Cybersecurity
What DIUx might mean for intel
The intelligence community wants to build on the Pentagon's effort to get private-sector innovators involved earlier in the acquisition cycle.
Cybersecurity
State's school for cyber
Training 130 State Department foreign service officers on cyber is expensive but critical.
Cybersecurity
After ISIS, Americans Fear Cyberattacks the Most
Nearly three in four people consider them a major threat to the U.S.
Cybersecurity
GAO: FEMA needs framework to improve IT systems
According to the Government Accountability Office, FEMA needs to develop a governing framework for the oversight and modernization of IT investments.
Cybersecurity
Developers Keep Leaving Secret Keys to Corporate Data Vulnerable on GitHub
The hackers who stole data on 50,000 Uber drivers in 2014 didn’t have to do much hacking at all.
Cybersecurity
IG: ICE IT system deficiencies threaten data integrity
Deficiencies in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's general IT controls could jeopardize the privacy and integrity of critical financial and operational data, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
DHS ramping up info-sharing work with industry
DHS is planning new guidance that will help the private sector better share cybersecurity information with the government.
Cybersecurity
Quantum Computers Will Break Today’s Cyber Protections, Scientists Say
True quantum computers don't exist yet, but cryptography needs to evolve for when they do, according to NIST scientists.
Digital Government
Video: Here are All the Countries That Ask Facebook for User Data
Which countries want to know what your status update?
Digital Government
Police Can Force You to Use Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
But they can’t make you cough up your passcode.
Cybersecurity
The Military Is Building an Engine to Uncover the Humans Behind Hacks
The point is "to not only look at the bullets but also look at the weapon,” a DARPA researcher tells Nextgov.
Cybersecurity
Report: CBP lacks 'clear authority' to collect SSNs for system access
U.S. Customs and Border Protection derives employee and contractor IT systems passwords from user Social Security numbers. But the agency may not have the authority to collect that personally identifiable information, according to a privacy report.
Digital Government
Feds Have Found ‘Unbelievable’ Amounts of Child Porn on National Security Computers. Is This the Solution?
Currently, managers only look for aberrant computer behavior on internal, agency-owned IT systems.
Cybersecurity
Agencies unveil plan to encourage development of smart gun technology
New report outlines a strategy to encourage the development and use of smart gun technology by government, with the goal of reducing gun violence.
Ideas
How Multifactor Authentication Can Play a Role in the Cybersecurity National Action Plan
Imagine how much more efficient high-security financial processes could run within the government if employees could use information determined by physical elements of the user’s body, such as a fingerprint or retina, or proximity to wireless devices.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on US Steel from China, Steal from Facebook Server, and Fiddle with Global Financial System
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Steel Blames Chinese Military Hackers for Stealing Trade Secrets
Manufacturing // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity
Bangladesh Bank Robbers Compromised Global Financial System to Hide Their Tracks
Financial Services // Bangladesh
Digital Government