Cybersecurity
When Will We Ever Learn? 92 Percent of Hacks Detected Months After the Fact
Ninety-two percent of all data breaches are detected by someone else besides the target.
Cybersecurity
Senator looks to counter botnets
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) teased plans for legislation against the scourge of botnets at a Georgetown appearance.
Cybersecurity
DARPA seeks to boost cyber attribution
DARPA wants to use biometrics and other tools to improve a key element of U.S. cyber deterrence strategy.
Cybersecurity
My Bad! Employee Slipups Lead to More Government Hacks Than Cyber Espionage
Often, the accidental breaches were discovered while in the process of dissecting intentional hacks.
Cybersecurity
FEMA tunes into social media for operations
FEMA is adding public-facing social media to the operational data streams used by its watch centers in civil emergencies.
Cybersecurity
Risky clicks continue to keep too many hackable
In its latest data breach report, Verizon's team lays out the tried-and-true methods hackers are using to own enterprises – and the ways enterprises can fight back.
Cybersecurity
Officials talk candidly about workforce cyber hygiene
Better governance, improved accountability and more training are needed to improve cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Committee Fears International Cyber Deal’s Impact on Pentagon
The Pentagon would have to report to Congress on how the Wassenaar Arrangement will impact the Defense Department and its allies.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Prey On Hospital ICU Restroom, Disrobe Members of Celeb-Nudie Site and Defraud Archdiocese Staff
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Snowden accelerated commercial crypto by 7 years
The director of national intelligence reiterated the view that industry/government collaboration is essential to finding a way to balance privacy and law enforcement access.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns farmers their crop databases are in danger
A public notice says data-driven precision cultivation techniques are increasingly vulnerable to hacktivists, ransomware and other cyber plagues.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want Training for Hackers Who Play China and Iran in War Games
Each geographic combatant command worldwide would have to pen agreements with Defense Secretary Ash Carter to use these "cyber opposition forces," under the new proposal.
Cybersecurity
Fake School Superintendent Tricks Employee into Releasing Teacher Tax Forms
Education // Washington , United States
Cybersecurity
New York Doc Planted Spy Cams in ICU Restroom to Catch Alleged Druggie Coworker
Healthcare and Public Health // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Payroll Hack & Tax Fraud Hits Denver Archdiocese Personnel
Government (U.S.) // Nonprofit
Cybersecurity
A Million People Now Access Facebook on the 'Dark Web' Every Month
This is the first time the company has revealed details about its presence in this shadowy corner of the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How Much the FBI Paid Hackers to Break Into that iPhone
FBI Director James Comey said on-stage at a conference in London the hack cost “a lot."
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