Cybersecurity
Jihadis Breach 54,000 Twitter Accounts to Avenge the Killing of ISIS Hacker
Government (U.S.) // Web Services
Artificial Intelligence
Community Rallies to 'Ban Killer Drones'
The unmanned-aircraft industry could help to revive a struggling region. But what are the consequences?
Cybersecurity
Online Investment Startup Nutmeg Exposes Customer Financials in Email Goof
Financial Services // UK
Digital Government
Google Maps Allows Offline Access
Users must pre-download maps of areas where they plan to travel.
Emerging Tech
User Feedback Key to USASpending.gov’s 2-Year Facelift
Treasury has built an open beta site to collect user feedback before the final version goes live May 2017.
Cybersecurity
New Hatch Act rules affect feds on social media, DOT faces cyber audit and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Time for agencies to tell OMB about high-value assets
The federal CIO pushed hard deadlines in his Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan. To meet the first, agencies had to grapple with the question: 'What’s a high-value asset?'
Acquisition
OPM broke the rules with its breach cleanup contract, says agency watchdog
A forthcoming inspector general report will delve into how the IG says OPM violated procurement regulations with its $20 million post-breach services award to Winvale.
Cybersecurity
What does Tor's allegation against the FBI mean for computer research?
The Web anonymity service's allegation that the FBI paid researchers to unmask Tor users has alarmed some cryptographers and raises questions about the collaborative relationship between law enforcement and security researchers.
Modernization
Cloud is powering enterprise transformation, Verizon report says
The market for cloud services is maturing, and users are leveraging cloud to transform their operations, according to a report from Verizon.
Modernization
McAfee's holiday guide to next year's hacks
Looking ahead five years, the report predicts that the ongoing explosion of Internet-connected devices will continue to tax an inadequate base of cybersecurity professionals.
Digital Government
The new retirement calculator, same as the old retirement calculator?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a new tool, but it's basically a facelift for an existing SSA calculator -- and that facelift is kind of the point.
Cybersecurity
So many chiefs, so little coordination
The growing number of roles with "chief" in the title are complicating governance and security efforts, especially when they bypass the CIO.
Cybersecurity
Why shadow BYOD is your next big problem
Mobile might not be the most serious security risk, but it needs far more attention than it has been getting.
Cybersecurity
Cyber ‘War Games’ against China, Iran and North Korea Set for 2016
The drills are expected to run uniformed service members, civilians and contractors through the motions of staving off a cyber assault.
Emerging Tech
The Government Found Another 2,000 Data Centers
The government struggles to keep track of its technology investments.
Emerging Tech
Federal Government Takes a Bet on Quantum Computing with New D-Wave Purchase
The Los Alamos National Laboratory is buying a "quantum computer," in part to figure out how to use it.
Emerging Tech