Cybersecurity
Compromise Spending Bill Includes Cyber Goodies
The Homeland Security Department, FBI and Secret Service all get cyber boosts in the bipartisan bill.
Cybersecurity
Boente tapped as DOJ's acting national security chief
Dana Boente is moving to his third acting position in the Department of Justice since January, replacing Mary McCord as acting assistant attorney general of the National Security Division.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Expose Gamers' Accounts and Meddle in French Elections
Plus the fallout from stolen health data.
Digital Government
Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling
The social platform says it has a problem with government-run efforts to manipulate public opinion.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Get Back to the Basics
As the costs of complex cyberattacks increase, old-school email tricks are coming back in style.
Cybersecurity
Why compliance demands a DevOps approach
Security compliance doesn't have to stifle innovation -- it should baked into the agile development process.
Cybersecurity
Senate cyber panel makes public debut
Lawmakers probe why the U.S. needs a strategy, authorities and systems to deter and defend against cyber-enabled information operations directed as the U.S.
Cybersecurity
The Government Wants a Thriving Cyber Insurance Market. Here’s How It’s Getting Started
The Homeland Security Department wants to build a massive repository of cybersecurity and breach data that insurers can learn from.
Cybersecurity
Trump taps hedge fund CISO to lead IT at DHS
Richard Staropoli, who leads IT security at a New York-based hedge fund, will serve as the top tech official at the Department of Homeland Security.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware is On the Rise and Getting More Expensive
Americans are more willing to pay up, a survey found.
Cybersecurity
Wireless Heart Monitor Maker to Pay $2.5M Settlement to HHS After Laptop Stolen
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
McCaul: Expect a Major IT Modernization Push after Cyber Executive Order
The effort to modernize government technology will likely be driven by Rep. Will Hurd’s legislation, the House Homeland chairman said.
Cybersecurity
Former Intel Director: ‘The Clearance System We Have is Broken’
The government needs to be able to continuously vet intelligence employees for threats, former Director of National Intelligence Director James Clapper said.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Russia, nonstate actors emboldened in digital world
Russia has been emboldened by its successful intervention in the 2016 election, and nonstate actors, such as WikiLeaks, are a growing threat in the digital space, said former director of national intelligence James Clapper during a ranging public appearance.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Biggest Cyber Problem Will Be Contractors’ Big Opportunity, Report Says
If the government can't hire cyber talent, it will continue to seek outside support, a market analysis said.
Cybersecurity
Air Force invites hackers to a friendly dogfight
The Air Force is the latest military service to partner with HackerOne on a bug bounty competition where hackers can win prize money by finding vulnerabilities in Air Force sites.
Cybersecurity
A Trick That Hides Censored Websites Inside Cat Videos
The technique uses popular sites as camouflage for banned ones.
Cybersecurity
Congressional Staffers to Get Cybersecurity Crash Course
The training is part of a public awareness campaign in President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan.
Cybersecurity