Cybersecurity
IRS IT leaders didn't know about $7M Equifax award
IRS CIO Gina Garza told Congress that she and other tech officials at the tax agency did not sign off on a $7 million contract awarded to Equifax a month after the credit monitoring firm disclosed a massive data breach.
Cybersecurity
The Equifax Hack Means It’s Time to Stop Pretending Social Security Numbers Are Secure IDs
It makes sense to contemplate some alternatives.
Cybersecurity
DHS Forms Election Security Task Force
The task force will draw resources from across the agency, including intelligence analysis.
Cybersecurity
White House cyber chief warns on IP theft
Rob Joyce cautioned that requirements by foreign powers to review IT source code of U.S. vendors could lead to intellectual property theft.
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October to Focus on Ghosts, Goblins and Cybersecurity Threats
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s going to be busy.
Cybersecurity
IT outages create headaches for CBP field workers
Despite a $1.4 billion IT budget, the agency responsible for screening people and cargo entering the U.S. from abroad suffers from system downtime that could lead to increased security risks, according to an internal oversight report.
Cybersecurity
The State of Cybersecurity Awareness
This Nextgov and Route Fifty ebook examines cyber resources at all levels of government.
Cybersecurity
Personal info leaked in SEC breach
The agency has also provided additional details on the scope of its response to the 2016 incident.
Cybersecurity
DHS still pushing to rename cyber shop
A bill that would rename and federate a key Homeland Security cybersecurity component is key to fueling the agency's efforts in cybersecurity and its overall image, supporters say.
Cybersecurity
Two People's Information Compromised in SEC Data Breach
Hackers may have traded on nonpublic information, though.
Cybersecurity
State Election Officials Still Angry but Ready to Work with DHS
The Homeland Security Department and states' information sharing efforts about Russian cyber meddling got off to a rocky start but they're working on it.
Cybersecurity
What should the military do when the lights go out?
A bill introduced in the House and Senate would look into cyber vulnerabilities of the nation's electric grid and how they affect military readiness.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Scam Payment Info from Whole Foods, Sonic Drive-Ins
Plus they create apps that install backdoors in Androids.
Cybersecurity
Soon, DHS Will Have Eyes on Computer Vulnerabilities Across the Government
A governmentwide software dashboard is launching next month.
Cybersecurity
Most Feds Like NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework
Trump’s cybersecurity executive order directed all agencies to adopt the framework.
Cybersecurity
Why aren't agencies listening to GAO, IGs on FISMA?
An oversight report found that agencies are ignoring hundreds of IG and GAO security recommendations.
Cybersecurity
Criminals Dust Off an Old Bug for a Backdoor in Androids
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