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CIO Columnist Stolen NASA Laptop Had Unencrypted Employee Data
By Mathew J. Schwartz
Data breach drives NASA to now require that at minimum, all sensitive files stored on laptops be encrypted.

Obama Secret Order Authorizes Cybersecurity Strikebacks
Secret policy details how military units may be used to launch offensive cyber operations in the wake of online attacks against the United States.

Petraeus Mission Impossible: Cloaking Email, Online Identities
So-called security experts making basic information security errors isn't a new occurrence. Arguably, it even led to the rise of the Anonymous hacktivist collective.

NASA's IT Future: Robot Telework, 3-D Printing
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory philosophy -- prototype new tech based on what non-IT workers envision -- could pay off in robot telework, spacecraft created by 3-D printers, and more.

Fastest Supercomputer List Topped By Titan
U.S. national labs operate five of the top 20 supercomputers, according to the Energy Department.

Could Private IT Best Practices Save Feds $220 Billion?
Wiser use of technology can save the government money, cut healthcare costs and improve services, according to an American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council report.

The Petraeus Affair: Surveillance State Stopper?
Lawmakers, now reminded of their own vulnerability, need to strengthen email privacy protections. Companies need to do more to help customers protect content.

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