BROWSING: FBI

Verizon to modernize FBI network in $400M contract

The task order includes 24/7 direct access to Verizon’s IT development team and support for a wide range of applications, like cloud computing and video transmissions The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Verizon Public Sector a more than $400 million Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions...

Celona claims O-RAN compliant private 5G, inks investment deal for federal 5G systems

California-based private LTE/5G startup Celona is the first company to implement the O-RAN Alliance’s specifications for open radio access network (open RAN) software in private 5G enterprise networks, it has said. Celona said its O-RAN-compliant capabilities, newly certified, confirm its so-called ‘edgeless’ 5G architecture...

What is the government doing to counter cybercrime?

Countering cybercrime is a daunting challenge, not only because there are so many cybercriminals but also because they are so technically sophisticated. A 2014 ZDNet article stated that organized cybercrime groups have technical capabilities equal to (or in some cases superior to) those of...

Feds crack iPhone ending legal action against Apple

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys on Monday vacated legal action against Apple seeking to require the technology giant to help federal investigators access an iPhone associated with the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks. Attorneys asked a judge to vacate a previous motion to compel Apple...

Apple vs. FBI heats up ahead of March 22 court date

Much broader questions about security and privacy at stake, Apple argues; Woz weighs in Apple and the FBI, engaged in an increasingly heated legal exchange over an alleged terrorist’s iPhone that has also sparked a national discussion about digital security, are set to meet in...

President Obama highlights day one of South by Southwest

Obama talks tech, globalization and tacos on Texas trip AUSTIN--President Barack Obama kicked off the South by Southwest Interactive on March 11 with a keynote talk calling on technology leaders to drive change in three areas: improve government and services through digitalization, tackle big problems...

Apple to FBI: No access to San Bernadino shooter’s phone

Update, Feb. 18: Apple gets support from tech community including Google CEO, WhatsApp founder, Microsoft After Apple CEO Tim Cook explained his rationale for refusing an FBI request to create a backdoor into Apple's iOS, support for the move came in from other heavyweights in...

Saboteurs severing major Internet cables in California

The FBI is investigating at least 11 incidents in California where an unknown person or persons are sneaking into unmonitored underground vaults and severing high-capacity Internet cables. The disruptions have all taken place in the last year and range from the San Francisco Bay Area...