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NSA and Army On Quest For Quantum Physics Jackpot

coondoggie sends this excerpt from NetworkWorld: "The US Army Research Office and the National Security Agency (NSA) are together looking for some answers to their quantum physics questions. ... The Army said quantum algorithms that are developed should focus on constructive solutions [PDF] for specific tasks, and on general methodologies for expressing and analyzing algorithms tailored to specific problems — though they didn't say what those specific tasks were ... 'Investigators should presuppose the existence of a fully functional quantum computer and consider what algorithmic tasks are particularly well suited to such a machine. A necessary component of this research will be to compare the efficiency of the quantum algorithm to the best existing classical algorithm for the same problem.

New Report On NSA Released Today

daveschroeder writes "George Washington University has today released a three-volume history of NSA activities during the Cold War (major highlights). Written by agency historian Thomas R. Johnson, the 1,000-page report, 'Cryptology During the Cold War, 1945-1989,' details some of the agency's successes and failures, its conflict with other intelligence agencies, and the questionable legal ground on which early American cryptologists worked. The report remained classified for years, until Johnson mentioned it to Matthew Aid, an intelligence historian, at an intelligence conference. Two years later, an abstract and the three current volumes of the report are now available (PDF) from GWU and the National Security Archive. Aid, author of the forthcoming history 'The Secret Sentry: The Top Secret History of the National Security Agency,' says

VPN Tracker adds SonicWALL NSA 240 support

Equinux has released the latest version of its IPSec VPN client, VPN Tracker 5.4. The update now supports the newest release of SonicWALL's threat management platform, Network Security Appliance (NSA) 240. The software can be used to configure and administer secure access to virtual private networks. The company aimed to create a simple user interface that resembles iChat, allowing users to group connections in a similar way to the messenger program.

?Indian cricket is in safe hands?

BJP to bring back POTA if wins, says Rajnath | Paswan wants Raj Thackeray booked under NSA | Australia losing grip as world number one team: Ian Chappell | Oppo-govt unity over Maharashtra proves phoney in Bihar | Money from Tamil relief fund may be diverted to LTTE: Jaya | Prime Minister's writ does not run in Congress: Amar Singh | All-party resolutions not sidetracked, says Karuna | Paswan wants Raj Thackeray booked under NSA | CPI(M) asks Centre to increase public investments | ULFA denies links with HuJI, involvement in blasts | German rape case: Medical exam confirms rape, says lawyer | Assam govt informed of possible terror strikes: Army |

ViaSat Chosen To Produce Media Encryptors For DoD Applications

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has been awarded a $1.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to manufacture KG-200 and KG-201 In-Line Media Encryptors (IMEs) in a competitive procurement by the National Security Agency (NSA). The KG-200 and KG-201 are NSA-certified to secure data up to Top Secret/SCI, transparently encrypting and decrypting data written to and read from computer storage media (also called "data at rest"). The KG-200 is designed for desktop PCs; the KG-201 for laptop PCs and other mobile computing platforms.

CIA, NSA Treat Bloggers Like Journalists, More...

Read Afi Scruggs's blog post Does anyone have anny suggestions for books on "visual thinking" in the Online & Multimedia blog.

Newsweek: NSA classifies 'public' wiretap report

When Congress passed a landmark electronic-spying bill last summer, the measure included a key provision that ordered the inspectors general of U.S. intelligence agencies to produce the first-ever public report on President Bush's warrantless-surveillance program.

From Nextgov.com: NSA's smart phone could become government issue

A new mobile phone specifically designed for the National Security Agency looks like any other commercial smart phone, with a decent-size screen for Web browsing and a full keyboard for data entry.

Why Won't NSA Classify 'Public' Report on Wiretaps?

When Congress passed a landmark electronic-spying bill last summer, the measure included a key provision that ordered the inspectors general of US intelligence agencies to produce the first-ever public report on President Bush's warrantless-surveillance program.

