the introduction of a new smart-phone app that allows instantaneous communication with campus police.
Your eyes only: CIA tech blurs computer screens to others
The CIA has partnered with Oculis Labs to develop a technology that blurs a computer monitor when the authorized user is either away from the screen or has turned around to talk to someone else.
Military to streamline burden of warfighters' comms gear
The military has multiple strategies for reducing the size, weight and power of warfighter communications equipment.
Back to the future: Texas cops fly a high-tech version of 1923 autogyro
The aircraft uses a propeller for speed and an unpowered rotor for lift.
Air traffic controller posts Air Force One flight info on blog
A Japanese air traffic controller with access to sensitive flight information posted some details about President Barack Obama’s flight plans in a blog post.
Sticker shock: FBI cancels iPad buy
Budget constraints have forced the FBI to withdraw its recent solicitation for 600 iPads.
Stanford Hospital patient records exposed on homework help site
Stanford Hospital officials are investigating how a spreadsheet with 20,000 medical records wound up on a site where students get help with homework.
Philly gets help for civic engagement app
Fellows with Code for America are helping Philadelphia develop the application and will work on the project next year.
Contractors, mobile users pose threat to critical infrastructure
When contractors and mobile users connect devices to the secure systems of critical infrastructure providers, they potentially open a loophole for malicious software.
Georgia to test smart-phone video conferencing
The state's health department is planning to use a cloud-based product that will allow it to create between four- and nine-way meetings.
Microsoft, Google, Mozilla block certificates from hacked provider
DigiNotar recently admitted that it had issued a fraudulent Google digital certificate that was used to spy on 300,000 Gmail users in Iran.
Virginia puts traffic accident data online
A new interactive database of traffic accident data in Virginia will give residents, researchers and public safety advocates a better idea of conditions on the commonwealth's roads.
Site with Ohio state workers' salaries overwhelmed by searches
The database lists salaries for 2011 for all state employees.
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.
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