Xerox Subsidiary to Develop Govt. Tech Using Habit Info, Data to Find Insider Threat

Xerox subsidiary PARC will help the Defense Department identify internet threats before damage is done under a $3.5 million contract, Xerox announced Wednesday.

Under the two-year contract, PARC will partner with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technology for finding insider threats.

PARC will work with DARPA on…

NIST IT Lab Head Says Mobility, Big Data Standards the Focus for 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will increase its focus on big data and increased use of mobile devices in 2012, a NIST lab director told InformationWeek. 

NIST Information Technology Laboratory Director Chuck Romaine said that NIST is working to issue standards for big data technologies.

NIST helped publish a report…

Interior Dept. Allowing Mobile Email Access

The Interior Department launched a portal Thursday allowing employees to access the agency’s network on mobile devices, Federal News Radio reports. 

“Any device that will access a network can access this new system that we’re launching today,” Andrew Jackson, deputy assistant secretary for technology, information and business services, said to Federal News Radio.

Interior…

DARPA Designing Digital Imaging Contact Lenses

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency researchers are working on contact lenses that allow the wearer to view digital images in the lens, the agency said Tuesday.

DARPA said the contacts would project images onto full-color displays near the eye and enable the wearer to focus simultaneously on objects at either short or long distances….

Boeing Awarded Option to Upgrade Air Force Surveillance Satellite

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $23,881,830 contract modification for infrastructure maintenance and delivery of the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 System, according to a Pentagon announcement. 

According to Boeing, the SBSS is the only space-based sensor in the Air Force’s space surveillance network. The network is intended to detect distant objects despite interference from…

Military Wants Better Sensors for UAV: What Engineers are Doing to Get There

With the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles increasing, the military is pushing to set the bar higher for UAV performance. A report by Defense Systems highlights changes taking place and areas of consideration for improving UAVs.

As UAV flights are more prevalent, flight length and larger UAVs have made way for more sensors and electronics…

Cyber Experts Predict What Will Leave, What Will Stick in 2012

With the year’s end approaching, many information technology firms and officials are making their stance on what they believe is to come and has come to be in terms of cybersecurity.

“As we head into 2012, many CIOs are evaluating the various aspects of IT, looking ahead to the new technologies that…

CNSI to Support Census Bureau Data Management, Mobile Computing Centers

CNSI announced it has been contracted by the Census Bureau to provide support in establishing Bureau centers for mobile computing, data management, enterprise content management, analytics and data visualization and enterprise services. 

CNSI said it will give program support to the chief technology officer in order to establish centers of excellence within the Bureau’s Center for Applied…

Symantec Mugshot: Who is the Insider Threat?

Just the other day, Symantec filled us in on who was most attacked and the most frequent form of cyber attacks. Now they are profiling who some of those attacks are coming from: insiders.

In “Behavioral Risk Indicators of Malicious Insider Theft of Intellectual Property: Misreading the Writing on the Wall” authors Dr. Eric Shaw…

Private Companies Buying Cybersecurity Insurance

According to Insurancenewsnet.com, there is an increasing number of private companies who are buying cybersecurity insurance.

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has recently added insurance coverage and risk management to its services.

The firm says the new cyber coverage will help protect private companies against damages and liability resulting from network security intrusions and privacy…