A new report from FireEye details the dominant current trend in phishing, and the most common words and file attachments used in malicious e-mails.
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How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? Archive service may have answer
Sonian File Archive offers a secure way to store files in the cloud.
Can mobile devices work as ID cards, thin clients on a secure net?
DISA wants software that would let DOD personnel securely use smart phones and tablets on DOD networks.
Agencies yet to ‘crack the code’ on mobile management, security
Mobility is key for unlocking productivity, but government still struggles to securely manage mobile devices and their data, agency IT leaders say.
DOT agency takes mission-critical database to the cloud
The Transportation Department is migrating applications connected with the agency’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to Virtustream’s FISMA-certified cloud data center.
Moving encryption to the enterprise edge involves trade-offs
DOE is using a cloud-based appliance to handle encryption of unclassified e-mail, but the solution is not for everybody.
Why is ICANN selling government-sounding domain names?
An investment group that applied for 307 generic top-level domains, including .army, .airforce and .medical, is raising concerns over the potential for fraud.
Keys to mobile security: Consistent controls, user common sense
GAO report on mobile threats concludes that certain agencies, and all users, can help improve security.
Common IT security framework for government gets a step closer
NIST’s new risk assessment guidelines caps planned efforts of a multiagency task force, but federal cybersecurity is just entering its new phase.
Blackhole exploit site turns the tables on spammers
Online criminals get a taste of their own medicine.
Energy adapts its PKI to handle old and new technologies
Although PIV cards are intended to be a standard source for PKI certificates, legacy hardware and software and the emergence of mobile devices have led DOE to adopt a gateway encryption appliance for secure e-mail.
Cities expected to spend $4.8B on big data and cloud by 2017
Communication, data sharing and application development will play a key role for city governments over the next five years, according to Pike Research.
Air Force opts for Samsung Slate tablets
The device’s portability, features and security could fit the service’s requirements.
From shipments to socks and ants, RFID is tagging everything
Radio-frequency identification tags are turning up everywhere, with wider use to come. Here’s how they work.
Don’t get your wires (and cables) in a twist
PigTails offers a unique, clear way to label cords and cables.
Unified computing makes Alaska smaller, faster, more secure
A private cloud based on unified computing technology has turned Alaska’s IT unit into a versatile services provider for the state.
Snoop-proof switch takes security to the max
The ServSwitch Black Box Secure keyboard, video and mouse switch exceeds required levels to keep government data secure.
Md. governor’s office trades paper, printers for iPads
One-man iPad pilot program now embraces 30 staffers and has reduced office paper use by 90 percent to 95 percent.
Managed service can help organizations meet HIPAA privacy rules
HIPAA Essential from StillSecure can help organizations meet the requirements of the HITECH Act.
Avatar screens border-crossers in Arizona
CBP is testing a system that uses speech recognition and voice anomaly-detection software to detect signs that a traveler might be lying.