Cybersecurity
Denver Police Officers Consult Criminal Database for Dates, Other Personal Issues
Government (U.S.) // Colorado, United States
Cybersecurity
Pro-ISIS Hacktivists Release ‘Kill List’ of Minnesota Cops
Government (U.S.) // Minnesota, United States
Cybersecurity
Educational Site Code.org Accidentally Showed Volunteers’ Data to Marketers
Nonprofit // Technology
Cybersecurity
FBI, NHTSA issue warning on vehicle hacks
Agencies officially warn that cars and other motor vehicles are increasingly vulnerable to hacking.
Digital Government
The FBI Is Warning Drivers: Your Car May be Vulnerable to Hacking
As digital systems on cars proliferate, so too do the opportunities to gain unauthorized access to those systems.
Digital Government
Immigration Agency Spars with Inspector over Failed $3.1B Digital System
The IG wrote: "We undertook this audit to answer a relatively simple question: after 11 years and considerable expense, what has been the outcome -- right now -- of USCIS' efforts to automate benefits processing?"
Cybersecurity
Carter touts cyber capabilities at budget hearing
At a March 17 Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing, legislators wanted to know if investments in IT innovation are enough to face potential threats from Russia and China.
Cybersecurity
Does VA’s Plan for Fixing Cyber Weaknesses Take Too Long?
In its fiscal 2017 budget request, VA is seeking to nearly double its information security spending.
Cybersecurity
White House Official Steps In as OPM's IT Chief
Lisa Schlosser, the deputy U.S. federal chief information officer, will join OPM as a senior adviser and acting CIO.
Cybersecurity
CIO shuffle: Senior tech leaders detailed to OPM, OMB
Deputy CIOs at DHS and OMB detailed to temporary positions, as part of a move to fill an IT leadership gap at the Office of Personnel Management.
Cybersecurity
Could IT Problems Ground NASA?
A new story suggests NASA’s networks are filled with malware, unpatched for software vulnerabilities perhaps a million times over, and that the relationship between NASA executives and Hewlett Packard Enterprise is strained beyond repair.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM to Congress: We Need a Bigger Budget
Rogers justified what he called "systematic" increases over the last few years with the observation that every American who has gone online is either now a cybercrime victim or has been affected indirectly by higher fees as a result of data thefts.
Cybersecurity
Is Telework a Growing Cyber Threat? New Guidelines Offer Security Tips
The agency is collecting public comment on guidance for teleworkers who use mobile devices and laptops to remotely access content.
Digital Government
A UK Surveillance Bill That Allows Government Hacking Has Passed its First Legislative Hurdle
The Investigatory Powers bill, which will grant the British government broad powers to collect user data and hack communications systems and networks.
Cybersecurity
VA Fails Cyber Audit Again
This is the 16th year in a row that VA’s handling of information security has been cited by the IG as a “material weakness.”
Cybersecurity
DHS edging off GAO's high risk list
DHS has made significant progress towards solving the management issues that have kept it on the GAO's high risk list for years, but lawmakers look to ensure that progress continues.
Cybersecurity
Rogers makes his case for a CyberCom budget boost
U.S. Cyber Command wants about $500 million for fiscal 2017, a steady increase that appropriators appeared willing to support.
Cybersecurity
Oversight Committee investigates DHS senior staff for improper email practices
A House panel is probing 29 DHS senior officials, including Secretary Jeh Johnson, for allegedly violating a department-wide ban on personal email access at work.
Cybersecurity