Cybersecurity

Health care reform creates 'target-rich environment'

The data hub that will connect health insurance exchanges to federal agencies will hold personal information of millions of Americans, rasing concerns about privacy and security.

Digital Government

Military Education Falls Short on Cybersecurity Training

Military leaders aren't graduating with a full understanding of the cyber threat landscape, report finds.

Modernization

Prepare for the Coming Deluge of Digital Currencies—and Meet the People Who Would Control Them

Watch out for Litecoin, the silver to Bitcoin's gold.

Digital Government

Photos: This Solar Powered Wheelchair Gives the Disabled a Chance to Swim in the Ocean

The Seatrac can operate up to 30 times a day on solar power alone.

Digital Government

Commentary: The NSA Is Commandeering the Internet

Technology companies have to fight for their users, or they'll eventually lose them.

Modernization

City of London Halts Recycling Bins Tracking Phones of Passers-By

The tracking technology sparked an outcry of privacy concerns.

Digital Government

Big data success starts with science

Tips: Don't sweat the answers until you've figured out the questions. Don't buy the technology until you've hired the scientists.

People

First OASIS protests likely not the last

Protestor: Pass/fail standards in OASIS unrestricted RFP unfair to small businesses, violate federal rules.

Modernization

Finding new ways to manage in a virtual desktop world

Virtual desktops have gone from an interesting idea to a technology agencies embrace in increasingly large deployments. To move to virtual machines, however, requires a fresh look at security, standardization and the skills of your IT employees.

Cybersecurity

Bitcoin robbers pocket $5,800 through Android wallet app glitch

Financial Services // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Dalai Lama’s site infected with spyware

Government (Foreign) // Nonprofit // Tibet

Cybersecurity

New Miss Teen USA hit by sextortion scam before winning

Social Media // California, United States

Cybersecurity

Pakistani agent suspected of impersonating Indian Army official to infect India’s telecom system

Defense Industrial Base // Government (Foreign) // Government Contractor // Telecommunications // Other Critical Infrastructure // India

Cybersecurity

This Week in ThreatWatch

A compilation of noteworthy headlines from the weird and wily world of cyber assaults.

Modernization

There’s Apps in Them Thar Hills

A new mobile app will guide tourists around the Klondike Gold Rush site.

Digital Government

Presidential Management Fellows Recruiting Goes Virtual

Online career fairs save money and are more convenient.

People

CIO Council changes its org chart

In a bid to narrow its focus, the Federal CIO Council has created a new organizational structure.

People

Snowden's actions raise ire in defense community

The public's opinion on Edward Snowden may be split, but security-cleared defense professionals are more united.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Massive Free E-Book Collection

Who could resist Exploring Space With a Camera? Or Rockets and People, the autobiography of rocket designer Boris Chertok?