Cybersecurity
How One Lightbulb Could Allow Hackers to Burgle Your Home
The internet of things is full of vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
Congress Demands Answers on NRCC, Marriott Data Breaches
Strengthening the nation’s cyber stance was top of mind, with a new House Energy and Commerce Committee cyber report, and bills to improve connected devices and cyber education.
Cybersecurity
Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies' Internet-Connected Devices
But agency chief information officers could make exceptions, according to the legislation.
Ideas
How to Conquer Digital Disruption with Transparency and Collective Resilience
The upside is tremendous.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon is Spending Big on RFID Tech
The military is spending millions on RFID to track supplies, vehicles and other shipments, and recently exercised a second option on a $102 million RFID contract.
Emerging Tech
Intel Community is Developing a More Spy-Proof Room
The intelligence community’s research arm is upgrading SCIF security to protect against threats from personal devices and sensors.
Emerging Tech
DHS Funds Tech That Lets Emergency Vehicles Talk to Nearby Cars
The goal is to avoid collisions.
Ideas
Want Safer Internet of Things? Change Government Buying Rules.
Federal agencies could shape the security of connected devices by using the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Cybersecurity
In California, It’s Going to Be Illegal to Make Routers With Weak Passwords
The range of devices that the law covers is incredibly broad.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Is Invading Your Home With Micro-Convenience
The company's new line of voice-automated products, including a wall clock and a microwave, could help it amass an enormous database of consumer behavior.
Ideas
Can Lightweight Encryption Save Us from the Internet of Things?
What makes each IoT device special is also what makes it vulnerable.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: If You Think Patching is Tough Now, It’s Going to Get Worse
Without security standards for the internet of things, the government is leaving open billions of “stupid” vulnerabilities, said Sen. Mark Warner.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Wants to Find Botnets Before They Attack
The defense agency awarded a contract to develop a tool that scours the internet for dormant online armies.
Ideas
Will Edge Computing Be the Future of Government IT?
Edge computing can act as a bridge between legacy and modern government IT machines.
Cybersecurity
Hacked Appliances Could Shut Down the Power Grid, Researchers Say
What is your air conditioner really up to?
Ideas
The U.S. Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That's a Start.
The consequences of internet-of-things insecurity on national security should now be clear.
Cybersecurity
Chinese Hackers Targeted Internet-of-Things During Trump-Putin Summit
A spike in attacks sought access to devices that might yield audio or visual intelligence.
Ideas
Forward-Thinking Strategies Can Secure the Power Grid
Owners and operators of our power systems need better ways of knowing what assets they have in their production environments, which have computing capability, and which connect to the internet.
Artificial Intelligence
Alexa Makes Decision-Making Easier Than Ever—By Making Your Choices For You
But what does that mean for consumers?
Artificial Intelligence