4 months later, education sites remain hacked
A security researcher recently found 68 hijacked domains that direct visitors to phony online stores, a problem the researcher first reported in January.
Justice, FBI bust 2 million-computer Coreflood botnet
Agents used a tactic new in the United States to disable malware on the long-running operation; 13 people were charged.
Analytics tool predicts the traffic for Bay Area drivers
The IBM Traffic Prediction Tool analyzes traffic data from sensors in roads, toll booths, bridges and intersections and combines it with GPS data from drivers' cell phones.
Surveillance at the genetic level: Is it possible?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technologies that could track gene changes in bacteria and viruses.
Army launches first GPS-guided mortars in Afghanistan
Precision Guided Mortar Munitions provide a sevenfold increase in accuracy.
Battle over municipal broadband brews in North Carolina
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says a bill in the state senate hurt local governments’ efforts to deliver broadband service where it’s needed.
Google submits to privacy audits in Buzz settlement
After being charged with using deceptive tactics and violating its own privacy rules with its social network, Google becomes the first company required by the Federal Trade Commission to implement a comprehensive privacy program.
Digital certificate hack reveals threat to U.S. government websites
Security experts say the attack may have been orchestrated by the Iranian government to track and shut down dissidents, and that certificate threat has become a favored tactic of foreign governments.
Cyberattacks on agencies increase as preparedness lags
Cyber incidents involving federal agencies climbed 39 percent in the last fiscal year, according to an OMB report that also found security measures and employee training to be lacking.
Fire department's iPhone app can help save lives
The San Ramon Valley, Calif., Fire Protection District has released a free iPhone application, available to anyone, that alerts people trained in CPR of cardiac emergencies nearby.
Impact of Japan quake on IT supplies continues to grow
The recent disasters in Japan are causing electronics shortages and increased prices for components such as chips and flat-panel displays as well as other components for computers, cameras and tablet PCs.
FBI at last ready to go live with Sentinel case management system
Aided by an Agile software development process that helped speed things up, the FBI is ready to go live with its often-troubled system.
NYC opens consolidated data center
A new consolidated data center, part of New York City’s "NYC Simplicity" initiative, will serve up to 40 agencies.
HHS cracks down hard on HIPAA privacy violations
The Health and Human Services Department fined Mass General $1 million after an employee left records on a train, and Cignet Health of Maryland $4.3 million for denying patients access to their records.
Kundra: 25 percent of IT spending should to go to the cloud
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's Federal Cloud Computing Strategy calls for 25 percent of federal IT spending to go to the cloud, with data center consolidation helping to pay for it.
Seattle's single sign-on system grants easy access to city services
MySeattle.gov uses a single sign-on system to give users access to the breadth of city services and lets them customize their own home pages with the services they want to use.
Next-gen 911 app for Android includes video, audio and location with emergency calls
The University of Maryland is beta testing a next-generation 911 application, V911, which works via IP rather than as a standard phone call.
Next Generation 911 projects get going again
Connecticut is restarting its effort to build an NG 911 system as the FCC pushes forward on its plans for a national public safety broadband network.
Trusted Identities: Single sign-on or single point of failure?
Despite NIST's assurances of safeguards, critics say the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace could increase the risk to users' personal information.
Project aims to protect personal info online by requiring less of it
A European Research Consortium project, ABC4Trust, would enable identity verification with minimum disclosure.
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