Cybersecurity
FBI warns of continuing botnet strikes
FBI cautioned private industry that the immense DDOS attack that brought down internet services across a wide swath of the U.S. in October will persist.
Cybersecurity
SSA looks for cyber risk help
The Social Security Administration holds highly sensitive data on nearly all Americans and is looking for ideas on how to keep it safe.
Cybersecurity
What the next president needs to do on cyber
No matter who wins the election, there are key opportunities to expand on current efforts to secure and defend federal networks and critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Report: Government’s Zero Days Arsenal is in the Dozens
The Columbia University report advocates more transparency about the government review process for previously unknown computer vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Ohio Taps National Guard Cyber Unit to Help Secure Elections
It’s another part of the state's election contingency plans, which also include additional paper ballots and paper versions of the voter registration lists.
Digital Government
Is the CIA Ready for the Age of Cyberwar?
Behind the most sweeping reforms in the agency’s history—and their limits
Cybersecurity
Army CyberCom looks to boost training
The new head of the Army Cyber Command says the command has made significant progress in recent years, but needs to focus on identifying and recruiting new talent and making training programs more realistic for cyber forces.
Cybersecurity
Halvorsen: Push to ditch CAC cards is moving apace
DOD CIO says a range of U.S. allies have agreed to pursue a "single identity standard," and that Common Access Cards will not be that solution.
Cybersecurity
DHS still waiting on NPPD reorg
It's Critical Infrastructure Month, but DHS cybersecurity officials are wondering about the status of the agency's plan to integrate its cybersecurity division with its infrastructure protection duties.
Cybersecurity
The Dark Web Isn’t All Dark
Despite its reputation for illegal activity, much of what goes on underneath the surface of the internet is legit.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Auditor Passes Own IT Audit
The Government Accountability Office is properly wiping its defunct electronics of sensitive data, an inspector general review finds.
Cybersecurity
Virginia Governor Issues Cyber Challenge to Students
The school with the highest participation through March 2017 will win a cash prize to fund its cybersecurity programs.
Digital Government
Pentagon Tech Chief Says He'll 'Take the Hit' for GAO Criticism of JIE
“What we’ve tried to tell GAO is, in this case, you don’t measure JIE—you have to measure the components,” Terry Halvorsen said.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Workforce: A Compound Noun Meaning the Folks Protecting Your Networks
NIST just updated its dictionary for cyber workforce terms.
Cybersecurity
People Care Most If Their Social Security Info Is Stolen, Less About Medical Records or Salary
A new survey finds baby boomers are more concerned about losing their Social Security information than millennials are.
Cybersecurity
DOD, DHS chart paths to acquisition innovation
DOD and DHS are both trying to tap into the best the tech sector has to offer, and each agency has new and experimental contracting mechanisms that are showing signs of short-circuiting existing procedures.
Cybersecurity
ID protection to expire for more than 100,000 OPM hack victims
About 100,000 to 150,000 feds whose sensitive information was stolen in the OPM hack will have to re-enroll if they want to retain the compensatory identity protection coverage offered by OPM after Dec. 1.
Cybersecurity
DHS faces a sea change
Former Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen said DHS must make structural changes so it can improve the way it develops and buys technology.
Emerging Tech