Cybersecurity
Hackers Peruse Dow Jones Subscribers, Breach Samsung Pay’s Tech Provider and Slurp 11,000 Outlook Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
OPM to Fully Do Away with Passwords for Network Access – In 2 Years
Today, all OPM employees need a smart card for network access, but not for all users outside of the agency.
Cybersecurity
A big merger, a more-private HealthCare.gov and still more Clinton email questions
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Millennials Don't Trust Government With Their Online Information
Less than 5 percent reported feeling overall that their digital identity is protected.
Cybersecurity
Can Campus Networks Ever Be Secure?
Universities are struggling to find balance between academic openness and the need for computer security across their networks.
Cybersecurity
The One Person Who’s Not Losing Sleep Over Potential ID Theft
A famous whistleblower on the lam might be the last person a cybercriminal wants to impersonate.
Cybersecurity
Breach Patrol: The Surprisingly ‘Not Sexy’ Life of 24/7 White Hat Hackers
I set out to find a squad of code breakers who use their skills for good. But I didn't see too many wall-length display screens or cyber geniuses sprinting around with thumb drives in hand to neutralize infected airplanes.
Cybersecurity
Here's what VA's decisive new CIO has planned
LaVerne Council is preparing to reveal a new cybersecurity strategy and an overall direction for IT operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Cyber Education Programs Need Reboot
The government should encourage more hands-on education and incident-based testing at the colleges and universities that help fill the pipeline of cyber talent.
Cybersecurity
The thin line between military and civilian cyber defense
U.S. Cyber Command's charge includes working with the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure from a cyberattack, and that collaboration is very much a work in progress.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Duo Wants to Move Security Clearance Data Out of OPM
“Simply put, OPM was not designed to house and protect this sensitive data,” the lawmakers say.
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