Cybersecurity
Burr keeps up pressure for encryption bill
The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence made a pitch for his encryption access legislation by framing the technology as an enabler of confidential communications among terrorists.
Cybersecurity
DHS adds social media to traveler data
DHS wants to ask travelers to add their social media account information to visa-vetting systems and forms.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Plunder Clinton Foundation, Bankrupt Cryptocurrency VC Fund and Log into GoToMyPC
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
OPM Updates Hack Info Website
Agency updates and streamlines FAQ on the incident and its response.
Cybersecurity
It Looks Like the DNC Hackers Also Plundered the Clinton Foundation
Government (U.S.) // Nonprofit // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Commission May Endorse Security Ratings System for Software
Legendary Hacker "Mudge" expects to release results from security tests of 100,000 software programs as early as July.
Cybersecurity
U.S. targets top lists of ransomware hackers
The U.S. is among a handful of countries that cybercriminals target with the most sophisticated ransomware attacks, according to a new report.
Digital Government
The US Military Can’t Train To Fend Off the Worst Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure — Yet
Digital wargames that ‘truly represent a realistic and relevant threat’ are coming in 2019.
Cybersecurity
DHS CIO touts tech transformation
An increased focus on agile development and contracting is propelling the Department of Homeland Security, according to its CIO.
Cybersecurity
DHS Readies Biometric ID Contract to Track Foreigners Who Stay Too Long
The Homeland Security Department is asking industry how to go about contracting out the activation of the long-overdue system.
Cybersecurity
Cybercom touts attacks on ISIS
Military officials told the House Armed Services Committee that the hacking campaign against Islamic State has been a good testing ground for U.S. Cyber Command's ability to support combatant commands.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill would require VA to stop using SSNs
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced legislation that would make the VA stop using Social Security numbers as identifiers in its IT systems.
Cybersecurity
DHS plans to expand shared services
The agency's top financial officer said shared services have helped the department achieve clean audits, and more of its component agencies will be making the switch in the next five years.
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