Cybersecurity
DISA Wants $9M to Fast Track Cyber Innovations
The agency's Rapid Innovation Fund is pursuing “mature prototypes” of cybersecurity technologies that could be operationalized within two years.
Cybersecurity
Obama Establishes Cyberattack Response Chain of Command
For years, there has been confusion in the private sector and internally among agencies about who's in charge when hackers hit the homeland.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Can Spy on Wireless Keyboards From Hundreds of Feet Away
There’s a gaping security hole in eight popular models.
Cybersecurity
White House policy defines cyber roles
A new presidential policy directive clarifies the responsibilities of federal law enforcement, security and intelligence agencies in responding to significant cyber incidents.
Cybersecurity
HHS Will Fund Cyberthreat Information Sharing
The effort aims to encourage the public and private sectors to pool knowledge about medical record hacks.
Digital Government
How Putin Weaponized WikiLeaks to Influence the Presidential Election
Evidence suggests a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent WikiLeaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election.
Cybersecurity
IG slams FBI's 'subjective' approach to cyberthreats
In a new report, the Justice Department's inspector general says the FBI’s yearly process for prioritizing cyberthreats might not accurately identify the most pressing threats.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Grab Illinois Voter Records and Dump ISIS Propagandist’s Internal Data; Glassdoor Accidentally Outs Users
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Voter Records Copied Off Compromised Illinois Voter Registry
Government (U.S.) // Illinois, United States
Ideas
6 Employees Who Could Wreak Havoc at Your Organization
There are certain signals that, with context, can pinpoint an insider threat before they strike.
Digital Government
Trump Doesn’t Understand Cyberwar
The nominee is woefully unprepared for questions about the future of digital conflict.
Cybersecurity
CTIIC chief: We're up and running
The nascent Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center provides a mechanism for attributing cyber breaches to threat actors.
Modernization
Update Your Apple Devices Now to Fix Terrifying Security Bug
Hackers could grab your passwords just by sending you an infected iMessage.
Cybersecurity
A $5.8B argument for better IT management
IT COST Commission releases new taxonomy and metrics for managing IT spend, and says big agency savings can result from better data.
Cybersecurity
The Fight Over Consumer Encryption Moves Into Strange New Phase
Law enforcement officials say it’s on the tech world and privacy advocates to prove a backdoor would undermine data security.
Cybersecurity
NASA taps new IT security leader
NASA has selected Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz as its new chief information security officer.
Cybersecurity