Cybersecurity
GSA seeks smart card-as-a-service
The General Services Administration is looking for a solution that provides HSPD-12-compliant, governmentwide, contractor-managed services for the USAccess Program.
Cybersecurity
FDA's cyber guidance gets key congressman's support
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) is backing the Food and Drug Administration's proposed cybersecurity guidance for medical device manufacturers.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Wants to Standardize Requirements in ‘Cyber’ Jobs
There’s federal effort to use the same definitions and qualifications for jobs involving cybersecurity across the government.
Cybersecurity
FBI Official: In Recovering from Cyberattacks, the ‘Who’ Isn’t So Important
Attribution is less important than action.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want Updates on Pentagon’s Security Clearance Overhaul
That’s one of the requirements written into the House version of the Defense Authorization Act.
Cybersecurity
Teamwork could lure women to cyber careers
Emphasizing the collaborative nature of cybersecurity work may prove a key lure to draw women into the male-dominated profession, according to one study.
Cybersecurity
The Cell Phone-Monitoring Agency You’ve Never Heard Of
The DHS subcomponent tracked cell calls during the San Bernardino attack last December.
Cybersecurity
Ex-Hacker: If You Get Hacked, Sue Somebody
The days of software companies having built-in legal “liability protections” are about to come to an end, one expert says.
Cybersecurity
Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit
What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.
Digital Government
New European Law May Force Companies to Hire Data Privacy Experts
Tech, health care, drug and financial services companies that process large amounts of data will become particular hotbeds for hiring.
Cybersecurity
DHS Wants to Overhaul System Storing Sensitive Critical Infrastructure Data
The agency says the current system has fallen behind the times.
Cybersecurity
Apple Official Says Company Doesn’t Give China Access to its Source Code
China has asked for it though, according to Apple's top lawyer.
Digital Government
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots
Cybersecurity
New Air Force cyber doctrine stresses resilience
The directive from Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James instructs cyber operatives to fight through digital onslaughts from adversaries.
Cybersecurity
A year after the OPM breach, one cyber vendor is still looking for answers
CyTech Services, the veteran-owned small business that may have played a significant role in discovering the OPM hack a year ago, says it's never been paid for that work.
Cybersecurity
How Far Did the Juniper Hack Go? ‘Some of That Gear Was in Place for Years,’ DHS Official Says
The vulnerability concerns unauthorized code placed in the vendor's firewalls and virtual private networks that could have allowed hackers to read encrypted messages.
Cybersecurity
Marines take prominent role in DOD cyber operations
The Marine Corps' cyber operatives have been called on to expel spear phishers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff unclassified email network and to target Islamic State militants in the Middle East.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Still ‘At-Risk’ Career Field in the Federal Government
The Obama administration plans to publish the first-ever governmentwide cybersecurity HR strategy later this month.
Cybersecurity
DHS is busy sharing threat info with the private sector
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center has deployed automated information sharing of cyber threats with the private sector, and is fielding "red teams" to help agencies protect their networks from APTs.
Digital Government