Cybersecurity
Facebook Is Testing Encrypted, Self-Destructing Messages
The social network wants the 900 million users of its Messenger chat app to know it’s serious about privacy, too.
Cybersecurity
Activist Leaks Law Enforcement Database after Louisiana Police Shooting
Government (U.S.) // Louisiana, United States
Cybersecurity
NASA Kepler Spacecraft Tweets Image of a Woman's Derriere
Government (U.S.) // Social Media // United States
Cybersecurity
Signs of Ransomware Pop Up At Colorado Allergy Clinic
Healthcare and Public Health // Colorado, United States
Digital Government
Would a Uniform Digital ID Work in the US?
Some countries have invested in uniform digital identity with success. Their experiences can provide a roadmap for governments navigating the earlier stages of the journey.
Cybersecurity
Europeans OK trans-Atlantic data deal
One of the major players involved in the lengthy U.S./EU data transfer agreement process gave the thumbs-up on July 8.
Cybersecurity
A Year In, VA Progresses with Departmentwide IT 'Transformation'
VA published its own mid-year assessment this week.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: Former IRS Employees Might Still Have Access to Computers, Facilities
A new OIG report estimated IRS couldn’t verify all security items were returned for more than 66 percent of separated employees.
Modernization
Video: New Android Malware 'HummingBad' Infects Millions
Users should note that the malware prefers to target earlier operating systems, KitKat and JellyBean.
Cybersecurity
Navigating NSA's Commercial Solutions for Classified program
Although the CSfC program is meant to streamline the certification process, primers like the one produced by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology further simplify it.
Cybersecurity
Congress talks port security and smuggled nukes
Comprehensive cargo scanning remains elusive, but technology could help detect the most dangerous contraband.
Cybersecurity
NGA makes disaster-response app public
Making the Mobile Awareness GEOINT Environment app public is NGA’s latest move to contribute to an open-source geospatial community shaped by the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Bill Banning Porn, Personal Email on Agency Computers Under Fire on Unrelated Grounds
White House threatens veto over provisions on firing senior executives and reporting on union activities.
Cybersecurity
USPS flooded with false malware positives
The U.S. Postal Service's cyber incident system is overwhelmingly identifying normal activity as malicious, according to a new inspector general report.
Cybersecurity
Ashley Madison, the Cheating Site, Is Being Investigated for Using ‘Fembots’
The website was tricking its male users into believing that robots were seductive females.
Emerging Tech
Does It Make Sense to Upgrade to Windows 10?
Having performed hundreds of Windows upgrades over the years, it’s safe to describe my enthusiasm for such a move as tepid at best, which is why I found myself nearly up against the deadline for the free upgrade.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Security Holes in All Symantec Programs a ‘Very Serious Event’
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team recommends users and system administrators fix their Symantec programs immediately.
Digital Government