Top 6 US Government Cyber Assets Prone to Attacks
Cyber security remains a pressing matter, and there is still quite a bit of work to be done. A new report by Trend Micro goes to show US cities are …
Tag: Government
Bitcoin can Become a new Foreign Reserve Currency for Governments
Governments all over the world are dealing with dwindling foreign currency reserves. China is an excellent example of how the government and central bank have been forced to spend …
Judge Approves IRS Tax Information Request to Coinbase
On November 20, the American IRS (Internal Revenue Service) submitted a request to Bitcoin startup, Coinbase. The document demanded detailed financial and personal information on all of the platform’s users. …
Cash And Bitcoin Are Being Opposed Because They Both Offer Financial Freedom
There is an apparent correlation between the usage of cash, and being excited about Bitcoin. Both forms of transferring value provide financial freedom, albeit there are some significant differences …
U.S. Plans to Ban Pokemon Go Permanantly
August 22, 2016
News, Technology
It seems the DNC hacks have more than just democrats scared these days. Thoughts of malicious malware, and cyber attacks were unheard of some years ago, and lately it’s …
US Goverment Ready to Pass On DNS Control to ICANN
August 20, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The United States government has been managing the Domain Naming System –a key component of the Internet– for nearly 18 years, on October 1st, this responsibility will fall on ICANN’s …
Belgian Government Cracks Down On Anonymous SIM Cards
July 21, 2016
News, Security, Technology
A lot of consumers value their anonymity, and buying an anonymous sim card is a great way to achieve that goal. But in Belgium, that situation will come to …
Singapore To Take Government Computers Offline In Response To Cyber Threats
June 10, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Singapore is a country which will not shy away from taking drastic measures. Not even when those steps result in cutting off internet access for government computers. This initiative …
Government Form Digitization Startup SeamlessDocs Raises US$7m
May 23, 2016
News, Technology
The push for digitization is in full effect, and governments are looking at the various ways to ensure they can go digital shortly. Now that startup SeamlessDocs raised US$7m …