Digital Government

Yahoo Has Joined the War for Your Online Identity—About Half a Decade Too Late

For nearly half a decade, Yahoo has been giving away its most valuable asset to its rivals. Now it has decided that that must stop.

Cybersecurity

Russia’s Cyberwar Against Ukraine Is Every Bit as Strategic as its Ground Offensive

Mobile phones of Ukrainian lawmakers are under attack by equipment located in Russian-controlled Crimea.

Digital Government

Here’s How Google Search Will Change After a 3-Year Battle With European Regulators

The company must prominently display rivals' services alongside its own products—but only in Europe.

Cybersecurity

This Company Says Its Technology Could Have Detected Snowden’s Intrusions

U.K. cyber official forgoes sweet pension to sell what he thinks is a groundbreaking cybersecurity system.

Digital Government

The Biggest Land Rush in the History of the Internet Starts on February 4

Get ready for .museum, .游戏 and .شبكة to join .gov, .com and your other favorite URL enders.

Modernization

Why Facebook Just Agreed to Give Data to Russia’s Biggest Search Engine

Russians prefer VKontakte, a home-grown social network that, in addition to connecting friends and groups, also functions as a dating site.

Modernization

Even in the Cloud, Japan and China Are at Odds

Japan’s National Information Security Center has asked government ministries to wean themselves off foreign-made typing apps.

Modernization

Why Christmas Is an Agonizing Time for App Developers

A hit can mean millions of new downloads. But it also usually involves spending millions on marketing.

Modernization

Japan Now Spends More on Mobile Apps Than Any Other Country

Per capita, the Japanese were spending 2.5 times as much on apps as Americans.

Cybersecurity

Where Do Cyber-Weapons Come From? Try a Cyber Arms Dealer

Multiple attacks on government and other targets may have come from a single source, report finds.

Digital Government

Shutdown Freezes Antarctica Research

Stations will only be staffed enough 'to ensure human safety and preserve government property.'