Stories by Michael Cooney

Could a quadcopter land rovers on Mars?

Taking a page from NASA's rocket powered landing craft from it most recent Mars landing mission, the European Space Agency is showing off a quadcopter that the organization says can steer itself to smoothly lower a rover onto a safe patch of the rocky Martian surface.

Written by Michael Cooney08 July 14 04:57

Federal/state wiretap use grows, encryption makes impact

With all the attention given law enforcement's use of surveillance technology it probably comes as no surprise that the use of authorized wiretaps is growing, what may be a shocker is that it only grew 5 percent in 2013 over 2012.

Written by Michael Cooney03 July 14 04:41

DARPA demos lightweight, 94GHz silicon system on a chip

Looking to bring lighter, more powerful and less expensive systems for various applications such as communications, radar or guidance systems, DARPA said this week it had recently demonstrated an all-silicon, microchip-sized system on a chip that runs at 94 GHz.

Written by Michael Cooney02 July 14 04:31

FBI warns businesses 'Man-in-the-E-Mail' scam escalating

For more than a year, the I Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning businesses to be on the lookout for growing scam that tricks them into paying invoices from established companies that look legitimate but in fact are fraudulent.

Written by Michael Cooney28 June 14 03:58

NASA bolsters Pluto-bound spacecraft for 2015 visit

When you are on a 3 billion mile trip through the universe at over 34,000 mph, you might need a check-up or two to make sure everything is function right.

Written by Michael Cooney20 June 14 06:53

FTC taking robocall death hunt to DEFCON

The Federal Trade Commission is taking its fight against robocallers to the upcoming DEFCON by challenging attendees of the conference to build the ultimate "honeypot" that would lure in and identify illegal phone spammers.

Written by Michael Cooney18 June 14 03:42
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