Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Plug-In Informs You Whenever Hackers Have Your Password
But can they ward off hackers themselves?
Cybersecurity
What has DHS learned from phases 1 and 2 of CDM?
Halfway through a four-phase implementation, feds running the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program want to retool the process to ensure the back half runs smoother than the front half did.
Cybersecurity
Two Senators Want More Info From FCC On Fake Net Neutrality Comments
The lawmakers were among the millions who had their identities stolen to make fraudulent comments.
Policy
Cyber Amendments to Watch in the House’s Defense Authorization Bill
The House Rules Committee is considering more than a dozen cyber-focused amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, a must-pass policy bill.
Digital Government
Agency Grades Get Worse in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Eleven agencies dropped and five agencies improved in Congress’ latest FITARA scorecard.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Doesn’t Know Who’s Accessing Its Most Sensitive Data
The tax agency also isn’t patching vulnerabilities on those systems in a timely manner, an audit found.
Cybersecurity
Teen-Phone Monitoring App Leaks Info About Teens and Parents
Have the monitors become the monitored?
Cybersecurity
Email Is Dangerous
Electronic mail as we know it is drowning in spam, forged phishing mails, and other scams and hacks. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Cybersecurity
North Korea’s Hackers—Many Living Abroad—Have Nabbed It $650 Million
The North Korean government has rapidly become a world leader in hacking.
Ideas
Security Managers and Modernization Don’t Mix…or Do They?
The reality is that secure DevOps is still more of a meta-conversation than it is an actual implementation effort.
Cybersecurity
ZTE Kerfuffle Shows Cybersecurity Doesn’t Operate in a Vacuum
Lawmakers have decried the president’s efforts to reverse a ban on a Chinese telecom, citing security fears, but there’s a lot more at stake.
Cybersecurity
Is Telegram Secure? French Terror Arrest Raises New Questions About Messaging App
It’s not clear that French police cracked the app’s encryption. But ISIS and other user groups are becoming wary.
Cybersecurity
Google Is Turning Up the Pressure On Sites To Adopt HTTPS
A simple switch to make browsing safer.
Cybersecurity
Agencies poised to hit CDM dashboard goal
Activity around a critical federal cybersecurity program is heating up, with DHS and Congress hoping to see major progress on key goals by summer 2018.
Ideas
How to Boost Border Security While Protecting Privacy
Artificial intelligence will be a powerful tool for border control agencies, but security must be built in at every level to protect privacy.
Policy
Government Should ‘Stop Pretending’ Your Social Security Number is Secret
Cyber experts want Congress to explore different ways to prove people’s identities.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity ‘Moonshot’ Plan to Head to Trump in November
An advisory group shared broad principles of the moonshot plan, but no details, Thursday.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon is Planning Another Bug Bounty Contract
The contract envisions some short contests of just a few weeks and some that are ongoing.
Ideas