Sandia National Labs’ Massive Android Testing Array, False Cyber Attacks, and More

By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Sandia National Laboratories is building an experimental set-up of 300,000 Android devices so that researchers can study how hackers disrupt mobile networks. More here. Defense Information Systems Agency Chief Information Officer Henry Sienkiewicz will become the new vice chief information assurance executive while DavidRead… Read more »

Solving the Security Problem Facing Government Desktops

Advanced KVM Technology Protects Government Desktops from Cyberthreats – http://bit.ly/NSKqzS VNM100312 – Over a three-year period, government agencies reported a 400-percent increase in attempted incursions into federal systems – demonstrating that cyber attacks on government systems are increasing at an exponential rate. While there is no current data on the number of attempts to compromiseRead… Read more »

The Topsham 1 and Student Mayhem

Some interesting conversation on twitter last night and today about the so-called “ban” on @topshampolice twitter account. Thank you for all your support. I was told to close the account and cease tweeting. It upset me very much and is still being discussed RT 🙁 — Sarah Giles (@TopshamPolice) October 02, 2012 The BBC haveRead… Read more »

Too Many Direct Reports With Your Flat Organization Structure? Considerations To Lessen The Impact

With many organizations wanting to be lean and have a flat organization reporting structure, managers may become overwhelmed by the number of employees reporting directly to them; and have difficulty effectively managing their direct reports and the operations for which they are responsible. Before you start to change your organization structure (or give up onRead… Read more »

Samsung strikes back against the iPhone 5, Gmail can search inside attachments and more

By RyanKamauff Samsung was NOT happy with the previous ruling, and is looking for some court magic of their own Here’s the top tech news and stories for 2 October 2012. As expected, Samsung has filed a lawsuit alleging that the iPhone 5 has infringed on their patents. Samsung has many LTE patents, and allegesRead… Read more »

Security Clearance Application Tips for Millennials

Obtaining a security clearance can be a pain, but the career benefits are worth it. As someone in his or her twenties, putting together a security clearance package presents unique problems. It’s said that millennials are great at multi-tasking – their memories seem to be less clear, if you ask security clearance investigators, as manyRead… Read more »

Reading and doing

The gov.uk team have released a new version of their home page. It’s now quite a long way from the simplicity of where they started – but kudos to them for respecting the discipline of user focused design. But looking at the page, one small thing struck me (well, one thing other than the otherRead… Read more »

111 Innovative Government Initiatives

Every year (since 2010) the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation located at Harvard University releases a list that recognize and promote creative government initiatives and partnerships. This year the Ash Center recognized 111 innovative government initiatives as Bright Ideas. The list contains creative initiatives from all levels of government—including school districts, county, city,Read… Read more »

Funny Auto-Correct Mishaps

Be very careful when using auto-correct around the office. Original post

Rainmaker 16 – LinkedIn: Your Personal Publicist

Do you show up at your best for other 175 million LinkedIn members?Many posts have been written about developing your profile and contact information for the ‘yellow pages’ of the professional community – the top part of your LinkedIn page. While this is important and you must build a strong profile and history, it isRead… Read more »