Cybersecurity

DHS warns holdout states on REAL ID deadlines

States are closer to complying with REAL ID, but deadlines are firm, the Department of Homeland Security warned.

Cybersecurity

Interior CDM effort 'immature,' says watchdog report

The Interior Department's inspector general said the agency's cybersecurity efforts need more work.

Cybersecurity

How to Foil a Tech-Support Scam

Fraudsters are getting cleverer and more aggressive—but the government is cracking down.

Ideas

6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List

Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?

Cybersecurity

NSA Defense Chief Imagines a Cyber Response Without Borders

NSA official Curtis Dukes offered Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre as a model.

Cybersecurity

Blockchain Technology Can Help Save the Lives of Millions of Refugees by Giving Them a Verified Identity

The technology gives refugees the same services as those with “official” identification.

Cybersecurity

Hayden calls Russian email hack 'honorable state espionage'

The former CIA and NSA director discusses Russia's recent hacks of Democratic party emails, as well as Apple's stand against the FBI over encryption.

Cybersecurity

States continue to seek cyber help from DHS

With the election only weeks away, DHS sees more states ask for help in finding cyber vulnerabilities in their election systems.

Cybersecurity

Connolly: cybersecurity at stake in election

One of the champions of IT reform in Congress said that the November election could significantly shuffle membership on committees with responsibility for cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity

Interior Department Audit Spots Nearly 100,000 Software Vulnerabilities

Interior agencies don't know how many computers are on their networks.

Cybersecurity

Auditors: Transportation Dept. Needs Better Insights into FAA Cyber Incidents

FAA is monitoring many of its own systems without DOT oversight.

Cybersecurity

Official: you can still trust the NSA

NSA official says that despite a major reorganization to merge offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and missions, industry can still trust the guidance it receives from NSA.

Cybersecurity

US Plans to Retaliate Against Russia’s Cyber-Hacking Campaign With a Hack that Putin Is Sure to Understand

The U.S. is planning to send “a message” to Moscow.

Cybersecurity

Quiz: Are You A Hacker's Best Friend?

Beef up your cyber know-how with a few quick tips.

Digital Government

FDA Official: Medical Devices Should Be Designed For Hostile Environments

In health care, cyber intrusions into medical devices could be life-threatening.

Cybersecurity

Audit: Secret Service Info Systems Still Weak a Year After Chaffetz Leak

The audit cites outdated access controls and poor privacy protections.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog rips IT management at Secret Service

A follow-up report on the leak of Rep. Jason Chaffetz's old job application data at the Secret Service finds nagging holes in the agency's management of personal data and IT.