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Pentagon to grant security clearance to select Apple, Samsung devices

Pentagon to grant security clearance to select Apple, Samsung devices
  • Posted May 1, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing
  • Department of Defense employees will soon be able to use smartphones from Apple and Samsung on the job. Specifically, Apple’s iPads and iPhones as well as Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones will be granted security approval from the Pentagon according to sources…

Pentagon to order 650,000 iOS devices, replace aging BlackBerries

Pentagon to order 650,000 iOS devices, replace aging BlackBerries
  • Posted March 21, 2013, 10:12 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Update: In an exchange with Wired, Lt. Col. Damien Pickart dismissed the notion that the DoD is replacing its existing BlackBerry devices, though he didn't outright deny that the department is looking to order a large quantity of iOS devices. …

Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror

Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 10:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • During his military trial at Ft. Meade, Bradley Manning, age 25, plead guilty yesterday to 10 of 22 charges stemming from the submission of classified information to Wikileaks in 2010. Manning has claimed responsibility for obtaining and sharing hundreds of…

Pentagon to quintuple cyber defense personnel

Pentagon to quintuple cyber defense personnel
  • Posted January 28, 2013, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Although yet to be formally announced, a report by the Washington Post reveals plans by the Department of Defense to bolster its Cyber Command unit. The Pentagon's cyber defense force is currently comprised of roughly 900 military and civilian personnel,…

Pentagon drops exclusive BlackBerry contract for iOS, Android

Pentagon drops exclusive BlackBerry contract for iOS, Android
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Despite RIM's impending BlackBerry revamp with BB10 and updated hardware, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) announced it would be dropping its exclusivity contract with RIM. According to Reuters, ICE will be transitioning to Apple's iPhone to fill gaps…

Solar panel management systems vulnerable to attack, DHS warns

Solar panel management systems vulnerable to attack, DHS warns
  • Posted October 17, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Industry News
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued another industrial control warning (pdf) regarding critical vulnerabilities found across a number of solar panel systems. Affected systems can be easily exploited using "proof of concept" code developed by security researchers Roberto Paleari…

DARPA will use decoy documents to catch leaks

DARPA will use decoy documents to catch leaks
  • Posted November 8, 2011, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security
  • The U.S. Department of Defense plans to discourage would-be document leakers by planting false documents, but there is a twist. These decoy documents, as they are described, sound sophisticated. The files employ a security feature which...

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