Cybersecurity
NSA official: 'Dumb' software supply chain attacks still prevalent
Vulnerabilities in the software supply chain may represent a larger cybersecurity threat over the long haul than threats to physical hardware.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Committee: Russia Is Already Trying to Influence the 2020 Election
In its report, the Republican-led committee pushes back against Trump’s efforts to point fingers elsewhere.
Modernization
GSA Certifies Two More Vendors Ahead of Task Order Deadline on $50B Telecom Contract
Two more authorities to operate bring the total to five, with four more vendors waiting to get certified to get a piece of GSA’s massive Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Cybersecurity
NSA Warns of Vulnerabilities in Multiple VPN Services
The bugs, which allow hackers to remotely download files and monitor network traffic, are already being exploited by foreign actors.
Ideas
Do You Know What’s Hiding in the Cloud?
The more complex an enterprise network is, the more difficult it becomes to be certain that everything is configured correctly and adheres to regulations and guidelines.
Cybersecurity
Protection from Ransomware Attacks Isn’t as Simple as Insurance
In the wake of high-profile ransomware attacks, local governments are looking to cyber insurance to mitigate risk. But not all policies are equal and merit close scrutiny, experts say.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon is Standing Up a Nonprofit to Assess Vendor Cybersecurity
The organization would be responsible for running the department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Cybersecurity
New Tech Aims to Tell Pilots When Their Plane Has Been Hacked
Raytheon is pitching a product to detect cyber intrusions into aircraft, drones and even missiles.
Cybersecurity
NIST looking for partners to secure energy IoT
The agency is looking for new methods for secure connected devices in the U.S. energy industrial sector, from sensors attached to machinery and vehicles to insecure devices that help transmit data from distribution control systems.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Makes Another Plea for Encryption Backdoors
While officials have long framed end-to-end encryption as an impediment to fighting terrorism, the department is now focusing on its impacts on child sex abuse.
Cybersecurity
The Hidden Dangers in Your Phone Number
Using your phone as an authenticator can be a problem.
Cybersecurity
Jim Langevin's view from the Hill
As chairman of of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committe and a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rhode Island Democrat Jim Langevin is one of the most influential voices on cybersecurity in Congress.
Cybersecurity
Attorney General, DHS Secretary Call on Facebook to Build Encryption Backdoors
“Security enhancements to the virtual world should not make us more vulnerable in the physical world,” they said in a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Offer Sneak Peeks into Their 5G Plans
From fixing planes before they break to doctors performing surgery in real time from two continents, agency officials are already looking at how faster connections could change their missions.
Cybersecurity
DOJ: Nigerian Hacker Targeted Federal Employees in $1M Scheme
A Nigerian national appeared in court Thursday facing charges over a $1 million phishing scheme that targeted vendors under the General Services Administration.
Emerging Tech
Wi-Fi System Identifies People Through Walls By Their Walk
A new system uses video of a person walking to identify that person through walls using two WiFi transceivers.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Press Social Media Giants to Confront Deepfake Threats
Sens. Marco Rubio and Mark Warner want Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and others to create industry standards for handling synthetic content.
Cybersecurity
Fighting Cyber Crime is Critical for National Security, Says Secret Service Chief
While election interference, espionage and power grid threats get all the attention, nation-states also lean on cyber criminals to conduct operations on their behalf, according to Director James Murray.
Cybersecurity
Background checks move to DOD
The government’s background investigations agency with some 3,000 employees has moved from the Office of Personnel Management to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Ideas