Cybersecurity
After Transcript Hack, IRS Still Evaluates Stronger Sign-On Measures
Authentication measures are not consistent across the agency, an internal watchdog says.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service taps Nally for CIO post
Longtime Marines IT leader Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is coming out of retirement to take over tech operations at the U.S. Secret Service.
Cybersecurity
Juniper Hack: DHS Tells Agencies to Close Encryption Backdoors
The government is scouring its IT inventory to identify affected Juniper systems.
Cybersecurity
Cyber threat agency navigates growing pains
The White House's plan for fusing cyber intelligence after the massive hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment got off to a rocky start, but an insider says agency turf battles that appeared ready to unfold have been quieted.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Bungled Y2K Planning, According to Newly Declassified Docs
If something had gone wrong as the world entered the new millennium, the Pentagon may not have been prepared for the consequences.
Modernization
Bank of America Loads Up on Bitcoin Patents
Bankers may not think bitcoin will ever go fully mainstream, but they clearly believe there is value in the technology that powers such cryptocurrencies, known as blockchain.
Cybersecurity
Clinton calls for 'Manhattan-like project' on encryption
Clinton has elevated her voice among current and former Obama administration officials warning of the potentially dire consequences of "going dark."
Cybersecurity
Can the U.S. push the world to accept cyber norms?
As international cyber norms take shape at a slow pace, experts consider how individual nations can lead, follow and take matters into their own hands.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Chief Didn't Violate Governmentwide Ban on Using Personal Email for Business
Using personal email while carrying out government business is an issue that’s come up repeatedly in recent months.
Cybersecurity
Clinton Campaign Voter Records Breached; Hackers Invade Juniper Networks, & Pickpocket Bubba Gump Patrons
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Ideas
5 Cyber Risk Trends for 2016
These are the top themes CIOs and CISOs should have on their radar in the new year.
Cybersecurity
Payment Thieves Breach Restaurateur That Owns Bubba Gump, Morton's, Others
Food and Beverage // United States
Cybersecurity
Sanders Staff Improperly Accessed Clinton Voter Data at Length
Nonprofit // United States
Cybersecurity
Security Bugs in Widely-Used Juniper System Might Have Been Planted by Foreigners
Defense Industrial Base // Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Manufacturing // Social Media // Technology // Telecommunications // Web Services // Washington, DC, United States
Digital Government