DHS plans to begin an automated threat information sharing program for the private sector this month. Not everyone is enthusiastic, but some think the department can be a catalyst for improved cybersecurity collaboration.
The FAA has been cracking down on people flying drones in Washington, but other states are embracing their drone-flying communities, training them and turning them into auxiliary volunteer air forces ready to help out their communities. Read all about it in the…
The FCC has proposed new rules that could streamline and expand the nation’s Emergency Alert System, but one commissioner calls the proposed changes a power grab to expand the commission’s authority to the Internet.
Innovations in microchips and semiconductors keep pushing advances in mobile computing devices, yet the battery technology that helps power those same devices remains stagnated. By some accounts, lithium-ion batteries haven’t changed much over the past 15 years.
That could change soon with developments…
Cybersecurity certification qualifications are becoming the norm in many job descriptions today as organizations seek quantifiable ways of measuring prospective employees’ expertise. But certification alone should not be the yardstick in determining how well a potential candidate will fit into an organization.…
Malware for stealing out-of-band passwords for two-factor authentication demonstrates the need to maintain good security on mobile devices.
A sophisticated campaign using SQL Injection for Search Engine Optimization has been spotted by Akamai’s Threat Research Division, raising some questions about what is legitimate and what is proper.
As high profile cyberattacks make headlines, board members and senior management of companies large and small recognize that these attacks pose real threats to their revenue and reputations. As a result, investments in information security are essential.
So it would seem that chief…
The Tech Writers Bureau reaches out with a new Young Adult fantasy novel designed to support STEM education for young people. The novel is currently being considered for publication by the Amazon Kindle Scout program, and everyone who backs it now will…
A new multi-institutional project funded by NSF aims to bring software development from an art to a science, using formal logic and precise specifications for program behavior to create software that is verifiably reliable.