Cybersecurity
Trump 2019 Budget Boosts Cyber Spending But Cuts Research
The budget also moves DHS cyber research out of the science and tech division.
Cybersecurity
Cryptojacking Scheme Affects U.S. And U.K. Government Websites
The websites were forced to mine the cryptocurrency Monero.
Digital Government
Trump Budget Calls for Slight Increase In IT Spending
The president’s 2019 budget proposal includes $45.8 billion for IT infrastructure and services, with $210 million for the Technology Modernization Fund.
Cybersecurity
DHS budget includes funds for wall, cyber and border tech
The $2.2 billion request for fiscal year 2019 holds steady on cybersecurity programs and makes a new push for the E-Verify program.
Cybersecurity
New CLOUD Act splits industry, civil liberty orgs
Major tech companies are on board with a newly proposed bill that would give the U.S. and select nations greater access to cross-border data, but digital privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Vet to Lead DHS Cyber and Infrastructure Division
Christopher Krebs has been acting chief of the cyber and infrastructure protection division since August.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Windows Could Be Passwordless
No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says cybersecurity should be a top priority for its contractors.
Cybersecurity
Christopher Krebs picked to lead NPPD
The current acting undersecretary brings both federal and private sector cybersecurity expertise to a position that is becoming increasingly important to the DHS mission.
Cybersecurity
Two Charged With Jackpotting Theft
The Justice Department announced charges against two for making a Connecticut ATM spit out cash.
Digital Government
DHS Needs More Cybersecurity Workers—It Just Doesn’t Know Where Or What Kind
The government’s primary cybersecurity agency is missing congressional deadlines to identify and categorize its cyber workforce, a congressional watchdog said.
Cybersecurity
DHS reauthorization remains a heavy lift in Senate
A Senate hearing on reauthorizing the Department of Homeland Security made some headway, but long-running jurisdictional disputes threatened to once again derail the process.
Cybersecurity
How Long Did the US Government Know about Spectre and Meltdown?
The largest CPU bug in history caught the Defense Department by surprise. Or not.
Cybersecurity
DHS lags in classifying cyber positions
Despite legislation, the Department of Homeland Security hasn't taken steps to make it easier to monitor progress in building and managing a cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity
Popular Browser Extension Grammarly Patches Major Bug
Users were worried about more than just typos.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers probe bug bounty payouts
At a Senate hearing, cybersecurity firms defended the practice of paying bug bounties and pointed to regulatory gaps that hinder legitimate security research.
Cybersecurity
DHS, Kaspersky Resume Court Battle Over Government Ban
The department opposed a Kaspersky motion to overturn the governmentwide ban on its anti-virus.
Cybersecurity
State Dept. Reverses Course, Plans to Launch Cyber and Digital Economy Bureau
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson earlier shuttered a cyber coordinator’s office with similar duties.
Cybersecurity
Trump administration announces new cyber office at State
The announcement, made in the middle of a House hearing examining the State Department's decision to downgrade its cyber office last year, could leave the Cyber Diplomacy Act in limbo.
Digital Government