Cybersecurity
Updated: Government Agencies Not Compromised in Deloitte Breach
The breach affected an email system that included information from several markets.
Cybersecurity
After MGT, Hurd presses cyber national guard bill
Author of MGT Act says lack of permanent CIOs in government may limit effectiveness of IT modernization, sets sights on bolstering cyber workforce.
Cybersecurity
Pirate Website Uses Visitors Browers to Mine Virtual Coins and Servers Leak Memory
It's another week in Threatwatch.
Digital Government
Congress Tackles Data Breaches, Russian Meddling and IT Modernization
Lawmakers will address cybersecurity concerns at two major agencies this week.
Cybersecurity
DHS Commercializes Two Nature-Themed Cyber Products
It’s the first time two products have been simultaneously licensed to the same company through the Transition to Practice Program.
Cybersecurity
Audit finds network vulnerabilities at NRC
While rating the IT security as "generally effective," an audit of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Region IV office found several lapses that could leave sensitive data exposed.
Modernization
You're Turning Off Wi-fi and Bluetooth Wrong
You could still be connected and not know it.
Cybersecurity
Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Hacked the U.S. Air Force
Chicago high school senior Jack Cable moonlights as an ethical hacker.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Broke Into SEC Computer Systems and May Have Traded on the Stolen Information
The agency said that criminals exploited a software vulnerability in its filing system.
Cybersecurity
Judge Tosses OPM Breach Lawsuits, Plaintiffs Appeal
Breached employees can’t show they were actually damaged, the federal judge said.
Cybersecurity
Symantec CEO: Get Commercial Software Off National Security Systems
The anti-virus exec praised U.S. officials who booted Kaspersky off government systems but stopped short of directly criticizing his competitor.
Cybersecurity
Is Trump's 'Wiretap' Claim Vindicated?
The president’s defenders say reported surveillance of Paul Manafort justifies an accusation against Barack Obama, but they overstate the facts.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS cyber official joins Acuity
Danny Toler, who held a senior post at the National Protections and Programs, has joined the consulting firm Acuity.
Digital Government
Meet the Woman Who Warned About Russian Election Meddling Years Ago—and Got Death Threats
She was worried about the government turning a “blind eye” to the growing force of the internet in politics.
Cybersecurity
What Cybercom's independence means
Is the next step for Cybercom as a unified combatant command to split off from the National Security Agency?
Emerging Tech
Energy Department's Random Number Generator Could Make for Stronger Encryption
Oak Ridge scientists believe they have created a quantum-based device that creates truly random numbers.
Cybersecurity
DHS offers new details on Kaspersky ban
The Department of Homeland Security published the full text of its Kaspersky ban in the Federal Register just as the Senate voted to ban the company from federal networks as an amendment to the defense bill.
Cybersecurity