Author Archive
Connor Simpson
Cybersecurity
Yahoo! Mail Accounts Hacked Through Third-Party
Yahoo! says their servers are still safe, however.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Digital Government
HealthCare.Gov Passes 1 Million Enrollments
The milestone falls short of original goals.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
NSA Intercepts Laptops Purchased Online to Install Malware
When remote access hacking strategies don't work, the agency goes old school.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Emerging Tech
China Is Now the Third Country to Successfully 'Soft Land' on the Moon
The Chang’e-3, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a lunar rover that will carry out experiments and collect geological samples, left earth about two weeks ago.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Map Shows the NSA's Massive Worldwide Malware Operations
NSA hackers have reached companies across the world.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Stuxnet Used an Old Movie Trick to Fool Iran's Nuclear Program
An earlier version of the virus relied on the cyber-attack equivalent of a camera trick in the movie Speed.
- By Connor Simpson, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity
FBI: Anonymous Hackers Stole Info on 100,000 Federal Employees, Contractors
Personal information compromised at the Army, NASA, Energy, HHS and perhaps many more agencies.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
A Russian Cosmonaut Accidentally Infected the ISS with Stuxnet
Russian security expert Eugene Kaspersky says that the virus was installed through a USB stick.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Hacker Arrested for Compromising Federal Employee and Service Member Info
NASA and Missile Command Agency were among the suspect's targets.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Why Was NSA's Website Down for 11 Hours?
Multiple groups have taken credit for hacking NSA.gov.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Digital Government
Report: NSA Director to Step Down by April
Gen. Keith Alexander and his deputy are expected to leave office in the coming months.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Featured eBooks
Cybersecurity
It Took Hackers This Long to Crack the iPhone's Fingerprint Security
All you need is a photo of your fingerprint and some glue.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Digital Government
Intercepted Al Qaeda Conference Call Triggered U.S. Embassy Closures
As many as 20 al-Qaeda affiliates were on the call.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Modernization
The President Blocks an Apple Sales Ban at the Last Minute
Move is a huge win for Apple in their ongoing sparring session with Samsung over patents.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Modernization
Not so Fast, Google: the FTC Wants to Review That Waze Deal
The New York Post reported the FTC will be scrutinizing the deal.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Emerging Tech
Tesla Is First Green Tech Firm to Pay Back Its Energy Dept. Loan
The government made $12 million on the 2009 loan.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Digital Government
Student Spies Trade NIH Research to China in Exchange for Tuition
The three scientists accused worked at New York University's Langone Medical Center conducting research on MRIs.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Digital Government
Syria's Internet Is Offline Again
For the second time in as many weeks, the Internet usage in Syria disappeared mysteriously.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Modernization
Freedom: BlackBerry's BBM Is Coming to the iPhone
The new app will have voice and screen sharing options.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire
Emerging Tech
Astronauts at the International Space Station Successfully Fixed Leaky Pump
The impromptu five-hour mission was completed ahead of schedule.
- By Connor Simpson, The Wire