Secure OS Gets Highest NSA Rating, Goes Commercial

ancientribe writes "A hardened operating system used in the B1B bomber and other military aircraft has now been released commercially, after receiving the highest security rating by a National Security Agency-run certification program. Green Hills Software's Integrity-178B operating system was certified as EAL6+, which means that it can defend against well-funded and sophisticated attackers." The company is not saying how much the OS would cost a potential customer: "The system and its associated integration and consulting services are custom solutions." Both Windows and Linux are EAL 4+ certified, which means they can defend against "inadvertent and casual" security breach attempts.

Court to review legal docs on NSA wiretapping in secret

Civil liberties groups Friday won a small victory in their ongoing attempt to compel the release of documents outlining the legal basis for the controversial program of warrantless wiretaps launched by the National Security Agency in the wake of 9/11. A federal district court ordered the Justice Department to turn over 10 documents from the Office of Legal Counsel for in camera review to determine whether they must be released under the Freedom of Information Act.

U.S. Warned India in October; NSA Now Tracking Captured Phones, Connections...

U.S. intelligence agencies warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the sea against hotels and business centers in Mumbai," a U.S. intelligence official tells ABCNews.com.

Judge wants to see legal memos in NSA wiretapping case

Tags: Document, U.S. Department Of Justice, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Sony Sountina: $10,000 worth of speaker

s the Sony Sountina (NSA-PF1) the future of surround sound? When we first saw spy shots of the $10,000 Sountina (apparently an amalgam of 'sound' and 'fountain'), we were blown away. So far released only in Japan, we managed to get a sneak preview of the futuristic 3D speaker, just one of which will fill a room with music. There's a leather-clad subwoofer in the base, a woofer above it, with a wire running up the 'organic glass' (read plastic) tube to a tweeter at the top. The tube itself resonates in sympathy, dispersing sound in all directions.

T-Mobile G1 Security Flaw Found, But It's All Under Control, People

A group of security researchers, including former NSA computer security expert Charles A. Miller, has discovered a security flaw in the G1's web browser. The flaw could allow a hacker to trick a G1 user into visiting a malicious website that could install some nasty bugs on the smartphone (or com). Google was made aware earlier this week, and is working to release a patch to fix the flaw, but Android's architecture inherently limits such a flaw's potential damage.

AT&T, Verizon: Privacy Advocates Extraordinaire - When it suits them and looks good...

Given that Verizon and AT&T deliver all of your data wholesale to the NSA without oversight, and were subsequently given immunity from civil prosecution by Obama (among others), it's interesting to see the outraged reaction to a potential intrusion into Obama's privacy.

Barclays Capital: Expect Sharp Fall in CPI

(RTTNews) - The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) is likely to fall 0.91 percent m/m, the largest one-month decline in more than 60 years. We expect the NSA index to print 216.7. Retail gasoline prices fell roughly 16 percent and alone are expected to subtract more than 1pp from the overall growth rate. The other energy components are likely to be mixed, with natural gas and heating oil prices falling significantly but electivity prices edging higher. We look for the CPI food component to rise 0.2 percent m/m, or 6.2 percent y/y. Although food-related commodity prices have declined sharply over the past two months, the high level of value added in final food products suggests the pass-through into retail prices is likely to be very gradual.

Barclays Capital: Expect Sharp Fall in CPI

(RTTNews) - The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) is likely to fall 0.91 percent m/m, the largest one-month decline in more than 60 years. We expect the NSA index to print 216.7. Retail gasoline prices fell roughly 16 percent and alone are expected to subtract more than 1pp from the overall growth rate. The other energy components are likely to be mixed, with natural gas and heating oil prices falling significantly but electivity prices edging higher. We look for the CPI food component to rise 0.2 percent m/m, or 6.2 percent y/y. Although food-related commodity prices have declined sharply over the past two months, the high level of value added in final food products suggests the pass-through into retail prices is likely to be very gradual.

A Free Encrypting - Security Solution

XDA Developers offer a free solution for Windows Mobile Professional users – called nombCrypt beta, that will allow them to use an encryption standard used by the U.S. Government in order to protect their data with a cipher approved by NSA for top secret information.

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