Cybersecurity
DHS Contract Aims To Make Sharing Cyber Threat Data Easier Than Ever
The contract would add advanced search functions to its IMPACT database.
Ideas
Federal Email Authentication Deployment Has More Than Doubled Since DHS Order. What’s Next?
Here's what agencies need to know about the next phase.
Policy
Kaspersky Seeks Immediate Halt to Federal Government Ban
The procedural move is unlikely to prevail, a former cybercrime prosecutor says.
Cybersecurity
Lebanese Spy Agency Likely Behind Fake Messaging Apps, Researchers Say
The nation-state-run campaign being called Dark Caracal has been ongoing, undetected for years, despite not being all that sophisticated.
Cybersecurity
House passes bill restoring State cyber office
Seven months after the Trump administration shuttered a critical State Department office responsible for coordinating international cooperation around cybersecurity issues, Congress took a big step toward reversing the decision.
Cybersecurity
Industrial systems vendors warn on processor bugs Spectre and Meltdown
Industrial control systems providers have notified the government about potential vulnerabilities to widespread bugs affecting computer microprocessors.
Policy
House Votes to Restore Top Cyber Diplomat’s Office
The vote is a rare rift on cyber policy with the Trump administration.
Cybersecurity
Russian cyber meddling extends well beyond elections
Fake FCC comments are yet another sign of Russia's ongoing destabilization campaign against U.S. targets, a social media expert told Congress.
Cybersecurity
Senate hears from IC nominees as spy authority renewal is set to pass
President Trump’s nominees for two key intelligence community oversight roles offered support of section 702 reauthorization during a smooth confirmation hearing.
Cybersecurity
As America’s Nukes and Sensors Get More Connected, the Risk of Cyber Attack Is Growing
Future nuclear weapons will be more sophisticated and better integrated with other equipment. That has benefits and drawbacks.
Cybersecurity
45 Percent of Federal Email Domains Miss Security Deadline
The Homeland Security Department, which ordered the security upgrade, is only 15 percent compliant.
Cybersecurity
GSA signals new cyber rules for contractors
The GSA's planned regulations require contractors to take responsibility for unclassified systems and data and report breaches.
Ideas
Could This Be the Year Congress Helps Restore Consumer Trust?
Data breaches touched almost every sector hurting us where we live, shop, ride and bank.
Cybersecurity
Russian DNC Hackers Targeting Senate, Cyber Firm Says
Sen. Ben Sasse wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to testify on the issue.
Cybersecurity
Senators, staffers are next on Russia's cyber hit list, says report
A report from cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says Russian hackers are gearing up to attack the U.S. Senate.
Cybersecurity
DHS pursues cases exploiting biometric data gaps
A federal judge's recent order denaturalizing a naturalizing U.S. citizen shows how efforts to remedy a digital fingerprint gap are working.
Cybersecurity
DISA looks to walk the walk on multi-factor authentication
An individual's walking gait will be the first biometric used to continuously authenticate mobile warfighters.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Thwarts 36 Million Email Breach Attempts Daily
And you thought your inbox was dangerous.
Cybersecurity
GSA Plans to Formalize Cyber Rules for Contractors
The agency will accept public comments about the regulations later this year.
Cybersecurity