The U.S. Government’s Secure Android Projects – Investorplace.com
The U.S. Government's Secure Android ProjectsInvestorplace.comIt will be some time before either Android project is in wide use, but RIM may want to back away from Android security insults. The consumer-level Android systems are getting more secure with each version and Google has now begun scanning the Android …and more » “android security” – Google News
U.S. CBP wins “Most Notable Interdiction/Arrest” award for northern border SBI arrests on St. Clair River
Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Surveillance towerin Michigan In a new GSN award category in 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was selected as winner of the “Most Notable Law Enforcement Interdiction or Arrest” trophy for the dramatic arrest — with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and the police departments of [...]
Cyber Capable of Crashing the U.S. Economy?
but experts are reportedly struggling to remove the from the Predator computers. According to Richard Clarke, a top advisor to three presidents, the United States’ networks are so vulnerable to that going to war against …
U.S. Military Goes Online to Rebut Extremists’ Messages (New York Times)
New York Times:U.S. Military Goes Online to Rebut Extremists’ Messages — MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The morning sun had barely cast its fresh light over Tampa Bay when Ardashir Safavi — born in Iran, a refugee to Turkey, educated in the mid-Atlantic states — was up and patrolling …
L-3 MPRI wins contract to support U.S. Army’s ‘Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape’ program
Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection L-3 MPRI, a provider of integrated training solutions, announced on Nov. 8 that it has received a single-award contract to deliver support services for the U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) program. The period of performance includes phase-in from November 1 through December 31, 2011, a base year from [...]
Barnes & Noble Urges U.S. Regulators to Probe Microsoft on Mobile Patents (Susan Decker/Bloomberg)
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:Barnes & Noble Urges U.S. Regulators to Probe Microsoft on Mobile Patents — Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) asked U.S. regulators to investigate whether Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) seeks to monopolize the mobile-device market by demanding patent royalties on electronics running on Google Inc.’s Android operating system.
U.S. Border Patrol rescues group from tight situation in California
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Otay Mesa tunnel U.S. Border Patrol agents helped rescue five illegal aliens from a tight cross-border tunnel in California on Nov. 2, after the lead man in the group got stuck in tunnel’s exit in the U.S. Borders gents apprehended five illegal aliens from the tunnel near [...]
U.S. to train Mexican technicians in covert surveillance techniques
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders The U.S. Department of State wants to train 20 technicians working for the Government of Mexico to implement “effective and sophisticated covert surveillance techniques” — including concealed audio and video intercepts — to mount an aggressive anti-narcotics crime-fighting program. Homepage position: 10 read more
GAO sees no compelling reason to restrict Cloud data centers to U.S. locations
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: it_security In a May 2011 solicitation for Cloud providers – particularly for email services – the General Services Administration (GSA) found itself in an argument with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) over whether the data centers that would provide such Cloud services [...]
Virginia man accused of planning intimidation of Syrian protestors in U.S.
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Syrian protestors Federal prosecutors alleged that a Leesburg, VA man, acted as an agent of the Syrian government and gathered information on Syrians in the U.S. who were protesting the country’s regime. The officials charged Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid, 47, for his alleged role in a conspiracy [...]
