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Android Smartphone Sellers Should Patch, Refund Or Perish
FTC should crack down on wireless carriers and smartphone manufacturers that put their customers at risk by failing to update Android devices.
Boston Bombers Can't Elude City's Tech Infrastructure
Video surveillance played a key role in identifying the suspects in Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombing, setting a precedent for increasing...
CISPA 2.0: House Intelligence Committee Fumbles Privacy Again
Cybersecurity bill's backers portray threat intelligence sharing as a panacea, but yet again ignore the potential privacy and security downsides.
Hacking, Privacy Laws: Time To Reboot
Recent cases highlight serious flaws in current privacy and cyber abuse legislation, allowing prosecutors to wield a hammer when a stick will do.
Uncertain State Of Cyber War
Just what does "cyber warfare" mean? We're still figuring out tactics and capabilities.
McAfee Takes Belize: Social Engineering Lesson
Eccentric antivirus firm founder John McAfee says he tricked people with spyware -- using free laptops. Social engineering attacks remain cheap,...
S.C. Security Blunders Show Why States Get Hacked
Governor blames data breach on Russian hackers and the IRS, but states' by-the-book IT ethos shows rules and regulations are the real culprit.
Should LulzSec Suspect Face Life In Prison?
Computer hacking, identity theft, and fraudulent credit card charges could add up to 30 years to life for alleged Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond.
Petraeus Mission Impossible: Cloaking Email, Online Identities
So-called security experts making basic information security errors isn't a new occurrence. Arguably, it even led to the rise of the Anonymous...
The Petraeus Affair: Surveillance State Stopper?
Lawmakers, now reminded of their own vulnerability, need to strengthen email privacy protections. Companies need to do more to help customers...
5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda
From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.
How The Feds Drive Cloud Innovation
NASA, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies are shifting toward more strategic and complex cloud applications, as they try to...
What Huawei, ZTE Must Do To Regain Trust
The U.S. is not the only country scrutinizing the security of Chinese-made telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Without major changes,...
Should You Buy From Huawei?
Congress says U.S. companies should not purchase products from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, citing national security concerns. I say Congress is...
Cyber Spying Justice: Unserved
After toothless FTC judgment against rent-to-own PC companies in spying case, Congress needs to make surveillance of customers in their own homes...
The Case For A Cyber Arms Treaty
In the wake of Stuxnet, could an international 'cyber arms' agreement forestall U.S. cyber warfare with China and other countries?
FBI's Sentinel Project: 5 Lessons Learned
Agency used agile development and private sector know-how to finish its long-delayed digital case management system.
How Not To Plan A Data Center
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency built a bigger data center than it needed. Now the potential federal IT boondoggle is being turned...
FTC Sets Consumer Data Collection Limits
As Spokeo gets fined $800,000, FTC tries to enforce differences between consumer-reporting services and people-search services, which gather and...
10 Developments Show Government Cloud Maturing
Emerging trends such as FedRAMP, community clouds, and single-source contracts point to the start of phase two for cloud computing in federal...
Was U.S. Government's Stuxnet Brag A Mistake?
Some lawmakers accuse Obama administration of failing to manage its secrets, but Stuxnet now stands as a warning of America's cyber-warfare...
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer...
10 Lessons From Leading Government CIOs
Under extreme budget pressure, federal IT leaders adopt shared services and build mobile app stores as they shift dollars where most needed.
An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches
The Obama administration takes a hard line, while the Aspen Institute sticks with softer platitudes, as some governments try to restrict Internet...
FBI's New Sentinel System: Exclusive Look
Our first look at the FBI's $451 million case management system reveals a user interface and features with the look and feel of a PC application.
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Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts
May 17, 2013Syrian hackers claim to battle American imperialism, media bias and Angelina Jolie.
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U.S. CIO VanRoekel: Drive Down Operating Costs
May 17, 2013On one-year anniversary of Digital Government Strategy initiative, federal CIO asks IT execs to find new ways to cut operating costs to support...
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DARPA Seeks Situational Awareness Tech
May 16, 2013Agency reaches out to vendors for technology concepts that could help soldiers react to situations without getting too close to danger.
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LulzSec Hackers Sentenced In London
May 16, 2013Group's 50-day hacking spree compromised websites run by Sony, CIA, Arizona State Police, Westboro Baptist Church and more.
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U.S. Cyber Command Chief To Keynote Black Hat 2013
May 14, 2013Success in national security is measured by how well the government collaborates with partners and customers, says Gen. Keith Alexander, Commander...
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Apple iPhone Decryption Backlog Stymies Police
May 14, 2013Apple's waiting list to bypass security controls on latest-generation iPhone and iPad devices means months-long delays for law enforcement...
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Huawei CEO Dismisses Security, Spying Concerns
May 10, 2013Company founder denies that Huawei employees would ever be forced to spy for China.
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British Universities Given Funds For Cyber Security Program
May 10, 2013U.K. government provides grants to University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London to fund doctoral programs in cyber security.
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8 Indicted On $45 Million Bank Cyberheist Charges
May 10, 2013N.Y. men indicted for alleged roles in orchestrated massive global "bank heist" that targeted a MasterCard credit card processor, coordinated mass...
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Washington State Courts Reveal Security Breach
May 10, 2013State officials don't know when attackers accessed up to 160,000 Social Security and 1 million driver's license numbers stored in unencrypted format.
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