Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The U.S. Office of Naval Research is partnering with Chilean scientists to develop a mobile application to provide information helpful in countering pirates, arms traffickers, and ille… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:57pm -
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Atlantic Council will host a discussion with pioneers in cyber law enforcement and crime prevention moderated by Jay Healey. ”Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops” should offer some fascinatin… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:41pm -
“A rash of recent and ongoing targeted attacks involving compromises at high-profile Web sites should serve as a sobering reminder of the need to be vigilant about applying browser updates. A broad index of prominent sites belonging to foreign poli… - 6 days ago, 15 May 12, 8:33am -
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Pilots, aircraft manufacturers, and privacy groups ask the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure drones could not be hijacked or jammed and that they would not cause problems for ma… - 6 days ago, 14 May 12, 6:13pm -
” Iran’s telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday.” (Source: AFP: Iran curbs foreign-sourced… - 7 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:09am -
“The UK needs to defend itself against an electromagnetic pulse-based ‘E-bomb’ that could knock out all electronic systems, the defence secretary will say today. Philip Hammond will tell a security conference in London that traditional defences… - 7 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:07am -
On 11 June 2012 the Cyber Physical Systems Virtual Organization will be holding a symposium on Moving Target Research. In this context, think of Moving Target as meaning the creation of a dynamic attack surface to adversaries done in a way that dram… - 7 days ago, 13 May 12, 8:07pm -
This week Ustream gets an injection of political reality, Apple fixes a critical encryption blunder affecting some of its users, FBI documents are leaked detailing their worries over Bitcoin digital currency, and Anonymous takes down more Governmenta… - 9 days ago, 11 May 12, 1:21pm -
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Current attacks against the networks controlling US natural gas pipelines are similar to earlier attacks believed to be by China. More here. The Department of Defense is making… - 9 days ago, 11 May 12, 12:46pm -
“The Pentagon is expanding and making permanent a trial program that teams the government with Internet carriers to protect defense firms’ computer networks against massive data theft by foreign adversaries.” (Source: Pentagon to expand cyberse… - 9 days ago, 11 May 12, 11:18am -
Red Herring America’s is a conference starting on Monday 21 May (here is the agenda). This is an invitation only event. But if you are not going there should be plenty of information flowing out of the conference, it is widely attended by IT though… - 3 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:52pm -
The Department of Defense Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer has a long running history of seeking out the best ideas for improving DoD oversight and management of department financial management systems, operations and controls. The offic… - 8 hours ago, 20 May 12, 1:47pm -
On Wednesday, May 16, I had the pleasure of attending the Atlantic Council’s ”Lessons from Our Cyber Past: The First Cyber Cops” discussion moderated by Jason Healey, the director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative and featuring Steven R.… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 10:25pm -
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice are considering China Mobile’s license for providing international inform… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 8:35pm -
Close to 16 years ago, Matt Devost, Brian Houghton, and Neal Pollard warned you not to trust your toaster. The title referred literally to computer-connected toasters and more broadly at the problem of security vulnerabilities in a networked world. S… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 9:48am -
We have completed the migration of CTOlabs.com to a faster cloud server bank with a new content distribution network. The result: more uptime and faster response for any interaction you have with the site. Please let us know if you encounter any gl… - 2 hours ago, 20 May 12, 7:31pm -
Red Herring America’s is a conference starting on Monday 21 May (here is the agenda). This is an invitation only event. But if you are not going there should be plenty of information flowing out of the conference, it is widely attended by IT though… - 3 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:48pm -
Cloudera Acknowledged as a Leader Among Top 100 Most Innovative and Promising Technology Ventures in North America From: http://www.cloudera.com/company/press-center/releases/cloudera-named-a-finalist-for-the-2012-red-herring-top-100-americas-award/… - 3 hours ago, 20 May 12, 6:39pm -
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Dear SINET Community Member, The Search is On! The Security Innovation Network (SINET) seeks innovative cybersecurity solutions to present on stage during SINET Showcase 2012 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Please help us spread the… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:29pm -
Centrifuge simplifies analyzing large data sets by creating interactive visualization with patented link analysis technology that allows users to detect patterns against multiple data sources. Centrifuge is helping close the gap on understanding a… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 9:29pm -
Centrifuge Taps Big Data Pioneer to Drive Hyper Growth; Names Tony Ayaz as Senior Vice President of Field Operations Company Capitalizes on Trends in Big Data and Growing Demand for Big Data Analytics McLean, VA, April 30, 2012- Centrifuge Systems,… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 9:08pm -
Kapow Software Partners with Informatica to Provide Big Data Access Partnership extends access to real-time, unstructured web and cloud-based data for Informatica 9.5 Las Vegas, Nevada – Informatica World 2012 – May 15, 2012 – Kapow Software, a… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 8:38pm -
DOD Announces the Expansion of Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Voluntary Cybersecurity Information Sharing Activities (From: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15266 ) The Department of Defense in p… - 8 days ago, 12 May 12, 10:36am -
Fixmo, the mobile risk management company, today announced its Certified Partner Program for Fixmo SafeZone that brings defense-grade data security and policy management to mobile applications in the enterprise. Through the program, government agenci… - 13 days ago, 7 May 12, 10:08pm -
GSA’s innovative smart building systems to be installed initially in 50 government buildings, has estimated annual savings of $15 million - 7 days ago, 14 May 12, 5:00am -
Today GSA Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini will testify before the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the GSA Inspector General’s Report on the 2010 Western Regions Conference. Following is the statemen… - 35 days ago, 16 Apr 12, 5:00am -
GSA honors Jasper Group, Bentley Prince Street, Lexmark International Inc., Playworld Systems Inc. and Metalworks Inc. for their commitment to the environment. - 54 days ago, 28 Mar 12, 5:00am -
Much of the operationally-relevant information relied on in support of DoD missions may be implicit rather than explicitly expressed, and in many cases, information is deliberately obfuscated and important activities and objects are only indirectl… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:23pm -
DARPA launched the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program in 2006 to advance the state of upper-limb prosthetic technology with the goals of improving quality of life for service-disabled veterans and ultimately giving them the option of returning to d… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 6:22pm -
Sepsis is an overwhelming blood infection, which when coupled with shock (such as that which may be experienced following a combat injury) has a mortality rate near 50 percent. Current methods to identify and treat sepsis may take 48 hours or long… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 6:21pm -
Warfighters who encounter enemy forces on the ground benefit from overhead aircraft support. Some capabilities are lost, however, when cloud-cover obscures the view. Typically, airborne weapon systems that use electro-optic (EO) sensors during sup… - 17 days ago, 3 May 12, 5:37pm -
When the Department of Defense (DoD) wants to build a jet engine, it doesn’t put a team of engineers in a hangar with a block of metal and some chisels. Jet engines are made up of individual components that are carefully assembled into a finishe… - 20 days ago, 30 Apr 12, 5:55pm -
Current satellites are not designed to be serviced in space. When a communication satellite in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) fails 36,000 kilometers above the earth, typically, it is moved into a “graveyard” orbit where it remains indefinitely. M… - 24 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 12:55pm -
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced that Bob Colwell, deputy director, DARPA Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), will join its elite membership. Some of the others elected into the Academy this year are Hillary Rodham Clinton, Si… - 26 days ago, 24 Apr 12, 7:32pm -
Following an extensive seven-month analysis of data collected from the Aug. 11, 2011, second flight of DARPA’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2), an independent engineering review board (ERB) investigating the cause of a flight anomaly compl… - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 2:58pm -
