Cybersecurity

FCC Chief: I Was Between a Rock and a Hard Place on Debunked DDoS Claim

Ajit Pai, chairman Federal Communications Commission, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill.

An inspector general determined last week the commission misattributed a commenting system outage during the net neutrality debate to a deliberate digital attack.

  • By Joseph Marks

Watch Out For Travel Scams, FBI Warns

If it seems too good to be true...it probably is.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Hacked Appliances Could Shut Down the Power Grid, Researchers Say

What is your air conditioner really up to?

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab. Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky Appeal Hurtles Toward Courtroom Arguments

Lawyers for the government and the Russian anti-virus company have filed their last briefs before arguing before a judicial panel in September.

  • By Joseph Marks

Tomorrow’s Intelligent Malware Will Attack When It Sees Your Face

IBM researchers have injected viruses with neural nets, making them stealthier and precisely targetable.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Donald Trump and Omarosa Manigault attend the 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Red Carpet Event at Trump Tower on April 1, 2013 in New York City. Donald Trump and Omarosa Manigault attend the 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Red Carpet Event at Trump Tower on April 1, 2013 in New York City.

Omarosa’s Recordings Show the Problem with Honor-System Security

The White House relies on employees to turn over any devices prior to entering a secured room but has few fail-safes if they don’t.

  • By Aaron Boyd

FBI Warns Banks About New ATM Scam

A new era of bank robbing.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station. Voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station.

An 11-Year-Old Hacked a Mock Florida Election Site in 10 Minutes

The hacking event was part of a hands-on workshop within the larger cybersecurity conference.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Russian Military Spy Software is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers

In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Back to School Cyber Tips From US-CERT

Teach your children well and they might not get hacked.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

One Agency Plans to Lock Employees In a Room Until They Learn Cyber Hygiene

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will be locking employees in escape rooms to test their knowledge of cybersecurity.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Hackers Target Marines for Pentagon's Latest Bug Bounty

“Hack the Marine Corps” kicked off with a live-hacking event in Las Vegas.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How California Is Improving Cyber Threat Information Sharing

The state wants to add every city and county government to its automated threat feed program in the next three to four years.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Federal Insider Threat Programs Prevent Multiple Suicides Each Year

Experts said suicide prevention has been an unintended byproduct of insider threat programs.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Changes Coming to GSA’s Breach, Identity Protection Offerings

Interested parties have until the end of the month to chime in on changes to the Data Breach and Identity Protection Services special item number.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Federal CIO: 100 Percent of Agencies Classify Data As an Asset

The government’s top IT official said all agencies have submitted their lists of high-value assets, which now include data.

  • By Aaron Boyd
A group of U.S. Air Force personnel take a picture with a Times Square Public Safety Officer after the annual Americas Parade up 5th Avenue on Veterans Day in Manhattan in 2015. A group of U.S. Air Force personnel take a picture with a Times Square Public Safety Officer after the annual Americas Parade up 5th Avenue on Veterans Day in Manhattan in 2015.

The Future Airman is a Hacker

Air Force recruiters will prize computer skills more highly, while the service will encourage airmen to experiment with their own solutions

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
John Oliver speaks during the "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" panel during the HBO Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on July 25 in Beverly Hills, Calif. John Oliver speaks during the "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" panel during the HBO Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on July 25 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

FCC IG Says the Alleged Net Neutrality DDoS Attack Never Happened

An internal investigation found the agency’s commenting system was knocked offline by “system design issues” and “‘flash crowd’ activity,” not hackers.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Pending Executive Order to Move Entire Background Investigation Bureau to Pentagon

The president is preparing to sign an order to move the entire National Background Investigations Bureau—workload, people and all—under the Defense Department.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Pentagon Prohibits Personnel From Using GPS Services in All ‘Operational Areas’

The device-agnostic policy applies to smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smartwatches and all other applications with geolocation features.

  • By Jack Corrigan