Remember those movie scenes where the protagonists are trying to track someone down, and they have to keep them on the phone until the police or agency can pinpoint the perp’s location? They usually need about 1 minute or so for the tracking software to work, but the bad guys always seem to know
The U.S. Government just took a big commitment towards open-source software. The “ Federal Source Code Policy — Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software ” paper sheds some light on the Government’s plan to improve the acquisitions, building, and
A federal judge in New York ruled on Monday in favor of Apple in a case involving the unlocking of a seized iPhone. This decision is an important victory for the tech giants for two reasons: the locked iPhone 5s (iOS 7) in the New York case can be unlocked, as opposed to the iPhone 5C (iOS 9) in
The Apple vs. DOJ/FBI week continues with a Tim Cook interview that aired Wednesday evening on national television. Apple’s CEO sat down (in his office) with David Muir of ABC News , in his first public discussion since the court order that required the tech company to provide technical assistance
Earlier this week, Apple was ordered by a U.S. judge to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the case of the San Bernardino shooting that took place in December 2015. The judge ruled that the tech giants must provide “reasonable technical assistance” (aka break into) the phone belonging to
President Obama released the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) – a response to the growing number of cyberattacks on federal networks that seeks seeking $19 billion for cybersecurity, a considerable increase from last year (more than 35%). The plan aims to strengthen not only the security
