Cybersecurity
GAO Probing FCC Claims of Denial-of-Service Attack
Critics have questioned whether the FCC’s commenting site was actually hit with a distributed denial-of-service attack or just deluged with comments opposing net neutrality repeal.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek answers on possible drone threat
Technology for detecting and disabling unmanned systems that threaten U.S. facilities and assets requires more testing, witnesses told a Senate panel.
Digital Government
Facebook Gave User Data To The Chinese Company At The Heart of U.S.-China Tech Tensions
Huawei has been flagged numerous times by U.S. lawmakers as a possible security threat to Americans.
Cybersecurity
Civil Liberties Groups Urge IG Investigation Into Faulty FBI Encryption Stats
The FBI says the inflated figures were due to a methodology error.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry
Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.
Cybersecurity
Making CDM work
The top engineer of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program said that success is more dependent on people and processes than technology.
Cybersecurity
Huawei Slams FCC Efforts to Bar It From Federal Communications Program
Government officials say the Chinese telecom poses a hacking threat to national security.
Cybersecurity
After a Major Cyberattack, Does the Public Deserve an Explanation?
The ransomware that crippled Atlanta raises unanswered questions about how to communicate with citizens after a cyber-attack.
Cybersecurity
Energy advances cyber role
The Energy Department is looking to blunt attacks and close gaps in critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
White House names new top homeland security advisor
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Doug Fears will take up a senior National Security Council post that includes being the top White House official on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Mozilla Introduces DNS Privacy to Firefox
Updating the Domain Name System for the 21st century.
Cybersecurity
Trump gets cyber diplomacy and workforce advice from agencies
State, Commerce and DHS delivered on President Trump's 2017 executive order.with policy guidance on cyber diplomacy and building a cyber workforce.
Cybersecurity
Threat indicator data needs a wide net, experts say
Robust, cross-cutting organizational networks are key to disseminating cybersecurity threat information.
Cybersecurity
GSA wants input on cyber services buying
GSA has asked federal buyers and commercial providers about how to renovate four crucial cybersecurity services on its biggest IT purchasing schedule.
Cybersecurity
Strange Android Bug Puts Your Text Messages On Display
This glitch is (probably) harmless.
Cybersecurity
DLA looks to reduce cyber risks by slashing application footprint
The Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams is concerned about supply chain vulnerabilities and thinks reducing the number of applications on DLA's network will reduce risk.
Cybersecurity
Government Report IDs the Need For Speed in Cyber Hiring
The report from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments also urges more investment in cyber education and training.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dems push to restore White House cyber chief
Nineteen Democratic senators urged National Security Advisor John Bolton to reconsider his decision to eliminate the national cybersecurity coordinator post.
Cybersecurity
Special Operations Command Takes Aim At Enemies Hiding Files Inside Seized Electronics
Terror groups are using new techniques to reduce the intel value of seized laptops and cellphones.
Cybersecurity