Cybersecurity
Hurd ramps up call for cyber national guard
Congressional watchdogs, as well as industry members and feds, called for a cyber national guard, pooled hiring and reforming educational outreach to address the IT skills shortage.
Cybersecurity
DOJ, DHS could do better at sharing terror info
Although the DOJ and DHS are sharing domestic counterterror information, they need to tweak some access and coordination issues, according to a joint oversight report from the agencies' inspectors general.
Cybersecurity
General: Cyber Command needs new platform before NSA split
U.S. Cyber Command should be elevated to a full combatant command as soon as possible, the head of Strategic Command told Congress, but it cannot be separated from the NSA until it has its own cyber platform.
Cybersecurity
CSI: Walmart
Some of the best digital-forensics labs don't belong to the police—they're run by banks, tech companies, and retailers.
Cybersecurity
NSA Engaged in Massive Battle with Russian Hackers in 2014
An NSA official previously described the toe-to-toe battle but placed it in 2015.
Cybersecurity
WikiLeaks exposes more alleged CIA cyber tools
WikiLeaks has released another batch of alleged CIA hacking tools that purport to detail how the agency covers its tracks when penetrating foreign targets.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Stockpile University Emails, Target Dentists and Someone Snatched 3.7M Voters' Information
There's never a dull week in ThreatWatch.
Cybersecurity
NIST Cyber Board Wants Trump Advisers to Show Up to Next Meeting
The board also plans to highlight election security in a meeting readout sent to the White House and federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
NIST Must Audit Federal Cybersecurity Because DHS Isn’t, Hill Staffer Says
The House Science Committee forwarded legislation requiring the government’s cyber standards agency to conduct audits as well.
Cybersecurity
How to defend against government hackers
Privacy and civil rights advocates roll out legal advice about how to litigate cases involving the use of hacking tools by law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
Think like a hacker, says former CISO
Greg Touhill contends that clarity, hacker brains and services consolidation are keys to more secure federal networks and data.
Cybersecurity
The Founding Fathers Encrypted Secret Messages, Too
Centuries before cybersecurity, statesmen around the world communicated with their own elaborate codes and ciphers.
Cybersecurity
OPM Pays Too Much Protecting Breach Victims from Identity Theft, Watchdog Says
Congress required OPM to provide identity theft insurance up to $5 million, but claims rarely exceed a few thousand, GAO says.
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