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
How Twitter Bots Shape the Election
Between the first two presidential debates, a third of pro-Trump tweets and nearly a fifth of pro-Clinton tweets came from automated accounts.
Cybersecurity
GAO Plans OPM, FedRAMP Audits in 2017
The office also plans to review how well CDC and NIH are protecting health information.
Cybersecurity
As Many as 150K OPM Hack Victims Must Re-Enroll to Keep Protection Services
OPM is switching benefit providers after initial contract expires.
Cybersecurity
How to flip the cyberthreat paradigm
By thinking like an adversary, federal agencies can find and fix organizational weaknesses before the bad guys can exploit them.
Cybersecurity
What the federal CISO needs to get the job done
Newly appointed federal CISO Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill needs the right tools and enforcement authorities to secure and defend government networks.
Cybersecurity
Next steps after attribution: Deterring further Russian interference
A cybersecurity expert argues that the U.S. should enlist other countries in its response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections.
Cybersecurity
The Inevitability of Being Hacked
We built a fake web toaster, and it was compromised in an hour.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Find Blood Donor Info, Attack an Adobe Zero Day and Deface Russian Website
Just another week in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Privacy Is Plausible Deniability
In a hackable world where neither NSA nor Sony Pictures nor John Podesta could safeguard their private communications, the surest way to keep data secure may be surrounding it with decoys.
Digital Government
How Facebook’s Ad Tool Fails to Protect Civil Rights
The company’s platform lets advertisers exclude people of certain races from seeing their content. That’s a serious problem when it comes to promotions such as housing, credit and jobs.
Cybersecurity
New Rule Takes Handcuffs Off Ethical Hackers
White hat hackers can now search for software vulnerabilities without fear of violating copyright law.
Cybersecurity