Emerging Tech
Decrypting the Encryption Debate
The ability to encrypt and use cyphers to hide messages from unauthorized readers goes back at least as far as Roman times.
Emerging Tech
Review of IronKey W700: A Portable Computer on a Stick for Security-Minded Agencies
It wasn’t too long ago key drives were seen only as a danger to the security of federal networks. Not anymore.
Cybersecurity
Explainer: Why We Have Yet to See a Catastrophic Cyberattack Take Out the Power Grid
Compromising an email server or stealing personnel and customer records, while bad, won’t let an attacker stop the flow of water at a dam or overload a substation.
Ideas
Why America Needs New Voting Technology
Municipalities that upgraded election tech in the years after the 2000 debacle are now working with equipment that is more than 10 years old.
Ideas
Review: Finally, a Better Inkjet Printer?
With printers, the technology pretty much hit a plateau and remained stable for years. Until now.
Emerging Tech
An SOS for GPS: Act Now, Or the Entire System Risks Collapse
Aging satellites have begun to fail, and many still in operation are already past their estimated lifespans.
Ideas
Cracking Open Windows 10: Can Windows 10 Serve and Protect Government Users?
Moving from Windows 7, the last “traditional” operating system from Microsoft, to Windows 10 is not going to be as traumatic as previous Windows updates.
Cybersecurity
Einstein Explained: Can EINSTEIN Rescue Government Cybersecurity?
DHS' Einstein is a bit less impressive than the human it’s named after, but could nonetheless one day lead to better protection for government networks and data.
Emerging Tech
Will 3D Printing Be Useful in Government?
Some of you might remember a time when 2-D printing was not so ubiquitous in government, either.
Cybersecurity