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Tracking cancer in real time
July 22, 2016 | NewsCalifornia is overhauling the way it collects information for its massive cancer database in the hope of improving how patients are treated for the disease.
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BlackBerry signs government deals as it pivots to software
| NewsThe company’s software gets a nod from DISA, and its AtHoc crisis communication platform will be deployed in the Senate and expanded in the Coast Guard.
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DARPA’s all-machine cyber challenge
July 21, 2016 | NewsThis year’s Cyber Grand Challenge will be the first all-computer hacking tournament where machines will try to find and fix bugs in real time.
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Putting the NIST Cyber Security Framework to work
| NewsMarket forces and the fear of liability may ultimately make the voluntary guidelines the de facto standard for public- and private-sector cybersecurity.
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Faster and more accurate flood prediction
| NewsStormSense, a new flood forecasting project, will give emergency managers in coastal towns flood predictions so accurate that residents can be notified if they need to move their car one street over.
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Environmental monitoring program expands to West Africa
| NewsNASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development opened another SERVIR center in West Africa, where data from space will help local officials manage climate-sensitive, region-specific issues.
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Visual whitelisting software helps secure video chats
July 20, 2016 | NewsSoftware developed by Duke University researchers lets users of camera-equipped devices specify what others can see, preventing inadvertent disclosure of restricted information.
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Getting government approval of a more secure OpenSSL
| NewsA much-improved version of the cryptographic building block lacks FIPS 140-2 validation, but SafeLogic is stepping in to change that.
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5 lessons learned from the FedRAMP process
| NewsAdvice for those starting down the long and difficult road toward cloud authorization by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.