Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity
Do Americans Support Weakening Encryption? It Might Depend When You Ask.
After the Paris terrorist attacks, most Americans sided with the feds.
Cybersecurity
Familiar face returns to Cyber Command
After two years as commanding general of the Army's Intelligence and Security Command, Maj. Gen. George J. Franz III is heading back to Cyber Command, where he will be director of operations, the Pentagon announced.
Cybersecurity
DHS CIO walks back staff comments on open source
In comments on GitHub, Homeland Security CIO Luke McCormack sought to set the record straight on how the agency views open source.
Cybersecurity
NSA cyber exercise hones skills at military academies
Fifteen years since its inception, the Cyber Defense Exercise has added new dimensions, including the hacking of drone communications.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Attack Baltimore Personnel & Turner Construction Workers; FDIC Worker Accidentally Walks Out With Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
How the Senate Encryption Bill Resembles Chinese Law (And How it Does Not)
The legislation would bring the U.S. jurisprudence into greater harmony with China.
Cybersecurity
Email Scam at Turner Construction Co. Affects Employees Nationwide
Manufacturing // United States
Cybersecurity
Fraudsters Stole Data on Baltimore City Employees
Government (U.S.) // Maryland, United States
Cybersecurity
Former Employee Mistakenly Takes FDIC Data with Him on the Way Out
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // United States
Digital Government
This Very Common Cellphone Surveillance Still Doesn't Require a Warrant
And a court just ruled in favor of the government, again.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers concerned about aftermath of an electrical grid cyberattack
A House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee explored what plans are in place to recover from a large-scale attack on critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
New US Cyber Commission Tries to Find a Seat for Government at the Table
Silicon Valley firms "think government is the enemy,” one cybersecurity experts says.
Cybersecurity
Own Worst Enemy: Two-Thirds of Government Data Breaches are Accidental Leaks
More than half a billion personal records were stolen, lost or compromised in 2015, including 191 million records from a single incident, a new report found.
Digital Government
FBI Says iPhone Hacking Method Will Remain Secret
The FBI doesn’t own the technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone, so it can’t reveal the method to Apple even if it wanted to.
Cybersecurity
Obama’s cyber commission looks to next administration and beyond
The group's recommendations should be a "down payment for the next administration," Lisa Monaco, Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, told the inaugural meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
Emerging Tech
DHS: Open Source Software Is Like Giving Mafia a Copy of FBI System Code
The department made a bid to adjust a White House draft policy that would encourage agencies to code in the open, and to share their code with each other.
Cybersecurity
DHS considers flexible hiring paths for cyber talent
Homeland Security IT managers want more flexible hiring that will allow it to develop a more robust cybersecurity and IT workforce.
Digital Government