By BobGourley Sandy was a massive storm. Based on a reading of social media sites and Twitter lists plus local news (an a feeling in my gut) I believe people in my immediate region (Northern VA, DC, MD) will generally say this went easier on us than expected, and is far lighter than the damage [&hel...
The FBI today said that its proposed plans to monitor social media sites as part of a broader strategy to improve real-time situation awareness will be fully vetted by the agency’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit....
The popularity of smartphones and other mobile devices has changed the way we communicate, and the Fort Meade Public Affairs Office is taking advantage of those changes. “Our society is very mobile. People aren’t tied to their desktop computers anymore,” said Jason Kelly, the PAO e...
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the U.S., agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the DHS, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense in...
via eWeek Federal government IT and cyber-security professionals are worried about sophisticated threats and the level of visibility they have in their networks, Cisco found in a recent online survey. Many of the professionals are seeing the cloud as a way to improve security while reducing costs. E...
via InformationWeek Government While the federal government increasingly is using social media in its efforts to improve disaster-preparedness and relief efforts, a new report warns of possible hindrances. For example, people may use social sites it to spread inaccurate information or may find that ...
via Government Computer News Social media is making the world a smaller, more interconnected place. And that’s precisely what worries security experts like Matthew McCormack, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief of cybersecurity. Speaking at the Department of Defense Intelligence Informat...