Cybersecurity
Foreign Government Hackers Are the Gravest and Most Common Threat, Agencies Say
All 18 agencies that operate high-impact systems vital to society cited nation-state attacks as the most serious threat.
Cybersecurity
Senate Identity Theft Bill Tells VA to Stop Using Social Security Numbers
Under the legislation, VA would have phase out the use of Social Security numbers in its IT systems within five years.
Cybersecurity
Tech groups oppose expanding FBI hacking authority
A group of companies that includes Google and PayPal told Congress it is hard to imagine that a proposed federal rule change does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Cybersecurity
High-impact federal systems are vulnerable and under constant assault
According to a new report, federal agencies that store critical data are not fully prepared for the ongoing uptick in attacks on IT systems.
Cybersecurity
Chinese cyber espionage drops steadily, report says
A study by FireEye offers a fresh set of data points in China's cyber espionage, which U.S. lawmakers have long characterized as rampant and inexorable.
Cybersecurity
DOD bullish on bug bounties
"Hack the Pentagon" turned up almost 140 vulnerabilities in a demonstration of how DOD can capitalize on crowdsourcing.
Cybersecurity
IARPA Wants To Stop You From Spoofing Facial Scans and Fingerprints
The intelligence community's R&D group wants technology that can detect attempts to evade biometric collection.
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Wants to Know if OMB Ever Uses its Get-Tough Cyber Power
Since the OPM hack was revealed last summer, the White House has exhorted agencies to tighten their cybersecurity defenses.
Digital Government
Pentagon Prepares to Launch Mega Database for Screening National Security Workers
The new system will consolidate two existing tools used for vetting employees and job applicants.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Shower Pro-ISIS Twitter Accounts With Rainbows, Steal US Jet Fighter Designs; Courthouse Mistakenly Leaks Defendants’ Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
GAO wants more privacy protections for facial recognition data
GAO said the FBI should take a careful look at the privacy issues involved with facial recognition technology and the hundreds of millions of images the bureau can access.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Shower ISIS Twitter Accounts with Rainbows after Orlando Massacre
Government (Foreign) // Social Media
Cybersecurity
N.K. Hackers Filch U.S. Jet Fighter Designs from South Korean Firm
Defense Industrial Base // South Korea
Cybersecurity
County Courthouse Breaches Residents' SSNs, Other Personal Data
Government (U.S.) // California, United States
Cybersecurity
Someone Got Into 45 Million Accounts from Hundreds of Car, Tech, Sports Forums
Web Services // Toronto, Canada
Cybersecurity
Obama taps former spy as CIA watchdog
After 16 months without a Senate-confirmed leader, the CIA has a nominee to head its Office of Inspector General.
Cybersecurity
DHS Hacker Warnings Will Soon Carry Reputation Scores
Essentially, the ranking would tell companies and agencies, with a certain degree of confidence, the reliability of a threat warning.
Cybersecurity
Ex-White House officials call for reform of zero-day disclosures
Having a clearly-defined vulnerability equities process bound by an executive order would build public trust and improve accountability, according to Ari Schwartz and Rob Knake
Cybersecurity
Government Websites Are Really, Really Bad at Foiling Bots
A new project tested 1,000 sites' abilities to defend against bots.
Cybersecurity