By Bob Gourley If you are a professional in technology, government and/or business you have no doubt already been exposed to the very interesting Marc Andreessen. Odds are many of our readers are already tracking his thoughts closely via his blog, his media interactions captured on YouTube and hi...
By ShannonPerry Kill Switches – the technology to remotely render stolen smartphones unusable – have recently received attention for their potential to protect smartphone owners. According to an FCC report, cell phone thefts constitute 30-40% of all thefts in major U.S. cities. Senators in Calif...
By Bob Gourley Note: this is from the official Boeing release at: http://ctolink.us/1o9Txf7 But I thought I should mention, these guys briefed me on this effort two years ago. This has been a long time in the making. – bg Security, modularity and productivity delivered – all in one trusted mob...
“The Obama administration is discouraging authorities and citizens from reporting suspicious behavior through smartphone apps because of privacy concerns, as local governments begin releasing the anti-terrorist tools 11 years after the World Trade Center attacks. Privacy advocates and federal ...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Top officers from each of the military branches warned a House Armed Services subcommittee that sequestration would be devastating to cybersecurity. More here. The Department of Homeland Security is standing up 13 po...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have awarded Invincea a contract to expand their Mobile Armour mobile device security project. More here. The Library of Congress has is...
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 information service in the United States over concer...
The Defense Information Systems Agency is building its own smartphone application storefront to centrally manage and secure apps. More here. The nationwide initiative announced by the Federal Communications Commission to block service on stolen smartphones may reduce device resale but won’t...