Industrial control 'honeypots' show systems are under attack
Recent research by Trend Micro shows ICS networks are frequently attacked -- and not by accident.
Data.gov pilots an easier way to manage agency APIs
The new service handles the routine, repetitive tasks of API management, letting agencies concentrate on building their interfaces.
After XKeyscore, is encryption the next big thing?
The latest reports on the NSA's surveillance could raise awareness on a practice that is regularly recommended but frequently ignored.
Yacht hijacking shows the potential power of GPS spoofing
Last year, a University of Texas professor's team took control of a drone in flight. This year, it was a super yacht on the Ionian Sea. But they’re also evaluating ways to prevent spoofing.
Stanford probes breach as attacks on university networks soar
The source of an apparent breach of Stanford University's network is unknown, but it comes as universities are seeing an exponential increase in attacks on their networks.
West Virginia U. brings Super Wi-Fi to campus
The free "white spaces" network is the first of its kind on a U.S. campus, and it could lead to more rural deployments.
Smart phone: 30 years in the making
The technology behind smart phones can be traced back to GCN's beginnings, and further, into government research projects. Here's a brief look at what's behind a smart phone's key components.
Using Wi-Fi signals to see through walls
MIT researchers' Wi-Vi system uses two transmitters and a single receiver to detect motion on the other side of a wall or door.
Ranking the world's best big data supercomputers
The Graph 500 ranks HPC systems not by petaflops, but on how well they handle data-intensive workloads. Livermore's Sequoia, an IBM Blue Gene Q system, leads the pack.
Tiny 3D printed battery could power devices of the future
A research team prints a lithium ion battery the size of a grain of sand out of electrochemical inks, opening the door for microscopic medical implants, communications devices and other gear.
DARPA takes a smart-phone approach to Android ground sensors
The agency's ADAPT program is using reusable hardware and software and an open-source approach to app development in order to get new designs into the field more quickly.
Energy lab team explores new ways of analyzing social media
The SALSA tool developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory taps the lab's supercomputing power to pore over billions of posts in seconds.
New encryption method promises end-to-end cloud security
MIT researchers develop a new functional-encryption scheme that could process cloud data while keeping it encrypted.
Why NSA will have the capacity for all that data it's collecting
The agency gets ready to fire up the world's third largest data center, with zettabytes of capacity, as it begins work on another new high-performance center.
FBI, Microsoft win a round against Citadel botnet; the battle goes on
The joint operation cuts off more than 1,400 botnets used in the theft of $500 million worldwide, but it also shows how nimble cyber criminals are in distributing their malware.
BlackBerry Q10 features a real keyboard, smart ID card support
The company's new phone harkens to the days of old with a physical keyboard, while adding new functionality and security features with Version 10.1 of the OS.
Attacking the attackers: Can active cyber defense stay within the rules?
The growth in cyberattacks and the theft of intellectual property has prompted calls for more aggressive cyber defense. The Pentagon and an independent commission are taking up the cause.
Mobile authentication for CAC, PIV cards could get easier
A new app works with the cards on iOS and Android platforms, as will future versions of BlackBerry 10.
ONR develops one drone controller to rule them all
The Universal Character Set software works with any unmanned system on any platform, tying together air, ground, sea and undersea drones into a complete operational picture.
Universities get schooled on DNS amplification attacks
The open access policies at educational institutions can leave them open to being exploited as bots in large-scale distributed denial of service attacks. There are steps they can take to mitigate the problem.
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