Cybersecurity
'Sustained' Attack Disrupts U.K. Parliament Email System
Government (International) // London, U.K.
Cybersecurity
Eshoo pushes for cyber hygiene standards
California Democrat Anna Eshoo is reintroducing a bill to establish voluntary standards that would help prevent cyber infections on U.S. networks, computer systems and mobile devices.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog finds IT issues at Secret Service, TSA
Financial systems at both agencies need better management, according to DHS inspector general IT audits.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Stops Car Factory, Phones Spy on Activists and 198M Voters' Info Leak
WannaCry continues to cause problems while some question the ethics of selling spyware to governments.
Digital Government
Lawmakers: How Many Cyber Threat Centers Does the Government Need?
Congress questions HHS' cyber threat center and other things they did under the shadow of the American Health Care Act.
Cybersecurity
New bill would expand SBA cyber training
The bipartisan bill, introduced in both the House and Senate, seeks to expand cybersecurity training to help protect small businesses from digital threats.
Cybersecurity
IG: Infosec weaknesses remain at VA
The 2016 FISMA report shows VA still struggling to secure its networks and data, despite making strides on eliminating vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Former fed and contractor charged with spying for China
A mobile device tipped off feds to a Virginia man who now faces life in prison on charges of passing classified national defense information to Chinese intelligence agents.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Advice Tech Titans Gave the White House Behind Closed Doors
White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.
Cybersecurity
TSA nominee touts biometric exit pilots
A former commandant of the Coast Guard being considered to head the TSA said the security agency's recently unveiled trials of fingerprint/boarding pass tech could become big part of its future.
Cybersecurity
More money for cyber in 2018 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee is looking to boost spending on cybersecurity training in the 2018 NDAA, while empowering DOD's CIO to govern supply chain risk.
Digital Government
Report: Most Government Sites Fail Security Audit
About 60 percent of federal sites failed the Online Trust Alliance's trustworthiness test.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Chief to Agency Leaders: Know Your Networks' Risks
CIOs and CISOs need to be involved in executive decision-making, White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce said.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Russia tried to hack voting systems in 21 states
DHS officials confirmed for the first time that Russian hackers tried to penetrate voting systems in 21 different states in the run-up to the 2016 election, but said the hacking did not affect election results.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS boss says 'no evidence' of tampering in 2016 vote count
At a House Intelligence hearing, Jeh Johnson testified that Russian interference in U.S. elections did not extend to manipulating vote counts, as far as he knows.
Cybersecurity
NSO Group’s Spyware Found on iPhones of Mexican Government Critics
Government (Foreign) // Mexico
Cybersecurity