Cybersecurity
DHS tries agile approach in Silicon Valley-based R&D effort
DHS' cybersecurity tech outreach in Silicon Valley promises speedier approvals for ideas from startups.
Cybersecurity
Jeb Bush: Hold Federal IT Managers Accountable for Government’s Cyber Woes
The massive OPM hack shows the federal civilian government “clearly lags behind,” the Republican presidential candidate said.
Cybersecurity
U.S. must keep pace with China in cyberspace
Despite the talent at NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, there is a mismatch between Chinese and U.S. investments in cyberspace, said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry.
Cybersecurity
The Hidden History of Encryption
The technology that keeps your text messages private had its start on the banks of the Tigris River, 3500 years ago.
Cybersecurity
IARPA taps Dixon as deputy director
Stacey Dixon, most recently a deputy director at NGA, has significant Capitol Hill experience.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
Cybersecurity
Wassenaar Arrangement could get a redo over cyber
Lawmakers heard from skeptical industry experts on the export control policy and process of implementing the 2013 amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement.
Cybersecurity
Jeb Bush plans to hold government IT managers accountable
In an op-ed for Business Insider, the GOP presidential candidate called for "the federal government must put its own house in order, prioritizing to reflect the urgency and importance of protecting key databases and communications."
Cybersecurity
McCain slams White House’s cyber deterrence plan
The Obama administration's long-anticipated cyber deterrence plan doesn't feature enough offense for Sen. John McCain.
Cybersecurity
The hidden cybersecurity risk for federal contractors
Firms could face friendly fire under the False Claims Act.
Cybersecurity
IG: Human traffickers exploit data gaps at DHS
Ineffective data gathering and sharing between ICE and USCIS aid human traffickers, an IG report says.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon wraps up classified study of enterprise cyber defense
Pentagon officials have completed a classified assessment of the effectiveness of enterprise cybersecurity tools at defense agencies, and the assessors are sharing lessons with the military services.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Investigators to Probe NSA’s Crackdown on Rogue IT Employees
Be it a rogue contractor or an unknowing employee with sloppy login and logoff habits, insiders are a major threat to U.S. secrets, say researchers and federal officials.
Digital Government
The Cunning Way Hackers Break So-Called Unbreakable Encryption
If you’re a cryptographer, patterns are your enemy. But if you’re a cryptanalyst—someone who’s trying to break the code—they’re your friend.
Cybersecurity
In Most Hacks, ‘the Common Denominator' is People
The latest and greatest technology means absolutely nothing if your workforce isn’t properly trained and competent regarding the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: What DHS and the FBI learned from the OPM breach
"Convenience and accessibility has been prioritized over critical security practices," at OPM, according to a Dec. 23 alert distributed to cleared contractors by the Defense Security Service on behalf of DHS and the FBI.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Steal IDs of Troubled DC Youths, Compromise Time Warner Cable Passwords & Deface Russian Minister’s Instagram
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Ex-D.C. Juvenile Justice Employee Sold Identities of Youth Offenders
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Cybersecurity