Cybersecurity
HHS closes FISMA gaps, but cyber risks remain
The Department of Health and Human Services is improving its cybersecurity posture, but an audit finds room for improvement.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Special Ed Students’ Secrets, Book Marriott Hotel Room, and Deceive Snapchat Payroll Employee
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
These NASA Researchers Saw the OPM Hack Coming a Decade Ago. But Nobody Listened.
A group of NASA researchers, upset at the intrusiveness of federal background investigations, sued the government nearly 10 years ago, warning the feds couldn’t keep the data safe.
Cybersecurity
Stolen Laptop Held Data on Hundreds of Md. Special Ed Students
Education // District of Columbia, United States
Cybersecurity
Alleged Serial Forger Arrested in Hotel Room Paid for With a Fake ID
Hospitality // Retailer
Cybersecurity
Payroll Staffer Was Lured Into Compromising Snapchat Employee Data
Social Media // Web Services
Cybersecurity
FAA Working on New Guidelines for Hack-Proof Planes
Researchers have been invited to build upon an FAA-developed framework for testing a plane’s susceptibility to hacks.
Digital Government
32 Tech Giants Are Backing Apple in its Fight Against the FBI
If Apple obeys the FBI’s order, it would set a dangerous precedent for the future, briefs claim.
Cybersecurity
Navy workforce memo separates cyber from IT
A recent policy memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus differentiates the IT and cybersecurity workforces.
Cybersecurity
Watchdogs Prep for Review of Agencies’ IT Security Policies
Under new legislation, agency inspector generals have until August to complete their security reviews and submit them to Congress.
Cybersecurity
CDM-as-a-service great, but what next?
Small agencies feel the cyber talent squeeze more than big agencies, but they’re looking eagerly to CDM-as-a-service to help secure their networks.
Digital Government
Which Country Has the Most Hack-Proof Health Records?
Guardtime is helping Estonia move its citizens’ health records to a database, based on blockchain technology, that nobody can mess with.
Cybersecurity
McCaul floats encryption commission to Silicon Valley
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, took a humble tack at RSA, saying that, "most members [of Congress] don’t understand what encryption is."
Modernization
Video: How to Prevent Your iPhone’s Security Feature From Destroying Your Data
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Cybersecurity
Most CISOs Lack Direct Line to the Boss
Just 21 percent of CISOs surveyed said they report to their company CEO.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon wants to be hacked -- and learn from it
DOD has its own "red teams" that probe sensitive defense networks for vulnerabilities, but the Hack the Pentagon initiative goes a significant step further by inviting private-sector hackers to get out their digital scalpels.
Cybersecurity
DOJ official, former counterterror czar spar over Apple
The court order is a dangerous effort to compel speech in the form of writing software code, said Richard Clarke, a former White House counterterrorism adviser.
Cybersecurity
DHS to launch new system for insider threat data
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing a new data system for tracking suspected insider threats -- both inside the agency and among those with access to DHS facilities and IT.
Cybersecurity