Nextgov - Authors - Aliya Sternstein

Nextgov - Authors - Aliya Sternsteinhttp://www.nextgov.comAliya Sternstein reports on cybersecurity and homeland security systems for Nextgov. She has covered technology for nine years at such publications as National Journal's TechnologyDaily, Federal Computer Week and Forbes. Before joining Government Executive, she covered agriculture and derivatives trading for Congressional Quarterly. She has been a guest commentator on C-SPAN, WTOP and Federal News Radio. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.en-usTue, 21 May 2013 07:05:19 -0400CenturyLink, AT Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threatshttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/centurylink-t-approved-immunize-key-private-networks-against-classified-threats/63332/DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.Aliya SternsteinTue, 21 May 2013 07:05:19 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/centurylink-t-approved-immunize-key-private-networks-against-classified-threats/63332/Cybersecurity jcjgphotography/Shutterstock.comConsumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protectionshttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/consumer-smartphones-okd-military-use-lack-certain-id-protections/63275/Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.Aliya SternsteinMon, 20 May 2013 08:51:53 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/consumer-smartphones-okd-military-use-lack-certain-id-protections/63275/MobileStaff Sgt. Rulberto Qjendismiranda with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment looks at his mobile phone while aboard a military transport flight.David Goldman/AP File PhotoContractors ask GSA to Freeze Cyber-Related Regulationshttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/contractors-ask-gsa-freeze-cyber-related-regulations/63244/A White House executive order could conflict with pending federal acquisition rules.Aliya SternsteinFri, 17 May 2013 13:04:48 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/contractors-ask-gsa-freeze-cyber-related-regulations/63244/Cybersecuritymtkang/Shutterstock.comIRS Officials Breached Trust. Did They Also Breach Data?http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/irs-officials-breached-trust-did-they-also-breach-data/63162/Agency personnel might have exploited information collected when vetting conservative groups, lawmakers say.Aliya SternsteinTue, 14 May 2013 16:49:14 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/irs-officials-breached-trust-did-they-also-breach-data/63162/CIO BriefingA protestor holds a sign at a Tea Party rally in Florida.Cheryl Casey/Shutterstock.comDHS Looks for iPhones and Tablets That Can ID Bomber Fingerprintshttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/dhs-looks-iphones-and-tablets-can-id-bomber-fingerprints/63130/Hunt for biometric mobile devices is one of several civilian and military smartphone surveillance efforts.Aliya SternsteinMon, 13 May 2013 11:20:38 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/dhs-looks-iphones-and-tablets-can-id-bomber-fingerprints/63130/MobileBruce Rolff/Shutterstock.comiPhones and iPads Poised to Win Key Pentagon Security Nod Next Weekhttp://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/iphones-and-ipads-poised-win-key-pentagon-security-nod-next-week/63065/The devices also earned a long sought-after governmentwide encryption certification last week.Aliya SternsteinThu, 09 May 2013 10:03:16 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/05/iphones-and-ipads-poised-win-key-pentagon-security-nod-next-week/63065/MobileFlickr user smemonAuditors Tell Congress to Halt Maritime Worker Biometric ID Ruleshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/auditors-tell-congress-halt-maritime-worker-biometric-id-rules/63058/Testing to ensure control over employee access to secure locations was flawed, GAO reports.Aliya SternsteinWed, 08 May 2013 18:09:24 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/auditors-tell-congress-halt-maritime-worker-biometric-id-rules/63058/DefenseA container ship approaches California's Long Beach Harbor.Nick Ut/APDHS CIO Departs After Long Leave of Absencehttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/dhs-cio-departs-after-long-leave-absence/63029/In goodbye message, Richard Spires acknowledges long tenure at the department. says he will miss colleagues.Aliya SternsteinTue, 07 May 2013 17:58:31 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/05/dhs-cio-departs-after-long-leave-absence/63029/CIO BriefingAfter Boston, DHS to Install Beleaguered Student Visa ID Systemhttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/after-boston-dhs-install-beleaguered-student-visa-id-system/63024/The struggle to fuse databases containing details on foreign youths began a decade ago.Aliya Sternstein, Government ExecutiveTue, 07 May 2013 16:15:16 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/after-boston-dhs-install-beleaguered-student-visa-id-system/63024/DefenseVisitors pause to view a growing collection of running shoes that are part of a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Robert F. Bukaty/APPentagon: Pyongyang Likely to Seek Foreign Help With Cyberwarfarehttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/pentagon-pyongyang-likely-seek-foreign-help-cyberwarfare/62961/First Defense report to Congress on North Korean military might stops short of pinning responsibility for intrusions on regime.Aliya SternsteinFri, 03 May 2013 10:56:46 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/pentagon-pyongyang-likely-seek-foreign-help-cyberwarfare/62961/CybersecurityVincent Yu/APLabor’s Toxic Exposure Website Serves Up Spyware to Energy's Nuclear Workershttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/labors-toxic-exposure-website-serves-spyware-energys-nuclear-workers/62930/Council on Foreign Relations, NBC and renewable energy firm Capstone Turbine were previously hit by similar assaults.Aliya SternsteinThu, 02 May 2013 06:44:46 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/labors-toxic-exposure-website-serves-spyware-energys-nuclear-workers/62930/CybersecurityKheng Guan Toh/Shutterstock.comFeds Urge Major Industries To Take Steps To Deflect Data Wipe Virushttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/feds-urge-major-industries-take-steps-deflect-data-wipe-virus/62906/Tactics target Shamoon code that former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared ‘the most destructive attack’ to date.Aliya SternsteinWed, 01 May 2013 08:59:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/05/feds-urge-major-industries-take-steps-deflect-data-wipe-virus/62906/CybersecurityAmy Walters/Shutterstock.comNIST Reworks