Cybersecurity
Grassley tries to revive 'going dark' legislative fix
The Obama administration may have shelved a legislative plan to force firms to decrypt communications, but Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley is not having it.
Cybersecurity
FITARA architect wants to run the House, new tech at FCC and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Chinese Hackers Hit Corporate Network of Samsung’s Mobile Payment Subsidiary
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Cybersecurity
NDAA would change cyber acquisition, Gross tapped for CIO post at FDIC and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
FBI: ‘Dozens’ of Terror Suspects Have Used Encryption to Hide from Law Enforcement
“I’m surprised if it is only a couple dozen people,” says Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson.
Cybersecurity
House Inspector General: 'Everybody' Needs to Fight in the Current Cyberwar
The country is in the middle of a cyberwar and needs everyone's help, said House IG Theresa Grafenstine.
Cybersecurity
Are our ports protected from cyber pirates?
The Coast Guard looks to get ports and shipping companies talking about the inevitable cyber threats they face.
Cybersecurity
DARPA still seeking to lay foundation for cybersecurity
The Pentagon's research arm wants to take "whole classes of vulnerabilities" off the table when it comes to cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
How to Boost DHS Cyber Division Morale? Change Its Name.
The title -- National Protection and Programs Directorate -- does not jive with the division's purpose, explains Suzanne Spaulding, undersecretary of the ill-named directorate.
Cybersecurity
Name change, new org chart feature in NPPD reorg
A key DHS component plans to combine protection of cyber and physical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
After USPS Phishing Hack, Audit Shows Postal Workers Still Click on Links
Aquarter of agency employees fell for a simulated email scheme, according to an internal watchdog.
Cybersecurity
FirstNet Team Issues List of Cyber Concerns
The nationwide public safety broadband network should be protected against cyberattack, but "not at the expense of public safety users’ ability to use the network," the new notice says.
Cybersecurity
Never Trust the First Number Announced in a Data Breach
When a company or government agency suffers a data breach, the number of records they say were lost are often preliminary estimates, whether they say so or not.
Cybersecurity
Congress vets DHS cyber reorg plans
Lawmakers on Oct. 7 scrutinized the Department of Homeland Security’s inchoate plan to reorganize its cyber bureau, an exercise they said was overdue.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bill to Resurface After Next Week’s Recess, Co-Sponsors Say
A stalled information-sharing bill is expected to get a vote soon, despite opposition from some in the tech and civil-rights communities.
Cybersecurity
Why Aren't We Learning from These Devastating Cyberattacks?
Here's why cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors might make sense.
Cybersecurity
Congressman: OPM Hack Data Being Used to Attempt Identity Theft
Rep. Gerry Connolly’s assessment is at odds with what leaders of the intelligence community and OPM have said.
Cybersecurity
House Expected to Green-light Bipartisan Bill Barring DHS from Reshuffling
The bipartisan measure was approved Sept. 30 by the Committee on Homeland Security and is expected to easily pass, as is, this evening.
Modernization
How US Intelligence Can Hack Your Smartphone, According to Snowden
Sending just one text can enable the UK and the US to furtively take over someone’s smartphone.
Cybersecurity