Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity So Bad, It Makes You WannaCry
There are many interesting elements about the ransomware attack, the biggest being the tools to stop it were readily available.
Emerging Tech
How Removing Drivers from Trucks Leads to Flying Cars
If we can figure out self-driving vehicles on the ground, the next step might be taking to the skies.
Emerging Tech
Here's Why Agencies Shouldn't Give Up on Firewalls
Instead of abandoning the old fortifications, rejuvenate them.
Cybersecurity
Why Feds Should Be Happy with Windows 10 Deployments
Having advanced defenses available for government as part of its operating system deployment is a huge advantage.
Ideas
Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist
A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.
Cybersecurity
Could Segmentation Restore the Federal Cybersecurity Perimeter?
Using segmentation requires thinking about cybersecurity in a way almost completely opposite of tradition.
Ideas
Why Don’t We See More Automation in Federal Networks?
Automation would cut the time from detection of cyberattacks to remediation from months to seconds.
Ideas
Why Relying on Cellphones is a Terrible Idea in a Crisis
First responders don’t have magic cellphones that work during emergencies. Neither do homeland security or other federal agents.
Cybersecurity
The Concerns with the Millennial Takeover of Government
While this generation is familiar with technology, it often takes security for granted, a new study finds.
Emerging Tech
Government and Technology Predictions for the New Year
Between the election, the internet of things attack, vehicle hacking, the takeoff of drones and billions of compromised emails, you almost couldn’t get away from the next big story.
Cybersecurity
How the Government Makes It Easier to Share Cybersecurity Data
To make the cybersecurity game competitive again, cyber defenders need to let everyone know what they are being hit with, what techniques the attackers are using and what they are doing to mitigate those attacks.
Artificial Intelligence
Fact Check: 2016 Government and Tech Predictions
Revisiting predictions from January.
Cybersecurity
The Long and Winding Road Ahead for IoT Security
In one sense, the Mirai bots did the world a favor by attacking now.
Digital Government
The Election is Secure, Not Rigged
The election technology used in the United States is about as secure as you can make a system, though it was hardly designed that way.
Ideas
Why Defense Contractors Should Embrace Insider Threat Requirements
Contractors should embrace government’s new cybersecurity standards.
Ideas
What a Former NSA Deputy Director Thinks of the Snowden Movie
Chris Inglis was about to retire when Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency files.
Digital Government
Feds Should Investigate Digital Loss Prevention Protection
Even though most federal networks are already packed with cybersecurity protections, the need for DLP could easily be overlooked.
Emerging Tech
Thanks to Virtual Reality, You Too Can Hang Out With Obama
Virtual reality is such a new technology that it’s really cool, and perhaps a little surprising, to see a sitting president embrace it in such a big way.
Emerging Tech