Ideas
Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist
A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.
Digital Government
CIA Silent as Wikileaks Claims to Publish Thousands of Agency Files
The group says the 8,000-plus files detail the existence and function of key hacking tools.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Officials Ask: How Do You Prove Cyber Protections Are Worth The Investment?
When your whole job is preventing attacks from happening, it can be hard to prove how effective you are.
Cybersecurity
WikiLeaks posts spy trove purporting to contain CIA hacking tools
Wikileaks launches what it claims is its largest-ever release of CIA data, which includes nearly 9,000 documents and files alleged to contain hacking tools and covert program details.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Aims for ‘Race to the Top’ in Election Security
The grant money would be provided on a competitive basis for innovative ideas.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Attack Continues on Pennsylvania State Democrats
Government (U.S.) // Pennsylvania, United States
Digital Government
Russia’s Spear Phishing Tactics in the 2016 Election Are Boring Compared to Its 2008 Hack of the US Military
Long before the world knew the contents of Hillary Clinton staffers’ inboxes thanks to Russian hackers, the country went after an even bigger US target.
Digital Government
The Cyberwar Information Gap
Unlike a conventional military strike, state-on-state cyberattacks can go unreported for years.
Cybersecurity
Trump Team is Floating Cyber Executive Order to Industry
Cyber watchers urge Trump to hold officials accountable for cyber lapses, but to be clear what accountability means.
Cybersecurity
Cyber executive order nearing completion
The Trump administration is soliciting feedback from industry leaders on the long-awaited cyber executive order that could be finalized within a week.
Digital Government
Is It Wise to Foil North Korea’s Nuclear Tests With Cyberattacks?
“This could set off very serious alarm bells in Beijing and Moscow.”
Cybersecurity
New immigration order pushes biometrics but lacks deadline
President Trump's revised executive order on immigration calls for an expedited biometric entry/exit system, but it doesn't set a deadline for bringing the system online.
Cybersecurity
Slack and Teddy Bears Leak Your Secrets; Boeing Employee Sends Personnel Data to His Wife
It's never a dull week in cyber.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bump NASA Bill and Increase Several Agencies' Cyber Responsibilities
The House scheduled a vote on NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 for Monday under suspension of rules, but dropped it off the schedule.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Would Give Companies Some Leeway to Hack Back
It would allow hacked companies to penetrate their attackers' network, but not to destroy anything once they’re there.
Cybersecurity
Singapore Commuters Can Soon Use Credit Cards to Board Public Transit
Straphangers won’t have to put money on a separate fare card to ride buses and trains.
Cybersecurity
Shoddy U.S. Cyber Deterrence Policy Emboldens Adversaries, Lawmakers Say
Former military officials urge war games to improve U.S. cyber responses.
Cybersecurity
New Bill Would Expand DHS Cyber Aid to State and Local Governments
The department would help state and local officials—upon request—protect systems from cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity