VA Offers Ability to Access Health Data on Smartphones Feb 11, 2019 | 3:26 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that beginning this summer veterans will be able to access their personal medical data using the Health Records feature on their iPhones. […]
NSF OIG Flags Mobile Device Policy and Compliance Gaps Jan 2, 2019 | 1:55 pm The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that NSF could improve its mobile device security after finding devices that were not enrolled in the agency’s management program, and finding inappropriate apps on work devices. The agency agreed with those recommendations. […]
FBI Shines a Light on the Problem of Evidence-Holding Technology Going Dark Nov 27, 2017 | 3:18 pm The FBI currently has a backlog of nearly 7,000 crime-connected phones that its experts are unable to crack. And it’s going to get much worse, law enforcement leaders say. […]
iPhone Celebrates 10th Anniversary as BlackBerry Still Dominates Fed Market Jun 29, 2017 | 9:54 am On the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, Apple can say that it’s the most secure phone on the market for an affordable price, while the Federal government still turns to BlackBerry. Apple phones have been encrypted since the 2014 release of iOS 8. […]
The Situation Report: Why the CIA Is Not Spying on Your Television Mar 9, 2017 | 6:00 am Since the news broke that WikiLeaks published thousands of documents detailing the CIA’s hacking arsenal targeting iPhones, driverless cars, and smart TVs, has anybody wondered why the CIA would focus on iPhones and Samsung Smart TVs? […]
Why You Should Side With the FBI, Not Apple, in the San Bernardino iPhone Case Feb 19, 2016 | 11:33 am A Federal court order would force Apple to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists for the FBI. But the FBI versus Apple standoff has little to do with government surveillance powers and even less to do with imperiling the security of dissidents around the world. That’s just what the post-Snowden cottage industry of privacy-at-all-costs advocates, and Apple, want you to believe. […]
The Situation Report: Apple & Big Data Terrorists Feb 18, 2016 | 12:40 pm Apple CEO Tim Cook has vowed to fight Uncle Sam’s request that the company create software that would help the FBI circumvent the security protections on the iPhone used by one of the terrorists in the December massacre in San Bernardino, calling the step “too dangerous.” Also, there’s buzz around the Department of Homeland Security’s social media monitoring. […]