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By Jenni Bergal May 14, 2021 A cybercriminal gang that breached the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department’s computer network in a ransomware attack published detailed information this week about nearly two dozen officers, including Social Security numbers and psychological assessments. The group, Babuk, already had posted on the dark web lengthy dossiers of several officers. It claimed it stole more than 250 gigabytes of data late last month and is threatening to release more info...

May 14, 2021 Small military units conducting hostage rescue, scouting and training missions depend on radio communications to coordinate actions with each other and their commanders. In some areas, such as in caves or jungles with heavy foliage, mobile radio frequency (RF) communications are difficult to sustain. In World War II, for example, radio communications in tropical jungles required the use of long strings of wire as a transmission medium. Recent developments in RF mobility gain – th...

By Andrew Churchill May 12, 2021 Under the Industries of the Future Act, Congress proposes to spend $10 billion on artificial intelligence, quantum computing and 5G over the next 10 years. Further, the recently released National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence report highlights how the AI revolution will impact the U.S. economy, national security and welfare. Recognizing the significance of these groundbreaking technologies is an important first step, but now comes the difficult ...

By Stephanie Kanowitz May 13, 2021 A cloud-based secure email gateway has helped the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) decrease the threat from inbound ransomware messages and other malware. Although state government offices now receive about half a million email messages per day, compared to 372,000 per day last July, they were getting more than three times as many malware messages last year. “I think it’s because we didn’t have good email security in place,”...

By Dan Carroll May 13, 2021 Researchers have used information extracted from tweets to provide unparalleled accuracy for predicting morning traffic patterns. The morning commute period is one of the busiest times of day for traffic; however, it has also proven to be the most difficult time to predict traffic patterns. This is because most methods for traffic prediction rely on having a consistent flow of traffic data from the time leading up to the predicted period. The majority of people, howe...

By Todd Miller May 11, 2021 Recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Boulder, Indianapolis and other cities have shaken communities across the country. At a time when Americans are already concerned about public acts of violence, government agencies must re-examine their emergency response preparedness and make improvements wherever necessary. However, several factors are working against these efforts.  First, everyone is inundated with information right now -- health guidelines, workplace-specific p...

The Federal Risk and Authorization Program is allowing cloud service providers to have their data centers tested remotely.

Using pegs and pegboards made out of DNA and retrieving the data with a microscope -- a molecular version of the Lite-Brite toy – researchers have developed a way to store data for centuries at a density of 330 gigabits per square centimeter.

May 12, 2021 A new framework of security protocols will allow researchers to tap into the supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) for projects using protected data. Called CITADEL, the framework features new security controls for handling large datasets containing private or health information as well as data protected by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. This means...

By Natalie Alms May 12, 2021 Thanks to $2 billion in funding in the American Rescue Plan Act, states can start modernizing their legacy unemployment insurance benefits systems. State leaders, however, say that funding and federal involvement isnt enough. New Mexico modernized its UI system in 2013 and has tried to pursue continuous modernization and improvement since then, said Sue Anne Athens, CIO in New Mexicos Department of Workforce Solutions, at an event hosted by GovExec. Unfortunately, f...