Cybersecurity
Former Cop Tied to Data Dump Containing Locations of Coworkers, Battered Women
Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
DOJ, DHS grapple with FITARA
In little noticed "common baseline" documents, two large, federated agencies with law enforcement duties show how they will implement new IT procurement rules.
Cybersecurity
IDs of Car Dealers & Patients with Brain Disease Were Stolen to Defraud Banks of $1.6M
Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // Tennessee, United States
Cybersecurity
Departing US-CERT boss to launch cyber venture firm
In an exclusive interview with FCW, Ann Barron-DiCamillo talked encryption, the OPM hack and her legacy as director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
Cybersecurity
DHS Threat Data Sharing Program a Good First Step But Here Are Its Shortcomings
The only real barrier to this program’s success won’t be technical. It will be trust.
Cybersecurity
Ex-White House Cyber Chief Joins with Tech Firms to Tackle Bug Bounties
Issues to be addressed range from the global debate over encryption to the minutia of the federal cybersecurity budget.
Cybersecurity
What the White House Cybersecurity Plan Says About the Internet of Things
DHS is working with Underwriters Laboratories to evaluate connected devices for safety vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
What the FBI vs. Apple Encryption Fight Is Really About
When software engineers at Apple designed the iPhone’s security features, they labored knowing that millions were relying on them to safeguard their privacy.
Cybersecurity
GOP candidates weigh in on the Apple court order
Republican presidential candidates put IT security front and center in a town hall event in the wake of a court order to Apple to help unlock a suspected terrorist's iPhone.
Cybersecurity
IG details OPM contractor's security flaws
KeyPoint Government Solutions, which intruders used to hack the Office of Personnel Management, lacked a formal incident response plan and controls on unauthorized devices, according to the agency's IG.
Digital Government
Top Spy Chief Answers Public's Most Burning Questions, Including One on Aliens
No FOIA request necessary.
Cybersecurity
These Perks Could Entice Hackers to Work for CYBERCOM. But does HR Know About Them?
The Senate Armed Services Committee is considering legislation to mandate that HR employees staffing the 6,200-person force be instructed on how to make a deal.
Cybersecurity
See Something Suspicious Online? Homeland Security Wants to Know About It
DHS is seeking just $1 million and one full-time employee to administer the new program.
Digital Government
Apple vs. the FBI
The company says it will fight an order that instructs it to provide “reasonable technical assistance” to unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers.
Modernization
Here’s Why the FBI Can’t Hack Into iPhones
It comes down to one setting, that anyone can turn on or off in seconds.
Cybersecurity
Why DOD cares about hospital network attacks
A senior Defense Department official calls for better technology and increased cooperation when it comes to hardening health IT equipment and preventing hacks into medical institutions.
Digital Government
This Los Angeles Hospital Has Been Paralyzed by Hackers
A cyberattack has left doctors locked out of patient records for more than a week. Unless the medical facility pays a ransom, it’s unclear that they'll get that information back.
Cybersecurity
Apple balks at court order to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
A District Court judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Many technologists are up in arms, and Apple is not backing down.
Cybersecurity
Obama names picks for cyber commission
A presidential commission aimed at sizing up the nation's cybersecurity is getting a leader with government background and a vice chairman from industry.
Cybersecurity