What federal CISOs fear in the cloud
Nearly three-quarters of federal chief information security officers in a recent survey said they’re staying out of the cloud because of security and compliance concerns.
The trouble with truffles, and other airport security tales
In our recent stories on how, and how not, to take a laptop PC through airport security, we asked readers to recount their favorite tales of checkpoint complications. And they responded with gusto.
How fast can wireless networking get?
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance announces Version 1.0 of its unified wireless specification, which would use the unlicensed 60 GHz band and achieve data transfer rates as fast as 7 gigabits/sec.
Laptops and TSA inspections: Everybody's got a story
Readers respond to a story about the travails of getting a laptop PC through airport security with a few tales—and opinions—of their own.
You call that a data center? These are data centers!
Data Center Knowledge details a list of the 10 largest data centers in the world. How big can they get?
Can DOD really defeat PowerPoint?
Defense Department leaders have declared war on PowerPoint presentations, saying they dumb down complex scenarios and give the false illusion of control. But is there any escape from bad slideshows?
Study finds a widening gap between best, worst congressional Web sites
The Congressional Management Foundation rated all 620 congressional Web sites on anywhere from 49 to 93 criteria and found what it called a digital divide on the Hill: The most common grades were A and F.
Google attacks began with an employee’s click, reports say
The attacks gained access to Google’s password system, which handles single sign-on access for millions of users, according to reports in the New York Times and Washington Post.
The biggest threats to security are sitting next to you
In a Forrester survey of IT decision-makers, nearly 58 percent of security incidents reported resulted from employees losing a computing device or accidentally posting sensitive information.
HP takes computing closer to the atomic level
Memristors could replace transistors on processing chips, built at the 3-nanometer scale with the ability to turn on and off in a billionth of a second and retain information even after the power is off.
Think you want an iPad? Read this first!
Everyone seems to want an iPad, but is it worth it? Early reviews paint a muddled picture of iPad's pros and cons.
At the GCN Best of FOSE Awards, a glimpse of the future
Nearly 100 products from more than 65 companies were submitted for Best of FOSE Awards, and many were worthy. But only 15 could be chosen, which made for some tough, close calls in the judges’ room.
And the password is... obvious
Symantec recently surveyed computer users on their use of passwords and found that a good many are still pretty sloppy about it. Is your password still "password"?
Which IT buzzwords baffle you most?
Left in the dark by "transparency?" Can't swear to "agnostic?" We’re looking to come up with a definitive list of confounding government IT buzzwords, and we’d like your help.
DHS official: Government can't solve cybersecurity alone
U.S. software-makers are improving the security of their products, but the country’s cyber infrastructure is still far from secure, according to comments by Homeland Security Department's Richard Marshall.
Eight security products take home GovSec Awards
Over at the GovSec conference, running concurrently with FOSE at the Washington Convention Center, Security Products magazine today announced the winners of its GovSec Awards, which honors outstanding products being exhibited at GovSec.
FOSE kick-off: The future of police work and the media
FOSE kicks off with keynotes from a CSI creator and a former police chief of Los Angeles.
Intel introduces 6-core chips with cloud-secure features
The chips are Intel's first server and workstation processors built on 32-nanometer technology, and include Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions and Trusted Execution Technology, which Intel said will add security to cloud computing environments.
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