Digital Government

DHS Lags on Some FITARA Benchmarks

In all three cases, DHS said it had achieved the milestone, but GAO’s review found otherwise.

Cybersecurity

McAfee VP: Cyber Executive Order Could Signal Windfall for Contractors

The order, and other recent bills, could mean more investments in private-sector cyber services, according to Candace Worley, McAfee’s chief technical strategist.

Cybersecurity

White House Adviser Wants to Move Cyber Risk Decisions Up the Chain

Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce also urged members of an advisory board to help the government combat botnets.

Cybersecurity

Bill Aims to Clarify When and How the Government Discloses Software Vulnerabilities

The Protecting our Ability To Counter Hacking, or PATCH, Act, is an effort to balance “national security and general cybersecurity,” said a senator.

Cybersecurity

Report: Mar-a-Lago and Other Trump Properties Have Lax Cybersecurity

Some Trump properties' cyber practices don't measure up, according to a team of reporters.

Digital Government

Hiring Cyber Talent Is Key In Pentagon's Potential 'Offensive Measures'

The federal government needs to be prepared to "engage in offensive measures, if required," a deputy general counsel said.

Cybersecurity

No agencies hit by WannaCry so far

Steps taken in the government's 2015 cyber sprint continue to pay dividends, acting federal CIO says.

Cybersecurity

Shadow Brokers Announce Hack-of-the-Month Club

Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Technology // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Stop Blaming NSA for the Ransomware Attack

An inside look at how the intelligence community deals with the exploitable software bugs it finds.

Cybersecurity

Cyberwar Is Officially Crossing Over Into the Real World

Online warfare already wreaks havoc on the physical world, and it's only going to get worse.

Cybersecurity

Senate bill codifies vulnerabilities board

In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware epidemic, two senators are teaming up on a bill to create a legal framework for the disclosure of IT vulnerabilities discovered by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Ideas

Ransomware is Spreading Like Worms: Are You Ready?

The WannaCry outbreak should be scary. Here are tips to prevent falling victim to the next wave.

Cybersecurity

Career procurement exec tapped for top management post at DHS

Claire Grady, who has held senior procurement positions at the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security, is President Trump's nominee for deputy undersecretary for management at DHS.

Cybersecurity

NIST's school for cyber

The federal government's standards setter is offering agencies advice on how to implement the cybersecurity framework.