Cybersecurity
Acting on the cyber executive order: 3 keys to compliance
With the proper technologies in place, agencies can do better assessments and begin to truly address their existing gaps.
Cybersecurity
Senator wants Kaspersky out of U.S. voting systems
Amid concerns about election system security, Sen. Amy Klochubar is looking for DHS to help boot Kaspersky from state and local voting systems.
Cybersecurity
DHS Nominee Would Be Agency’s First Homegrown Cyber Leader
Kirstjen Nielsen would be the agency's first secretary with extensive cyber experience.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Says Justice Department is Wrong About Encryption
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, thinks weakening encryption would be bad for national security.
Cybersecurity
Trump to Pick Kelly Deputy for Top Homeland Security Post
Kirstjen Nielsen, a cybersecurity expert, was formerly DHS chief of staff.
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Physical Security Falls Short, Undercover Audit Finds
Auditors gained unauthorized access to secured parts of NIST buildings where they could have infected computers or caused physical damage.
Cybersecurity
DHS names West acting deputy CIO
Barry West is acting deputy CIO at DHS, but the permanent CIO position remains open.
Cybersecurity
DOJ rebrands encryption pitch
A senior Justice official wants the private sector to adopt "responsible encryption" that allows law enforcement access via warrant to encrypted communications.
Cybersecurity
Cyber expert tapped to lead DHS
Kirstjen Nielsen, a former cybersecurity consultant and current deputy chief of staff in the White House, is returning to DHS to lead the agency.
Cybersecurity
More Than One-Third of Equifax’s UK Records May Have Been Exposed
Equifax has done it again.
Cybersecurity
A Law is Expiring That Allows Ethical Hackers to Help Protect U.S. Elections
Renewing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for ethical hacking is vital for election security, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
House bill looks to secure IoT ecosystem
New legislation would improve security and oversight of connected devices.
Cybersecurity
Hacking Is Inevitable, So It’s Time to Assume Our Data Will Be Stolen
Data breaches are a part of life
Cybersecurity
E-Verify role upped in White House plans
A new White House immigration wish list calls for 100 percent employer participation in DHS' online worker status verification system.
Cybersecurity
The 20-year climb to an elevated CyberCom
How a 1997 military exercise sparked the eventual creation of a unified combatant command for cyber.
Digital Government
Congress' Week: Data Breaches, Kaspersky and Murderers with Security Clearances
Amid tackling a series of high-profile data breaches, Congress moved along important IT legislation and aims to address whether criminals are actually getting temporary security clearances.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon: We’ll Keep Buying Software That Russian Spies have Looked Through
The U.S. military will still buy consumer-off-the-shelf products from several tech companies that allowed Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, an intelligence outfit, to intimately probe.
Cybersecurity