Emerging Tech
Blockchain Could Help Bring Renewable Energy to the Power Grid, Experts Tell Congress
But lawmakers want to know how to stop cryptocurrency miners from overwhelming local utility companies.
Cybersecurity
Government Leads Industry in Anti-Spoofing Email Protection, Report Finds
A higher percentage of federal domains are protected by DMARC than in the tech or banking sectors.
Cybersecurity
Senator Urges a Roving Cyber Auditor
A governmentwide inspector general would have a broader view of cyber deficits than individual agency IGs, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., says.
Cybersecurity
Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $1 Billion CDM Contract Award
The award marks the largest ever Booz Allen federal task order, the contractor said.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Cyber Leadership Has to Come from the Top
Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., wants more cabinet secretaries to make cyber a top priority.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft targets copycat influence websites
Microsoft went to court to take down websites it believes to be part of a foreign intelligence operation targeting conservative think tanks and the U.S. Senate.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Ban Draws Few Public Comments
Only three people commented on the rule implementing the Kaspersky ban.
Cybersecurity
Border wall still looms large in FY19 funding talks
With time growing short on the appropriations calendar, border wall funding could still be an issue when it comes to keeping the government open in October.
Cybersecurity
Army cyber protection teams upgrade training with a 'real' city
A task force from the Army cyber protection teams face off against industrial control systems in a week-long cyber training exercise.
Digital Government
NDAA’s Done, Election Security’s On Deck and Senators Are Fretting About 3D Gun Printing
Last week also saw a showdown over a phony FCC DDoS attack and a new cyber law to protect small businesses.
Cybersecurity
The disinformation game
The federal government is poised to bring new tools and strategies to bear in the fight against foreign-backed online disinformation campaigns, but how and when they choose to act could have ramifications on the U.S. political ecosystem.
Cybersecurity
DHS Asks Industry’s Help in Major Supply Chain Security Upgrade
The department wants industry’s input on how to detect malicious and counterfeit tech in the government’s supply chain.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks help with IT supply chain
The Department of Homeland Security is looking for an unclassified source of information about potential cybersecurity risks in the IT supply chain.
Cybersecurity
The U.S. Is Worried That a Russian Satellite Is Really a Weapon
American intelligence agencies have reason to believe the satellite may be surveilling U.S. space assets.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber office plans $640M in buying through 2020
The critical infrastructure cyber protection directorate will likely spin out more than half a billion in procurements through various components.
Cybersecurity
FCC Chief: I Was Between a Rock and a Hard Place on Debunked DDoS Claim
An inspector general determined last week the commission misattributed a commenting system outage during the net neutrality debate to a deliberate digital attack.
Cybersecurity
Watch Out For Travel Scams, FBI Warns
If it seems too good to be true...it probably is.
Cybersecurity
Is Trump clearing the (policy) decks for cyberwar?
Reports that the Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era directive guiding the use of offensive cyber operations has cybersecurity experts pondering what, if anything, has replaced it.
Cybersecurity