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Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Bill, Angering Opponents
The U.S. Senate passed the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act on Tuesday, paving the way for private companies to share cyberthreat information not just with each other, but with the government. But a vocal opposition to the measure took to social media during the Senate’s debate, calling on lawmakers to defeat the bill because it will tantamount to sanctioned government spying on citizens.

Acoustic Kitty and Zombie Home Appliances: Yesterday's Theories Shape Tomorrow's Technologies
What does the CIA's Project Acoustic Kitty have in common with zombie home appliances? The answer can be found in three letters: IoT. Left unchecked, the Internet of Things poses notable threats, both commercially and militarily.

Small Defense Contractors Need Stronger Cybersecurity Practices
Small businesses doing work for the U.S. Defense Department pose serious cybersecurity concerns, in part because of their limited resources to invest in technical and practiced security measures, the U.S. Government Accountability Office stated in a recent report about small businesses cyber practices.

Six Companies to Share $5 Billion Technology Contract
Barbaricum LLC, Washington, D.C.
7 Technologies That Together Will Disrupt Humanity
A mere seven emerging technologies, while each powerful on their own, have the synergistic potential to disrupt life as we know it. The changes are coming. But are we ready? Has humanity fully prepared for the impacts? Lives will be easier, but at what cost? Guest blogger Bob Gourley dusts off the crystal ball.

Time for the Government to Practice What It Preaches
U.S. Defense Department Agrees to Educate Small Businesses on Cybersecurity
NIST Seeks Comments on Guidance for Protecting Access to Information Systems
Raytheon Wins Potential $1 Billion DHS Cybersecurity Contract
Raytheon will provide full lifecycle development and sustainment support for the Department of Homeland