Cybersecurity
This Startup Will Alert You If Your Data Shows up on the Dark Web
It’s hard to track a stolen database of personal information, which can contain everything from names and addresses to financial details and fingerprints.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director: Apple Case Doesn’t Set Encryption ‘Precedent’
The FBI director says the litigation with the tech company is about justice for the victims of the San Bernardino attack.
Cybersecurity
Treasury Needs $110M Piggy Bank to Combat IRS Hackers and Other Expected 'Cyberattacks'
A White House-ordered search for “high-value” targets attractive to hackers emphasized the need for a cyber-emergency piggy bank, according to budget documents.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hate on Health Care: Delaying Meals, Holding a Hospital Hostage, Stealing Brain Patient IDs and Exposing Battered Women
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Flint, Mich. Hospital Emails Show Hacktivists Infected Workstations
Healthcare and Public Health // Michigan, United States
Cybersecurity
IRS Phishing Scams Up 400 Percent, Agency Warns
As of mid-February, the IRS has already experienced 1,389 incidents.
Cybersecurity
Head of DHS' Emergency Cyber Unit Stepping Down
During her three years in office, Ann Barron-DiCamillo, head of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, has been a mainstay on Capitol Hill.
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