Cybersecurity
Huawei Pushes Back Again on FCC Proposal That Would Hurt Its Business
FCC officials say the Chinese telecom poses a national security threat to U.S. networks.
Cybersecurity
DHS Aims to Turn Mobile Devices into No Phishing Zones
The Homeland Security Department and 16 other agencies are upgrading their mobile device security.
Cybersecurity
Bryan nominated to lead DHS S&T Directorate
The White House wants to make the current temporary head of DHS' science and technology directorate its official leader.
Cybersecurity
There’s Even More Bad News About IRS Information Security
A board charged with overseeing the agency’s sprawling active directory networks isn’t fulfilling its basic responsibilities.
Cybersecurity
The Smartphone Fingerprint Scanner Gets a Heat-Sensing Upgrade
A new way to determine if it's actually you trying to access your phone.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Feds Who BYOD Do It Without Agency Approval
It’s hard for agency security officials to protect networks when they don’t know what’s connecting to them, experts say.
Cybersecurity
DHS Looks to Improve Cyber Capabilities for Financial Services
The Homeland Security Department’s innovation unit is seeing how open-source technology can defend from emerging threats.
Cybersecurity
Auditor Dings CFPB Complaint System for Poor Identity Management
The system is doing better on patching vulnerabilities and continuously monitoring activity for anomalies.
Cybersecurity
Can Sacrificing Privacy Stomp Out Disinformation Online?
One way to ward off bad actors could be more information sharing between social-media platforms, researchers, and governments.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Considering Regulation as a Tool to Compel Good Cyber Behavior
Regulatory actions will join other tools, such as indictments and sanctions, in the U.S. effort to promote cyber norms.
Cybersecurity
When Your Personal Data Is Stolen, You’re the Last to Know
Sometimes intrusions aren’t detected immediately, and there can be a delay before the public is informed.
Cybersecurity
You Should Be ‘Significantly Concerned’ There’s No White House Cyber Coordinator, Policy Experts Say
Cyber policy experts also worry we’re going the wrong way on integrating government cyber operations.
Cybersecurity
A cyber handbook for the c-suite exec and rank-and-file fed
Two tech advisory bodies to the government have developed a new guidebook to train and educate federal cybersecurity professionals.
Cybersecurity
Banning Software Isn’t the Route to Cybersecurity, Nuclear Security Agency Official Says
The government should be focused on mitigating the danger any software can pose, rather than banning software from China and elsewhere, the NNSA CIO says.
Cybersecurity
Tech is center stage in global IRS tax crime partnership
The IRS announced a global partnership with four other nations that will focus on information and technology sharing, cooperation on criminal and financial investigations, cybercrime and cryptocurrencies.
Cybersecurity
Only 6 Non-Federal Groups Share Cyber Threat Info with Homeland Security
The government’s big idea to bolster the nation’s collective cyber defense isn’t attracting private-sector participants.
Cybersecurity
EFF's Mission to Make Email Servers More Secure
Email security starts with system admins.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Executives Are Meeting to Tackle Privacy Problems They Helped Create
The group will discuss a potential national data protection policy.
Cybersecurity
Here’s a Handbook for Becoming a Great Agency CISO
The CIO and CISO Councils teamed up to offer a comprehensive, searchable guide to being a cybersecurity leader.
Cybersecurity