Digital Government
A New CISO for NASA
Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz will begin effective Aug. 8 after being selected by NASA CIO Renee Wynn.
Digital Government
Is Pentagon’s Push to a Joint Information Environment in Trouble?
An audit suggests the modernization effort lacks a management plan.
Cybersecurity
VA picks NASA executive for CISO slot
Senior NASA IT manager Roopangi Kadakia will take over the top IT security job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, FCW has learned.
Cybersecurity
DHS asks industry about cyberthreats to mobility
The Science and Technology Directorate at DHS is tapping industry for clues to the mobile cyberthreat landscape.
Digital Government
Defense Intelligence Agency Is Scoping Out Social Media Background Checkers
The effort is part of a shift away from screening intelligence and military staff every five years, as is current practice.
Cybersecurity
Library of Congress wracked by DNS attack
Sites hosted by the Library of Congress, including Congress.gov, have been down intermittently since a July 17 attack.
Cybersecurity
Tighe takes over naval intel, info warfare
A highly sensitive Navy post is going to a senior officer who -- unlike her predecessor -- brings an active security clearance.
Cybersecurity
How military strategy can improve cyber response
Cyberattacks will occur. Preparation is the key -- and civilian agencies could take a cue from the military’s sustained readiness model.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Target Sports Training Clinic, N.C. State; Alabama and Oklahoma Accidentally Leak Security-Sensitive Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
'Mr. Robot' Played to Our Worst Technology Fears With a Mini Horror Movie About a Hacked Smart Home
This is a different kind of home invasion.
Cybersecurity
Sports Clinic Owner Alleges MLB Hacked His Social Media Presence
Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
Improperly Set Up Database Exposed Oklahoma Police, Bank to Physical Intruders
Government (U.S.) // Oklahoma, United States
Cybersecurity
Hack Impacted 38,000 Current, Former N.C. State Students
Education // North Carolina, United States
Cybersecurity
New ransomware rips and runs
A new kind of ransomware deletes computer files rather than decrypt and return them after victims pay up.
Ideas
To Succeed in Cyberspace, Don’t Forget the Human Element
Adm. Michael Rogers reminded us of the most critical—and challenging—aspect of all cyber operations: “Never, ever forget the human dynamic.”
Cybersecurity
An Inside Look At a CYBERCOM Dress Rehearsal
CYBERCOM, when called on by DHS, helps repel incoming cyberattacks of catastrophic consequence.
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