Cybersecurity
Army kicks off cyber and EW prototyping experiment
An annual prototyping experiment will give the Army a chance to size up emerging cyber and electronic warfare technologies.
Cybersecurity
Government Accidentally Leaves Alabama State Retirees at Risk of ID Theft
Government (U.S.) // Alabama, United States
Cybersecurity
National Weather Service System #Fail, Bogus Flash Flood Warning Issued
National Weather Service forecasters in Sterling, Virginia, had to clarify -- via Twitter -- no actual warning had been issued.
Cybersecurity
Financial regulator details growing risks for banking systems
A new Treasury Department report warns of an alarming rise in lucrative digital crimes against the financial sector.
Cybersecurity
GSA Administrator Woos California Cyber Companies
Denise Turner Roth says she wants to clarify to new businesses what federal contracts entail.
Cybersecurity
It’ll Be Brains vs. Bots in Vegas Cyberwar Sponsored by the Pentagon
The $2 million Cyber Grand Challenge, sponsored by DARPA, will pit machines against insecure software to pierce the holes -- and fix 'em.
Digital Government
Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Remain Flat Over Next 5 Years
Total federal IT spending is predicted to decline from $99.8 billion in fiscal 2016 to $98.3 billion by 2021.
Modernization
DHS Looks for Ways to Protect Mobile Devices
The agency is thinking harder about securing its own smartphones and tablets, including from apps that might activate the microphone or camera to eavesdrop, or pull users' call logs and messages without their consent.
Cybersecurity
CIA chief says digital directorate will help with agency’s myriad IT needs
CIA Director John Brennan said his agency's Directorate for Digital Innovation would help operatives mask their digital tracks and would help defend against foreign cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
DOE wants $15 million more for securing the grid
The funding would concentrate on community-owned utilities and electricity cooperatives, which generally have less money to spend on cybersecurity than bigger, investor-owned utilities.
Cybersecurity
GSA leader goes west to talk modernization, tech buying
GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth is traveling to the West Coast to talk with companies about cybersecurity technology and how they can get into the federal market.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Hackers Target Thousands of Gmail Users Every Month
Google revealed that it sends 4,000 warnings monthly about state-sponsored cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Federal Government Expects to Bring on 3,500 More Cyber Pros by 2017
The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy was characterized as a first step toward building a sustainable pipeline of government and industry data security talent that will last well into the future.
Cybersecurity
HHS issues ransomware guidance
The Department of Health and Human Services released new guidance on how health privacy law should guide responses to ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushes for more cyber experts in the field
Local is the key for critical infrastructure protection, and DHS wants more cybersecurity advisers out in communities talking to providers.
Cybersecurity
White House accelerates cyber hiring
The federal government is looking to add 3,500 more cyber and IT workers by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
Pokemon Go Can Read Your Emails and View Your Search History if You Log in With Google
Gotta catch 'em all... and give them all your data.
Digital Government
New HHS CIO to Focus on Cyber
Beth Anne Killoran will direct projects related to cybersecurity and privacy protection.
Cybersecurity
Obama warns of U.S. weaknesses on cybersecurity
Hackers are targeting the White House, and the U.S. government still has much to learn from its IT security mistakes, the president said.
Cybersecurity