Cybersecurity
Equifax Breach Prompts Renewed Calls for National Breach Notification Standard
The proposed national standard would replace a patchwork of 48 state standards for when consumers must be notified about a breach.
Cybersecurity
House Dem revives data breach bill after Equifax hack
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) is hoping the massive Equifax breach will induce lawmakers to finally pass nationwide data breach notification standards.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Can Get Into Your Device Via Bluetooth and That Other Equifax Breach
It's just another week in Threatwatch.
Digital Government
NDAA Heads to Floor and Kaspersky Heads to Washington
And in the defense authorization bill's 104 amendments are tech and cyber changes for civilian agencies too.
Cybersecurity
Bluetooth Bug Leaves Windows, Linux, Android Devices Vulnerable
Technology // Telecommunications
Cybersecurity
House Foreign Affairs Leaders Push to Save State Cyber Office
A bipartisan bill would make the cyber coordinator’s office permanent and a presidential appointment.
Cybersecurity
Border agencies test hand-launched drones
CBP and the Border Patrol plan tests of three varieties of small drone aircraft along U.S. borders in the coming weeks, with an eye toward a larger acquisition of the portable vehicles.
Cybersecurity
Vets.gov offers new login security for users
The Department of Veterans Affairs is authenticating users at Vets.gov via a new commercial standard as it seeks to transform the way vets access their services.
Digital Government
Future Navy Accident Investigations Will Look for Cyber Attacks
The fleet’s info-warfare chief has a team aboard the damaged USS McCain. The main thing she expects to learn is how to do this kind of investigation.
Cybersecurity
Government Plans On-the-Spot Hiring Event for Cyber, Tech Positions
Agencies aim to plan to make offers on dozens of open tech positions to pre-screened applicants.
Cybersecurity
Federal Trade Commission is Investigating Equifax Breach
The move follows pressure from Congress.
Cybersecurity
Can Victims of the Equifax Breach Simply Ignore It?
An identity theft expert weighs in.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Orders Russian Anti-virus Off All Government Systems
The move follows months of suggestions Kaspersky is too close to the Kremlin.
Cybersecurity
Federal CISOs want more education and training to help boost incident response
To get ahead of cyberthreats, agency CIOs and CISOs want to focus on reducing response times from weeks and months to minutes.
Cybersecurity
DHS bans Kaspersky from federal systems
The Department of Homeland Security banned the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab’s products from federal agencies in a new binding operational directive.
Cybersecurity
Equifax Hacking Victims Are Now Able to Use a Free Chatbot to Help Sue for Damages
The hacking victims account for 44% of the US population.
Cybersecurity
Walter Copan tapped to lead NIST
A former senior executive at the Brookhaven National Lab is President Trump's pick to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Cybersecurity
Five Privacy and Security Concerns About Apple’s New FaceID Facial Recognition
This technology is meant to be the successor to the iPhone fingerprint scanner.
Cybersecurity