Cybersecurity
Hackers Tipoff Pirates to Ship’s Precious Cargo and Coordinates
Transportation // Middle East
Cybersecurity
Miscreant Publishes Hacked Photos of Adele's Son, Including a Baby Scan
Entertainment // Social Media // UK
Modernization
Video: How the iPhone Serves as Copilot for the Blind
Exploring the ways in which universal accessibility is integrated into smartphones.
Modernization
GSA ‘Improperly’ Offered Email Services to Peace Corps for Free
A new audit found that GSA did not obtain the necessary approval to do so.
Digital Government
Why the Military Can’t Go After Iran for Hacking Your Dam
Seven Iranians have been charged with cyber crimes in a case that reveals the limits of U.S. power.
Emerging Tech
This City Is Ready To Tackle Silicon Valley's Diversity Problem
Inside Durham's efforts to build a successful start-up sector.
Digital Government
The Dark Web Is Too Slow and Annoying for Terrorists to Even Bother With, Experts Say
So why aren’t jihadis taking advantage of running Dark Web sites?
Modernization
Audit finds improprieties in GSA/Peace Corps cloud email pilot
A deal between the General Services Administration and the Peace Corps to provide cloud email might have run afoul of funding laws, according to GSA's inspector general.
Cybersecurity
NIST is looking for a few good cryptographers
NIST's Computer Security Division wants to hire 15 cryptographers over the next five years to tackle emerging areas such as quantum and lightweight cryptography.
Digital Government
18F pushes for an even more open 'open source' rule
"Open source by default" ought to apply not only to code developed by government agencies, but also to virtually all code that vendors supply the government, a developer with GSA's startup urged.
Cybersecurity
Mixed prospects for encryption bills on Capitol Hill
A senior Senate staffer says that Congress is unlikely to move on significant legislation to mandate law enforcement access to encrypted communications.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon: ‘Innovation is a National Security Imperative’
If the quest for innovation could hold the keys to DOD’s most important technological riddles, its top officials have now made three visits to the West Coast tech hub and set up shop.
Digital Government
DOT launches open data push to build National Transit Map
The Department of Transportation is asking local and state transit agencies to share their data in an open format for a national transit map.
Cybersecurity
What will it take to diversify the cyber workforce?
In its first national conference, the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals sought to lay the groundwork for getting more women and minorities into the cyber ranks.
Modernization
Has DOD hit its limit on sharing spectrum?
A new DARPA challenge seeks to help defense and commercial wireless users cohabitate on airwaves, but DOD's CIO warns "there is a physical limitation to how fast we can move" to free up frequencies.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft's Chatbot Became a Racist Jerk After Less Than a Day on Twitter
Tay started out by asserting that “humans are super cool.” But the humans it encountered really weren’t so cool.
Digital Government
7 Iranians Indicted for Hacking
The FBI’s most-wanted list for cybercrime has grown by nearly 50 percent this week.
Digital Government
