Cybersecurity

Who’s Responsible When Your DVR Launches a Cyberattack?

The companies who make the devices could be held accountable.

Cybersecurity

DDOS attacks raise questions from lawmakers

Lawmakers want answers from government officials and the private sector on how a distributed denial-of-service attack crippled leading websites last week.

Modernization

The new cloud paradigm: Managed services as a service

To achieve the true savings of cloud computing, agencies need to get a handle on the cost of managed services.

Digital Government

DOD service chiefs survey the threat landscape

As the Obama administration nears its end, the service secretaries say technological threats will continue to grow and the DOD must reform how it develops systems and its workforce to keep pace with adversaries.

People

IT modernization isn't all about tech

More efficient and cost-effective IT often comes down to customer involvement and comfort, according to some IT experts.

Cybersecurity

Senator: Industry needs to educate Congress on cyber

Sen. Mark Warner, one of the most tech-savvy members of Congress, said industry should help him and his colleagues better understand technology so they can design smarter cyber policy.

Modernization

Data policy for a new administration

Experts have some advice for the next administration on tackling open-data initiatives early in its term to improve government operations and service.

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Enhanced Security Cameras Will Soon Be Able to Catch You Texting and Driving

These smart cameras can catch behavior such as leaving a suspicious package in a public place, driving while distracted by mobile devices, and break ins.

Acquisition

Fed 100 nominations are now open

Help us identify the outstanding women and men in federal IT.

Digital Government

The Election is Secure, Not Rigged

The election technology used in the United States is about as secure as you can make a system, though it was hardly designed that way.

Cybersecurity

How DOD embraced bug bounties -- and how your agency can, too

Hack the Pentagon proved to Defense Department officials that outside hackers can be assets, not adversaries.

Cybersecurity

The Internet of Things Is Totally Unregulated, and That Might Have to Change

Experts have long warned of the imminent security problems with the so-called internet of things.

Cybersecurity

DHS Secretary: DDoS Attack ‘Mitigated’

DHS is working on principles to secure the internet of things, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says.