By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Sandia National Laboratories is building an experimental set-up of 300,000 Android devices so that researchers can study how hackers disrupt mobile networks. More here. Defense Information Systems Agency Chie...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Naval Surface Warfare Center has developed a malicious mobile application that makes infected phones take random photos which are stitched together to reconstruct surroundings in 3D. More here. The U.S. E...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: White House sources confirm that Chinese hackers penetrated unclassified networks with a spear phishing attack against the White House Communications Agency. More here. Sequestration threatens the bipartisan...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted to avoiding most online services including email, commenting that “Some would call me a Luddite.” More here. Of 27 government agencies review...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Government Accountability Office has found that roughly one third of major information technology projects at the Department of Homeland Security are more than 10% over budget or schedule. More here. In a...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Federal Trade Commission has charged several rent-to-own companies and a software maker over rental computers that illegally used spyware that took “pictures of children, individuals not fully clot...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Government Accountability Office warns congress that domestic drones raise privacy, security, and GPS jamming and spoofing issues. More here. In response to WikiLeaks, the Defense Information Systems A...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking “mathematical and computational models that predict whether a person is likely to commit suicide” and to detect homicidal intent. More here. Th...