Cybersecurity
Russia-Linked Hacker Unit Targets French Presidential Election
Political Organizations
Cybersecurity
Border official tapped to head Secret Service
President Donald Trump announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Randolph "Tex" Alles, a veteran Marine and border control official, to serve as the new director of the Secret Service.
Cybersecurity
CDM in the trenches
DHS, GSA and customer agencies discuss deployment efforts and ideas for future improvement.
Cybersecurity
Report: Pawn Storm a growing cyber threat
The cyber espionage group known as Pawn Storm, which was involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee, is increasingly focused on manipulating public opinion, says one cybersecurity firm.
Cybersecurity
Why the CDM program needs an overhaul
By focusing on legacy attack vectors, DHS’ cybersecurity program fails to address rapidly evolving new threats.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Czar to Play Role in Kushner Innovation Office
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce will help ensure any government modernization programs build cybersecurity in, he said.
Cybersecurity
A Cyber Threat Sharing Group for Mariachi Bands? Maybe One Day.
Cyber threat information sharing can benefit everyone, the director of a standards organization says.
Cybersecurity
Can a voluntary framework deter cyberattacks?
With cyber attacks on the rise, experts wonder if voluntary norms are enough to keep the peace in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
The Fed should do more to oversee financial sector cyber
With the financial sector under threat, the Federal Reserve should take a stronger hand in oversight of cyber defense, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
White House links innovation and cybersecurity
As the White House finalizes its cyber executive order, there are growing questions over how much the NSC will be driving cybersecurity and how much will be led by Jared Kushner's new innovation office.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Slickly Spoof URLs, Use NSA Tools and Steal Credit Cards Numbers from Hotels
There's never a dull week in ThreatWatch.
Cybersecurity
Cyber challenges demand trained young leaders
Participants in this year's Cyber Defense Exercise fought back challenges of the type threatening U.S. critical infrastructure, including ransomware.
Cybersecurity
Quantum Computing Could Make the Encryption Behind Every Internet Transaction Obsolete—Someday
Cryptographers aren’t just giving up, though.
Cybersecurity
Want to Rank Devices’ Cybersecurity? Here’s How to Do it.
An Energy Star system for cybersecurity is complicated, but not impossible, one think tank says.
Cybersecurity
Facebook's Account Recovery Changes Could Drastically Improve Your Online Security
Those security questions never were very secure.
Cybersecurity
Oracle Releases 299 Patches Including Fixes for NSA Cyber Tools
Education // Global Organizations // Government (U.S.) // Technology
Digital Government
Risk of ‘Accidental’ Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says
The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.
Cybersecurity
Feds wait on Trump's cyber plan
While agencies and industry continue to wait for the Trump administration's cyber executive order, another cybersecurity report the president promised is nowhere to be found, raising more questions about the administration's focus on cyber.
Cybersecurity