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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley ranked nine technologies according to technical vulnerability, attractiveness to nation-state attackers and potential impact of a successful attack.

By Beau Hutto Mar 16, 2021 Nimble thinking affords organizations the ability to act and respond quickly amid evolving circumstances, and it’s key to both cloud adoption and capitalizing on cloud capabilities. Unfortunately, nimble thinking can be tough for federal agencies to integrate into operations that are subject to regulations and scrutiny.  Federal agencies have made progress on cloud adoption, but as top researchers over the past few years have pointed out, many are still struggli...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Mar 16, 2021 The Defense Department is preparing for 5G-based telemedicine experiments with technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and robotic surgery. DOD is expected to issue requests for prototype proposals from Joint Base San Antonio (JSBA) in Texas after releasing a statement of work for a 5G telemedicine and medical training project. The SOW sought industry input on development related to 5G-enabled AR/virtual reality-guided medical training, advanced telehealth...

By GCN Staff Mar 16, 2021 Cloud computing is helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions, potentially preventing more than 1 billion metric tons of CO2 from 2021 through 2024, according to a forecast from International Data Corp. According to the market research firm, a key factor in the reduction of CO2 emissions has been the aggregation of discrete enterprise data centers to larger-scale facilities that can more efficiently manage power capacity, optimize cooling, leverage the most ...

By GCN Staff Mar 16, 2021 The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has released supplemental requirements to ensure cloud service providers (CSPs) keep their container technology in compliance. Released March 16, the document, Vulnerability Scanning Requirements for Containers, bridges the compliance gaps between traditional cloud and containerized systems by describing “the processes, architecture and security considerations specific to vulnerability scanning for cloud systems u...

By Natalie Alms Mar 17, 2021 The Department of Labor is using $9.6 million from recently expanded Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to upgrade its enterprise data infrastructure. The new project will improve the availability of the agencys data by boosting operational efficiency and public services so that federal agencies and other data consumers can access information more easily. The Labor Department will use the funding to enable an evidence-based decision-making approach across enforceme...

By Alan Duric Mar 15, 2021 Government agencies have been unable to maintain trust in their cybersecurity capabilities this past year, and for good reason. The onset of the pandemic, followed by a year of tumultuous cyberattacks, has further damaged an IT infrastructure that had long been vulnerable to bad actors, nation-state and otherwise. The perfect storm of pandemic-related events and vulnerable infrastructure has challenged federal, state and local governments. Not only did 2020 see a mass...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s SocialCyber program aims to create a dynamic situational awareness capability that can preserve the integrity and security of open source software projects.

By Mark Rockwell Oct 19, 2020 It only takes one small breach to dent confidence in the nation’s election systems, according to a digital rights and technology expert. While the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other organizations have made great strides since 2016 to shore up local election infrastructure, “cybersecurity is an active process. Threats are constantly changing and evolving, so we need to keep making the case that election officials need to prioritiz...

By Nick Wakeman Mar 12, 2021 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to explore how artificial intelligence-enabled assistants can provide guidance -- in the form of just-in-time visual and audio feedback -- to help users expand their skillsets and minimize errors or mistakes.   In the Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program, humans would wear microphones sensors, head-mounted cameras and an augmented reality headset that all send and receive data. The system could help me...