Page 574 - Open Source News Today

What Google People API means for Apps that Sync Google Calendar with Outlook

To crack down on security risks from unmanned aerial systems, the General Services Administration said its multiple awards schedules will only offer small drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS Program.

While distributed denial of service attacks can take agencies offline, relevant policies, trained staff and orchestrated technical and personnel resources offer the best defense.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned of attacks that leverage phishing and email forwarding vulnerabilities as well as one that bypassed multifactor authentication.

A computer that can solve the Rubik’s Cube should be able to teach people how to solve it, too.

It seems probable that a US Navy submarine, the USS Georgia (SSGN 729), has been detected by Iranian forces in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz. The circumstances are unclear.

By Chris Kadoch Jan 14, 2021 When it comes to smart cities, many leaders struggle with where to start. The options can be overwhelming, with political, financial and technical challenges too often curbing progress. But, as the World Economic Forum pointed out, a bundle of small projects that ladder up to a larger aggregate system can be an accessible approach to modernizing smart city infrastructure. One technology already likely installed that can pave the way for cities transitioning core ser...

By GCN Staff Jan 14, 2021 On Jan. 12, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy launched the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.  This new OSTP office is charged with overseeing and implementing a national AI strategy and serving as the central hub for federal AI research and policymaking across government, the private sector, academia, nonprofits and state governments. The office is also responsible for conducting regular public outreach, such as conferences ...

Rowland Scherman/U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons Sounds Good will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by honoring the minister and activists legacy with two special presentations from PRX on Monday, January 18th.  The Martin Luther King Jr. Day special programming on Monday, January 18th, is as follows: 11 am:  Constant Wonder: MLK Day Special We all know of Martin Luther King Jr.s major contribution to the discourse about non-violence. Who planted ...

The company has not seen enough evidence to positively trace the hackers behind the ongoing SolarWinds Orion hack to Russian entities, a FireEye executive said.