Cybersecurity

About One-Fourth of Government Web Domains Still Lack Top-Level Encryption

The most recent deadline for government sites to be HTTPS-protected passed in February.

  • By Joseph Marks
Suzette Kent Suzette Kent

Tech Modernization is About Cybersecurity, Federal CIO Says

Security requires a modern tech architecture, CIO Suzette Kent said.

  • By Joseph Marks

Pentagon to Young Techies: We Want You (To Come Work for Government)

The Defense Department is trying new methods of engagement to recruit young tech talent.

  • By Frank Konkel

Twitter Publishes 10 Million Election Meddling Tweets

Not surprisingly, most of them are Russian.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Global Cyber Workforce Shortage Mirrors Government’s Struggle

The lack of qualified cyber workers outpaces concerns about budget and resources for a large share of the cyber workforce.

  • By Joseph Marks

If You’re Worried About Online Privacy, You No Longer Have An Excuse

Just about every web service that isn’t selling you something is selling you to someone else.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

Only Two-Thirds of Federal Domains Meet Email Security Deadline

The government still plans to reach near 100 percent compliance in the “near future,” DHS official says.

  • By Joseph Marks
A poll worker leads a voter to an electronic voting machine at the Schiller Recreation Center polling station on election day in Columbus, Ohio. A poll worker leads a voter to an electronic voting machine at the Schiller Recreation Center polling station on election day in Columbus, Ohio.

DHS Downplays Report That Data Thieves Are Selling Millions of Voters’ Data

But your personal data from voting rolls is more public than you likely realize.

  • By Patrick Tucker

The State of Cybersecurity

Federal agencies surge to combat ever-growing threats—but is it enough?

  • By Nextgov Staff

FBI Drops Full and Open Competition for $5 Billion IT Recompete

The bureau will turn to GSA’s schedules to fill out its IT Supplies and Support Services contract.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Los Angeles to Expand Cyber Lab with Federal Grant

The lab, established last summer, is a public-private partnership aimed at protecting the city from hacker attacks.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram

DHS Reveals New Details About Its Supply Chain Initiative

The program will be based primarily on unclassified information, the department said.

  • By Joseph Marks

This Malware Pretends to Be a Flash Update But Is Really Mining Cryptocurrency

Be extra careful when that update box pops up.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Rapper Kanye West shows President Donald Trump a photograph of a hydrogen plane during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington. Rapper Kanye West shows President Donald Trump a photograph of a hydrogen plane during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington.

Repeating Kanye West’s Phone Password Is Not a Federal Crime

Unless you’re Ye himself, you’ve got little cause for concern.

  • By Ephrat Livni, Quartz

Firing Isn’t the Only Option for Holding Leaders Accountable for Cyber Lapses, Federal CISO Says

The administration will likely be discreet about disciplinary actions.

  • By Joseph Marks
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.

Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Google+ Data Exposure

Google's decision not to immediately disclose the breach has ruffled some feathers.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Mark Warner Is Coming for Tech’s Too-Powerful

The senator from Virginia says he’s “very annoyed” with Silicon Valley’s “pathetic” response to security concerns.

  • By Franklin Foer, The Atlantic

Defense Intel Chief Worried About Chinese ‘Integration of Human and Machines’

The future of human performance is a research race, and the U.S. shouldn’t take its lead for granted, the DIA director says.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Google Shuts Down Google+ After User Data Exposed

It's time to say goodbye.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Newest Password Technology Is Making Your Phone Easier for Police to Search

For the first time, police have compelled a suspect to unlock his phone using Face ID. The case reveals an interesting inversion: More advanced password technology is less protected from police seizure.

  • By Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic