Digital Government
Can the U.S. Trust China to Stop Stealing Business Secrets?
Obama threatened sanctions, but proving responsibility for a cyberattack will be difficult.
Cybersecurity
School Nutrition Staffer Leaked Student SSNs to a Hacker
Education // Kentucky, United States
Cybersecurity
Canadian Engineer Association Delivers Member Records to Bad Folks
Nonprofit // Canada
Cybersecurity
President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping Announce Cybersecurity Agreement
The two leaders spoke at a joint press conference Friday afternoon.
Cybersecurity
Unencrypted Hard Drive Containing 3.4M Child Services Records Goes Missing
Education // Government (Foreign) // Healthcare and Public Health // Canada
Cybersecurity
U.S., China find some common cyber ground
No deal was reached on major cybersecurity issues, but the two nations established a formal structure to keep on talking.
Cybersecurity
NSA director fears shutdown effect on employee morale
Even the prospect of another government shutdown has the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command worried that more of his workforce will decamp for the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Small Biz Office Didn’t Know About Cyber Training
Even as the Pentagon was imposing data breach regulations on the $55.5 billion sector, the office essentially had other priorities than advocating information security awareness.
Cybersecurity
Cyber problems at HealthCare.gov, cyber sharing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
White House: No Cyberattack Pact with China, For Now
The Chinese president’s visit to Washington will highlight how far apart the two nations are on cyber issues.
Cybersecurity
Federal cybersecurity: Not as bad as you might think
Despite a spate of major breaches, turns out the federal government has relatively good cybersecurity, at least according to a new study from BitSight Technologies.
Cybersecurity
Tax Collectors Want 'Selfies' to Prove You Are Who You Say You Are
States receive federal funds to verify the smartphone self-portraits of citizens, as a means of preventing refund fraud.
Digital Government
European Court Opinion Threatens NSA Spying Overseas
A nonbinding decision Wednesday deemed “invalid” the pact under which Europe and the U.S. share data.
Cybersecurity
More stolen fingerprints, an Einstein contract, an invisibility cloak and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DISA cyber protection teams deployed
DISA's Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn has moved quickly to defend besieged Defense Department networks.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says 5 Times More Federal Employees Had Fingerprint Data Stolen in Hack Than First Believed
The number of federal personnel whose fingerprint data was stolen in the hack has increased from approximately 1.1 million people to 5.6 million.
Cybersecurity
Washington's role in hack-proofing cars: A light touch?
The threat of Internet-enabled car hacking looms large in the American psyche. But should agencies rush to put out rules, or can industry find its own way to secure vehicles?
Cybersecurity
Federal Cybersecurity Second Only to Finance Industry, New Report Says
Despite the OPM hack, federal cybersecurity isn't so bad -- especially compared to the education industry.
Cybersecurity