Cybersecurity
Hackers Hack Back China, Aim for Gizmodo Gadget Lovers and Hijack the Internet
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Infographic: A Day in the Life of DHS
Keeping all domains safe requires substantial work.
Digital Government
The Real Reason You Can’t Text 911
Major cell phone companies are equipped to let callers text emergency call centers, but most states aren’t.
Digital Government
IT Needs Audacity, Adaptiveness and Engagement
Today's IT leaders need to think big.
Emerging Tech
Turtle Power: Sensors Give Hatchlings a Chance in Hatteras
Park Service backs local North Carolina project.
Digital Government
Hacker Shows How to Break Into Military Communications
Design flaws in communication equipment could affect aircraft and troop communication equipment.
Digital Government
Forget Traditional Hiring. This Startup Allows Tech Workers to Auction Off Themselves
The company claims that if job seekers use their platform, they can "sit back and relax" and the right job will find them.
Cybersecurity
New No. 1 at DIA, No. 2 at NNSA, missing emails and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
What is HTTPS and Why Does Google Like it So Much?
Sites using encryption will have a higher rank in Google's search algorithms.
Modernization
FCC passes new text-to-911 rules
While just two percent of Americans have access to text-to-911 services -- and not all commissioners support the idea -- new FCC rules promise wider deployment.
Cybersecurity
The IC wants a peek at the future of your brain
An IARPA RFI seeks answers on what brain structures could be used to determine future job performance.
Cybersecurity
American privacy values vs. European perceptions
As law enforcement and intelligence agencies struggle to balance security against civil liberties, it's important to distinguish caricature from reality.
People
Agile in government is alive (and well?)
Steve Kelman offers a non-techie's take on agile in agency IT.
Modernization
'Buy and buy once,' urges DOJ CIO
New CIO Joe Klimavicz wants the Justice Department to adopt a service broker model for IT acquisition.
Emerging Tech
Watch the First Self-Folding Robot Use Origami to Crawl
From flat to 3D, all by itself.
Digital Government
Chinese Government Puts the Kibosh on Instant Messaging
China claimed they confirmed terrorism related messages were passed using the platform.
Digital Government
Email Is Ruining Us: A Brilliant Solution
What was designed to make us work more efficiently, now takes up all of our time.
Modernization
Watch the Dialup, Broadband, and Mobile Internet Revolutions—as Told by Three Products
Some revolutions are bigger than others.
Cybersecurity
Infographic: Data Breach Costs -- How You Get Stuck with the Tab
If a company gets hacked, you might have to open your wallet.
Cybersecurity