Cybersecurity
Survey: RSA Attendees Plan to Spend More on Mobile Security in the Coming Year
Most employees access corporate data on mobile devices through public Wi-Fi networks, according to a new survey.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Cyber Mission Force teams need more training
The Government Accountability Office found that, despite ongoing efforts, Cyber Mission Force teams need more training and Cyber Command needs to improve plans to supply it.
Cybersecurity
Cyber group calls for coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies
A group led by a former top federal cybersecurity official is seeking to make policies that enable outside researchers to work with organizations to find and mitigate IT flaws "standard" in the public and private sectors.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Cyber Mission Force Needs Better Training Plan
A government watchdog found flaws in the Defense Department’s transition from building its Cyber Mission Force to maintaining it.
Policy
Background Investigations Tech Team Reassigned from DISA to Defense Security Service
By mid-summer, the National Background Investigations Service technical team will be under a new office as part of major shifts in the security clearance process.
Cybersecurity
NSA-Cyber Command Chief Recommends No Split Until 2020: Sources
That’s another delay for a separation planned several Defense Secretaries ago.
Cybersecurity
Cyber strategy short on specifics and metrics, says GAO
The Trump administration's national cybersecurity strategy is a good start but more accountability is needed, the head of the Government Accountability Office told two congressional panels on March 6.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: IRS needs new tech to fight fraud
A Government Accountability Office report flagged identity theft and unpaid taxes as two of the most pressing challenges facing IRS. Better tech and planning could help solve both.
Cybersecurity
Census braces for cyberattacks
With less than a year before the 2020 census officially begins, the bureau knows it'll be a prime target for cybersecurity attackers.
Cybersecurity
The U.S.-China Tech War Is Being Fought in Central Europe
The Czech Republic’s complicated relationship with the Chinese giant Huawei offers a lesson in the benefits and pitfalls of courting Beijing.
Ideas
How to Boost Federal Email Security
National Institute of Standards and Technology issued new guidance to protect agency email.
Cybersecurity
Scammers Are Spoofing DHS Phone Numbers to Get Your Personal Info
Recipients also are being pressured for money to avoid arrest.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Cybersecurity Threats from Careless Insiders and Foreign Governments Reach All-Time Highs
A survey suggests risks have risen substantially over the last five years, but cyber professionals still feel agencies are doing a good job in IT security.
Cybersecurity
Federal CIO: Agencies Already Tracking Future Cyber Reskilling Graduates
Agencies are already interested in hiring the future graduates, according to Suzette Kent.
Cybersecurity
Cyber reskilling pilot attracts 1,500 feds
The first round of a pilot program to retrain federal employees for cybersecurity jobs drew approximately 1,500 applicants, but interest from agencies is needed to drive long-term success.
Cybersecurity
Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy Draws 1,500 Applicants
A lot of federal employees with non-technical backgrounds appear interested in making the shift to cyber defense analysts.
Ideas
How Government Agencies Can Build Cyber Trust in 2019
For all the damage that can come as the result of cyberattacks, the cost of severed trust is almost always the highest.
Digital Government
The Security Clearance Process Is About to Get Its Biggest Overhaul in 50 Years
Intelligence and human capital officials are about to make the rounds to show off Trusted Workforce 2.0, a framework to completely change how the government makes security clearance determinations.
Emerging Tech
Former Staffers: Revive Congress' Office of Technology Assessment Right or Don’t Bother
There is a lot that could go wrong reconstituting Congress’ technology advisory office. But there’s a lot it could do to help, too.
Cybersecurity