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
Government (U.S.) // Washington, DC, United States
Cybersecurity
Ohio Tax Agency Lost Sensitive Data on 50,000 People
Government (U.S.) // Ohio, United States
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists Apparently Trounced Russian Minister’s Social Media
Government (Foreign) // Social Media
Cybersecurity
House Committee Presses SBA to Close Cyber Vulnerabilities
More than 30 recommendations for shoring up SBA’s IT security remain unaddressed.
Cybersecurity
Want to Avoid Another OPM? Spend More, Industry Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity budget – projected at approximately $900 million in the coming fiscal year – is only 75 percent of what two of the nation’s leading banks will spend on cyber in 2016.
Ideas
The Key Missing Piece of Your Cyber Strategy? Visibility
To protect privacy, continuous monitoring and mitigation has become a popular method.
Cybersecurity
Funding still an issue when it comes to cybersecurity
Industry experts push for more funding for federal cybersecurity and urge agencies to follow the private sector's lead in this area.
Cybersecurity