NASA Gives Astronauts Remote-Controlled Assistants

A volleyball-sized, free-flying robot on the International Space Station helped astronauts complete tasks with a smartphone controller, according to a recent report by NASA. The first successful flight took place last month.

As part of NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions,…

Marines to Use Lockheed Smartphone Network for Disaster Relief Exercises

The U.S. Marine Corps will soon beginning using a Lockheed Martin-developed tactical smartphone network to support the service branch’s disaster relief mission exercises and humanitarian assistance.

The Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center has acquired the MONAX system, a portable private 4G network that provides voice, data and video services through commercial smartphone technologies.

The network connects off-the-shelf smartphones…

McAfee Releases Security Solution Made for All Internet Devices

McAfee has made available a cross-security device solution for individuals and families, empowering them to protect their Internet-connected devices.

McAfee All Access enables consumers, from console, to secure smartphones, tablets, netbooks, PCs, and Macs with security protection for each device. The program allows consumers to secure their data and systems, safeguard Internet activities, and monitor children and teens.

“Users…

IBM and 3M Develop New Adhesives to Create 3D Semiconductors

IBM and 3M today announced their plan to jointly develop the first adhesives that can be used to package semiconductors into densely stacked silicon “towers.” This new class of materials will make it possible to build commercial microprocessors of layers of up to 100 separate chips.

The developments of this effort could lead to dramatically higher levels of…

Mobile Malware Report Predicts ‘Significant’ Uptick in Cellphone Attacks

On the heels of a recent study warning about mobile malware emerging as the new frontier of cyber crime comes another report that discusses the evolution of both smart devices and the threats that target them.

The “Smartphone Malware Report,” by Panda Security and Spain’s National Cyber-Security Advisory Council, follows…

NSA Launches ‘Cool’ Tech Tools to Recruit Cyber Pros, Techies

The National Security Agency has launched two new digital communications efforts designed to educate prospective employees on career opportunities as part of a move to tap the best and brightest to support the agency’s cybersecurity initiatives, according to an NSA press release.

Available from iTunes, the NSA Career Links…

How to Protect Your Devices

If you were one of many who received tech gifts during the holidays, beware. Computer and cyber crime have risen by more than 22 percent, according to the most recent statistics from 2009.

McAfee…

iPad Hype Gives GovCon Firms New Opportunities

The iPad undoubtedly became one of the most-hyped products of last year, with a seemingly never-ending popularity. When legions of government employees embrace what some have dubbed the new BlackBerry for federal workers, government contractors specializing in computer and mobile security have found  themselves increasingly busy with developing new applications and systems to protect the masses of Apple…

McAfee’s Dave DeWalt: Next Big Threat? Apps

The growing popularity of mobile devices and their many applications is already being exploited by hackers who are in the game to steal valuable personal information.

“We think 2011 is the year of the threat to the mobile device, particularly the mobile app,” Dave DeWalt, McAfee Inc CEO, told The Canadian Press.

With new…

Study: No Hacking Needed when Modern Spies Steal Corporate Data

A new study reveals two-thirds of employees expose sensitive data outside the workplace, some even revealing highly confidential information such as customer credit card and Social Security numbers.

Conducted by People Security, the Visual Data Breach Risk Assessment Study also found most companies lack policies or measures to safeguard sensitive information from computer screen snooping when employees are…