Government Computer News
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.
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Which sectors suffer the most identity breaches?
Data breaches in the global health care, education and government sectors accounted for 65 percent of all identities breached in 2012, according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report.
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Agencies can reap real benefits from virtual infrastructures
U.S. Forces' response to the 2011 Japan earthquake showed how virtual desktop infrastructures can deploy new endpoints quickly, easily and securely.
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Should agencies really have ‘official’ Twitter feeds?
Social media outlets were never intended as mission-critical applications; recent events show why.
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When it comes to technology, government is a unique animal
The products and features drawing big crowds on the FOSE show floor would be ignored most anywhere else.
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Net App Connect provides a secure platform for BYOD
Connect lets users view, work with and share information while it stays safely behind the network firewall.
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County goes from ECM to ETM, and one letter makes a huge difference
Eaton County, Mich., installs Laserfiche 9 to move to the next phase of document workflows: enterprise transactional management.
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Stealth releases fanless, silent mini PC
The company's latest Little PC, with a solid state hard drive and Intel mobile processor, uses an extruded aluminum chassis to dissipate heat.
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In current threat landscape, cyber teams need to go looking for trouble
Cybersecurity must become a full partner with IT and get more aggressive in searching out threats in order to effectively fulfill its mission of supporting agency missions.
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Huddle's game plan for government
U.K.-based Huddle's secure cloud collaboration platform, already in use a several U.S. agencies, is billed as an alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint.
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Fighting malware with hardware can produce better security
Rather than trying to keep up with and get ahead of malicious software, hardware security can help ensure that devices are safe and remain uninfected, says Imation's Larry Hamid.
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NASCIO site puts states' mobile apps in one place
The State Mobile Apps Catalog can help states find ideas for developing their own apps.
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App company brings collaboration to BlackBerry 10
The company's app for BlackBerry gives users full Office 365 and on-premise SharePoint functionality.
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Security plays a key role in Navy's energy grid upgrade
The service's industrial controls get smarter during its quest for "net zero" buildings, which brings cybersecurity into play.
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The trick to detecting Poison Ivy RAT and other stealthy malware
Although malware can evade signatures and other filters, its code leaves telltale tracks that can be discovered through traffic analysis, analysts show in FOSE demonstration.
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Many state and local networks unprepared for cyberattacks
IT officials at a recent conference said efforts to protect their infrastructure are hampered by a lack of resources and a lack of understanding from those who make funding decisions.
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Print2Cloud247 offers secure mobile printing on any printer
The company's Universal Cloud Release Station, on display at FOSE, can be tied to a PIV of CAC card.
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The coolest new public-sector tech at FOSE
From a case that makes any smart phone super-rugged to a secure key drive that lets you take everything, including your OS, with you, here's what impressed us most.
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Need to build secure software? Free help is online.
SAFECode, an industry group promoting reliability in commercial software, is releasing a free online training course on the basics secure software development.
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Agencies can't count the savings in consolidation push
Agencies are seeing benefits from consolidation, though most can't quantify cost savings, according to a MeriTalk survey. And 56 percent of IT pros grade agencies' efforts at "C" or below.
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