Funding by the Office of Naval Research has led to a robot jellyfish that runs on hydrogen and oxygen gas extracted from the sea and could eventually be used as self-sustaining ocean surveillance. More here. The state of Illinois and two regional governments in the Chicago area are offering citizens...
Technologists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will this month detail a new program it wants to develop that can secure embedded systems in everything from large supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage physical infrastructure, to medical devices, co...
President Obama is set to sign Nov. 9 an executive order that will, among other things, restrict the number of information technology devices agencies can issue to federal employees, according to a White House announcement. The executive order will effect cell phones, smartphones, tablets and lapto...
via Defense Systems Security concerns come with the territory for owners of a smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. Yet few people are more focused on mobile security than defense community personnel, who fully understand that missing or compromised data could lead to lost lives, not just lost...
via The Week Our society relies on the “invisible utility” known as GPS,says David Hambling at the New Scientist. Cell phones, ATMs, in-car navigation systems — they all rely on satellite signals. If they were suddenly jammed, chaos could ensue. But what would it take to jam GPS signa...
via credit.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just revealed some interesting statistics on a burgeoning headache — white-collar Internet crime. Whether its fraudsters impersonating FBI agents or cyber-hackers stealing consumer financial data, the Bureau has its hands full —...