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
Justice Wants Drones to Try Reconstructing Car Crashes
Police departments in Florida, Kansas and Texas are just a few of the local agencies nationwide authorized to patrol the skies, in certain situations, for public safety.
Cybersecurity
Video: What Does Hacking Look Like?
Demonstrating what hacking entails visually will help DARPA during its Cyber Grand Challenge.
Cybersecurity
Is analog the answer for securing the grid?
The scope and nature of the cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid last year has spurred legislation in Congress that would make the U.S. grid less digitized.
Cybersecurity
Army seeks to use cyber at tactical level
Feedback from a series of exercises will inform how the Army fights on a future digital battlefield and could have a ripple effect on U.S. Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
No charges in Clinton email case
In unusual public statement, FBI Director Comey slams Hillary Clinton's e-mail practices and lax security culture at State Department, while declining to recommend charges.
Cybersecurity
Tech in the service of performance measurement
Steve Kelman reports on innovations at DHS that could help analysts across government.
Cybersecurity
When Should Hacking Be Legal?
A group of academics and journalists say a federal computer-fraud law criminalizes their work.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Leak Muslim Dating Site Messages, Command Zombie Security Cameras to Crash Sites Worldwide and Hit up Vegas Hard Rock
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
25,000 Zombie Security Cameras Pounce On Computers Worldwide
Other Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
IC wants sensors to evaluate personnel performance
Working in the intelligence community can be stressful. The IC's research arm wants to use sensors to evaluate how people respond to the demands of the job.
Cybersecurity
USCIS digital transformation needs work, says watchdog
An immigration agency watchdog says USCIS is making progress in digitizing forms, but still has a lot of work to do in its effort to make forms paperless.
Emerging Tech