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
Bill aims to put local, state fusion center reps in NCCIC
New bill would open federal cyber fusion HQ to state and local agencies to share cyberthreat info.
Cybersecurity
U.S. agency targeted by advanced spear phishing
An advanced hacking group likely compromised a foreign ministry email account and sent malware-laced email to a U.S. agency, according to Palo Alto Networks researchers.
Cybersecurity
VA taps UL for medical device cybersecurity
Testing and science firm UL will help the VA with a plan to protect connected medical IT from cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech