Cybersecurity
IRS sounds the alarm on new phishing scam
Professional tax preparers are targets in a new email scam that opens the door for keystroke-logger malware.
Cybersecurity
Census taps Mandiant for cyber assessment
The Census Bureau selected a vendor on a sole-source basis to assess its vulnerability -- and announced plans to hire a CISO.
Cybersecurity
GSA Gets Thumbs Up on Cybersecurity Act Assessment
The agency's IT security policies are up to date and "generally consistent" with governmentwide standards, according to the IG.
Cybersecurity
Why the A-130 Update is a Huge Deal for Government
A-130 focuses on three key elements: real-time knowledge of the environment, proactive risk management and shared responsibility.
Cybersecurity
Cyber commission wants public ideas for bolstering IT security
The Commission for Enhancing National Cybersecurity has issued a request for information to inform its recommendations on how to strengthen IT security in both the public and private sectors.
Cybersecurity
GSA's internal IT is OK, watchdog says
The General Services Administration gets high marks on an inspector general IT security assessment.
Cybersecurity
Government influence at hacker conferences grows
As the government's need for skilled IT specialists grows, Las Vegas information security conferences have become a nontraditional recruiting ground for federal employers.
Cybersecurity
Apple Is Making the Market for Hacking its Systems More Efficient—and Lucrative
The tech giant's biggest reward is $200,000.
Cybersecurity
IG: Interior needs to tighten computer security
A new report says the Interior Department needs to strengthen user access controls and mobile encryption.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Commission Wants To Hear From You
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity seeks insight on how to secure digital space now and in the future.
Cybersecurity
A great primer on cyber
Steve Kelman suggest some summer reading for those seeking to understand "the new normal" of cyber threats.
Modernization
Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws
Be careful, Android users!
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Just Changed the Future of Information Security
At DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, bots showed off their ability to help a world wallowing in vulnerable code.
Cybersecurity
DOD deputy CIO to lead IT at OPM
David De Vries will take over IT at the Office of Personnel Management, as the human resources agency prepares to stand up a new background check bureau.
Cybersecurity
Carper: ‘Election Security is Critical’
A foreign actor's cyberattack on election systems could jeopardize the integrity of the voting process, according to the senator.
Digital Government
Why the World’s Most Tech-Obsessed Nation Is Resisting Virtual Doctor’s Visits
Not everyone embraces telemedicine.
Cybersecurity
Carper wants assurances on election cyber
The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee wants to make sure that the federal officials are doing their utmost to prevent voting hacks.
Cybersecurity
DOD's Cyber Lessons for OPM
Acting Director Beth Cobert says OPM is trying to create widely accepted credentials for cyber skills.
Cybersecurity
Cyber protections contemplated for U.S. election systems
The White House and Department of Homeland Security could deem election systems to be critical infrastructure, but official responses to cyberattack are still fluid.
Digital Government