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Do you understand your mobile risk portfolio?

In order to manage your mobile risk portfolio, agencies should start an analysis of mobile demand across different employee segments.

  • Jul 16, 2012

With new recruiting app, the Army is going to tempt me yet

The Army releases a Web comic app for iPhone and Android that describes what it's like to be a soldier in the Army.

  • Jul 16, 2012

NYC adds free WiFi to pay phones, making them useful again

The pilot program expands the city's public wireless access, with costs being covered by the pay phone providers.

  • Jul 12, 2012

NASA explores augmented reality with Spacecraft 3D app

The app for Apple mobile devices lets users put themselves into robotic crafts exploring Mars or orbiting the moon, with more to come.

  • Jul 12, 2012

Mobile security guide catches up with smart phones, BYOD

NIST's revised guidance sharpens the focus of the original publication, released in 2008, excluding laptops and low-end cell phones, and covering both enterprise-issued devices and BYOD.

  • Jul 11, 2012

Apple quits green IT program, putting government sales at risk

The company pulled its products from EPEAT, which is required for federal and other government buys. But the iPad and iPhone are exempt, for now at least.

  • Jul 09, 2012

Managing mobile security: There's no such thing as a free app

Trojan apps are the primary means of infecting mobile devices; the good news is that you can prevent installation of malicious apps on your device.

  • Jul 09, 2012

BYOD security: Are agencies doomed to a permanent game of catch-up?

Cybersecurity pros are running to keep up with emerging threats to mobile devices, yet most observers fear government and industry will always lag behind.

  • Jul 06, 2012

In European plan, cars in a crash would auto-dial for help

The European Parliament wants all new cars be to equipped with sensors that will automatically notify rescue services in the event of a crash.

  • Jul 05, 2012

Android's rite of passage: Now it has a botnet

A spam-sending botnet that operates on Android devices could be the first of its kind, says a Microsoft researcher who discovered it

  • Jul 05, 2012

Twitter OKs most government requests for user account info

Twitter's transparency report shows it complies with most government requests for user account information, but sometimes the government has to use some legal muscle.

  • Jul 03, 2012

Don’t get raided by a SWAT team; secure your wireless hub

There are risks to setting up an unsecured wireless hub, apparently including police attacking your home.

  • Jul 03, 2012

Topic Resources

  • Delivering Big Data (Securely) to the Mobile Workforce

    In this webcast experts will discuss the Big Data challenge facing the federal market space and provide perspective into how Big Data can be contained, leveraged and, in turn, secured and accessed by the mobile device of your choice.

  • The Virtual Desktop: Extending the Enterprise

    Despite sequestration and looming, deeper budget cuts, virtualization remains high on the list of priorities for federal and state and local governments alike, to ease PC manageability, strengthen IT security and lower costs. As agencies strive to grant employees remote access to internal information resources when and where they need it, IT officials warn that while it is ideal for most agencies, it’s important to design and implement it correctly. Register to learn what impact VDI had on the federal end-user’s experience and how it affected the broader management and acquisition strategies of the IT enterprise.

  • State Department ROI Case Study

    The U.S. Department of State saved taxpayers more than $1.6M annually by using Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform to create a custom application to provide program managers around the world with ready access to up-to-date budget information. Download now to read more!

  • Special Report: Rugged IT

    The rugged IT market is about to get a wake-up call. For a long time, both buyers and sellers alike accepted the notion that buying rugged IT means giving up a lot of features that come with standard products. But as the general IT market continues to emphasize mobility and smaller device form factors, those lower expectations are bound to be revisited.