Cyber Guidelines for the Hacking Erahttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/nist-reworks-cyber-guidelines-hacking-era/62902/Standards now cover BYOD and supply chain threats.Aliya SternsteinTue, 30 Apr 2013 16:55:18 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/nist-reworks-cyber-guidelines-hacking-era/62902/CybersecurityMaksim Kabakou/Shutterstock.comAuthorities Are Mum on Information Sharing During Boston Bombingshttp://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/authorities-are-mum-information-sharing-during-boston-bombings/62869/Homeland Security’s $365 million intel pipeline was supposed to solve critical communications problems during crises.Aliya SternsteinMon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:18 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2013/04/authorities-are-mum-information-sharing-during-boston-bombings/62869/CloudA police officer and an FBI agent search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings April 19.Matt Rourke/APIs There a Bomb in That Burger? The Pentagon Wants to Know.http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/2013/04/there-bomb-burger-pentagon-wants-know/62773/Tool would remotely sense explosives concealed in dense material without emitting cancer-causing radiation.Aliya SternsteinThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:31:17 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/2013/04/there-bomb-burger-pentagon-wants-know/62773/NewsPhotoXpressWhat's the White House Policy on Neutralizing Damaging Tweets?http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2013/04/whats-white-house-policy-neutralizing-damaging-tweets/62742/Administration social media accounts offered no assurance Obama was safe after the AP’s hacked Twitter account reported explosions.Aliya SternsteinWed, 24 Apr 2013 06:45:17 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2013/04/whats-white-house-policy-neutralizing-damaging-tweets/62742/Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity ReportOrhan Cam/Shutterstock.comInvestigators: Chinese Government is Behind 96 Percent of Cyberspy Opshttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/investigators-chinese-government-behind-96-percent-cyberspy-ops/62706/The nation state’s motive appears to be economic growth, not physical destruction.Aliya SternsteinTue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:53 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/investigators-chinese-government-behind-96-percent-cyberspy-ops/62706/CybersecurityAndy Wong/APEncrypted Federal Radios Can Be as Revealing as Police Scannershttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/encrypted-federal-radios-can-be-revealing-police-scanners/62692/Research shows national security investigators inadvertently broadcast voice transmissions in U.S. cities.Aliya SternsteinMon, 22 Apr 2013 13:38:28 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/encrypted-federal-radios-can-be-revealing-police-scanners/62692/CybersecurityRic Francis/AP file photoAir Force and Army Disclose Budget for Hacking Operationshttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/air-force-and-army-disclose-budget-hacking-operations/62664/Services detail cyber offensive activities and tools for the first time.Aliya SternsteinFri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:52 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/air-force-and-army-disclose-budget-hacking-operations/62664/Cybersecurityaster Sgt. Charlie Sanders (left) and Capt. Lashon Bush work on a Mission Event Synchronization List in the Joint Cyber Control Center at Grafenwoehr, GermanyU.S. ArmySupercomputer Now Focused on Classified Nuclear Deterrencehttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/supercomputer-now-focused-classified-nuclear-deterrence/62587/California-based Sequoia also ranks No. 1 in the world at solving big data problems.Aliya SternsteinWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:13:12 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/supercomputer-now-focused-classified-nuclear-deterrence/62587/CybersecurityThe Sequoia supercomputerNational Nuclear Security AdministrationTransit Systems Apparently Not a Target in Boston Marathon Bombinghttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/04/transit-systems-apparently-not-target-boston-marathon-bombing/62568/No reason to halt departing trains, former NYPD intelligence supervisor says.Aliya SternsteinTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:17 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/04/transit-systems-apparently-not-target-boston-marathon-bombing/62568/CIO BriefingStephen Orsillo/Shutterstock.comDefense Plan for Cyber Intel Sharing Looks Like Controversial House Billhttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/defense-plan-cyber-intel-sharing-looks-controversial-house-bill/62500/CISPA-like program would be part of $79 million public-private initiative.Aliya Sternstein, Government ExecutiveMon, 15 Apr 2013 12:20:42 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/defense-plan-cyber-intel-sharing-looks-controversial-house-bill/62500/Cybersecurityagsandrew/Shutterstock.comObama Slashes Border Surveillance by $100 Million, Against Lawmakers’ Wisheshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/04/obama-slashes-border-surveillance-100-million-against-lawmakers-wishes/62457/Both parties back bills to block illicit trafficking by deploying more digital detection tools.Aliya SternsteinThu, 11 Apr 2013 16:52:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/04/obama-slashes-border-surveillance-100-million-against-lawmakers-wishes/62457/DefenseElaine Thompson/AP file photoState Department Looks After the Next Cyber Threat: Africahttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/state-department-looks-after-next-cyber-threat-africa/62413/Developing economies viewed as menace to themselves online with little security infrastructure.Aliya Sternstein, Government ExecutiveWed, 10 Apr 2013 15:26:27 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/state-department-looks-after-next-cyber-threat-africa/62413/CybersecurityGrandeDuc/Shutterstock.comHomeland Security No. 2 Departs After Fostering Civilian Cyber Workforcehttp://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/homeland-security-no-2-departs-after-fostering-civilian-cyber-workforce/62382/Jane Holl Lute strove to position her department, not the Pentagon, as U.S. network defender.Aliya SternsteinTue, 09 Apr 2013 16:06:26 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/homeland-security-no-2-departs-after-fostering-civilian-cyber-workforce/62382/CybersecurityDeputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl LuteState Department