Ideas
Top Emerging Tech Every CIO Should Watch for in 2017
The risk of becoming irrelevant has never been greater. It’s the role of chief information officers to look beyond today's solutions and be ready for what lies ahead.
Emerging Tech
Report: What Trump Needs to Do About Connected Devices
The nation needs an overall strategy on connected technology, according to one think tank.
Cybersecurity
DDoS Attacks Have Gone From Minor Nuisance to Possible New Form of Global Warfare
Rather than a mere annoyance that takes your favorite websites offline, they are starting to become a serious threat.
Emerging Tech
Come Talk About Encryption and Internet of Things Dec. 8
Join Nextgov for the last Tech + Tequila of 2016.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Commission Hopes to Brief Trump Before Christmas
Its report includes a laundry list of recommendations for the incoming administration.
Ideas
Customer-Centric Government Won’t Be Great Again in 2017 and Other Government Tech Predictions
Expect cyber and data to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
Artificial Intelligence
Fact Check: 2016 Government and Tech Predictions
Revisiting predictions from January.
Emerging Tech
How Procurement Could Secure Internet of Things
Money talks when it comes to connected devices.
Emerging Tech
Could the Fear of Weaponizing Internet of Things Devices Lead to a New Agency?
Several agencies including the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and National Highway Traffic Security Administration already issue guidance over some aspects of the internet of things.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Threats as Severe as Terrorism Threats, NIST Official Says
NIST Systems Security Engineering guidance urges putting security in upfront and not relying on cyber hygiene.
Modernization
Video: Frequent Flyers, Take Note of These Travel Gadgets
Some gadgets make flying the friendly skies a bit friendlier.
Cybersecurity
Next Big Hacking Threat is Already Happening—You Just Can’t See It
Malicious hackers are breaking into industrial computer networks all the time.
Digital Government
Home Monitoring Will Soon Monitor You
When the internet of things begins to track electrical usage, houses could become more measured—and scrutinized—than ever.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Unsuccessfully Aimed Mirai Botnet at Clinton, Trump sites
Neither site was felled by the botnet that previously disrupted Netflix and The New York Times.
Modernization
A Cheap Internet of Things Threatens the Internet
The pirates have taken over the ship.
Cybersecurity
The Long and Winding Road Ahead for IoT Security
In one sense, the Mirai bots did the world a favor by attacking now.
Cybersecurity
The Inevitability of Being Hacked
We built a fake web toaster, and it was compromised in an hour.
Cybersecurity
Good News: Hackers Who Broke the Internet Last Week Are Less Powerful Than Originally Believed
Dyn, the domain name system provider attacked Friday, has just published new detail on the incident that took down major web services like GitHub and Twitter.
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.
Digital Government