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
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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
‘Hack the Pentagon’: Will DOD’s Bug Bounty Program Attract Top Talent?
The contest draws inspiration from "bug bounty" programs in the private sector open to hobbyists and professional penetration testers.
Digital Government
The Five Most Colorful Moments From the Apple-FBI Congressional Hearing
“We’re asking Apple to take the vicious guard dog away and let us pick the lock,” FBI director James Comey said in his testimony.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Recruit New Talent
It involves job postings on the Dark Web, Skype interviews and digital voice-changing technology.
Cybersecurity
Windows 10 is Adding APT Protection. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
The Pentagon hopes to have everything converted over to Windows 10 by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
Why Does the IRS Keep Using This Hacked System?
The Internal Revenue Service said last week the number of records it lost in a 2015 data breach is higher than it previously thought.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek controls for access to geolocation data
The Department of Justice is resisting calls from some members of Congress to use warrants to access historical geolocation data.
Cybersecurity