Cybersecurity
Major Banking Lobby Discloses Hack, While Pushing to Regulate Retailer Cybersecurity
Nonprofit // United States
Cybersecurity
Did You Sign Up With T-Mobile In Recent Years? ID Thieves Know That and A Lot More
Financial Services // Telecommunications // United States
Cybersecurity
House Committee Mandates New DHS Cyber Strategy
The legislation comes two weeks after a watchdog report on the lack of coordination in the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity efforts.
Digital Government
For Years, the Pentagon Hooked Everything to the Internet. Now, It’s a ‘Big, Big Problem’
The Internet of Things is supposed to make life easier. For the Pentagon, the quintessential early adopter, it has made life much harder.
Cybersecurity
California Lawmaker Wants New ‘Cyber Hygiene’ Standards from NIST, FTC
The act would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a list of voluntary best practices to shore up cybersecurity in government and outside.
Cybersecurity
Navy establishes permanent cyber division
Navy officials are trying to build on the momentum of the yearlong Task Force Cyber Awakening to drive a lasting, more secure cyber posture at the service.
Ideas
Federal Agencies Need to Demand Bigger Cyber Budgets
The unvarnished truth is that the government needs to spend a lot more on shoring up its defenses.
Cybersecurity
Every threat is an insider threat
Instead of focusing on breaching the perimeter, attackers have increasingly shifted to compromising the human layer.
Cybersecurity
New bill looks to NIST, FTC for cyber hygiene
A senior House Democrat proposes that federal agencies offer cyber best practices for use by government, private firms, and individuals.
Cybersecurity
OPM notices go out, GAO dings GPRA progress, ag security gets crowdsourced and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
White House Cybersecurity Official Steps Down
After more than two years at the White House, Ari Schwartz has left his post.
Digital Government
Former Intelligence Director: Law Enforcement Must 'Adapt' to Encryption
Mike McConnell, who has served as NSA Director and director of national intelligence, continues his new crusade for strong encryption.
Cybersecurity
OPM Finally Begins Notifying Hacked Feds -- Via Snail Mail This Time
The letters will include a unique PIN the victim will need to register for the protections
Cybersecurity
Inside the CIA's new Digital Directorate
The CIA's brand new Directorate for Digital Innovation brings together the spy agency's CIO shop, cyber capabilities, and open source intelligence.
Cybersecurity
IT Insecurity: Aggressive use of security solutions
To avoid massive data breaches in the future, the government must address its cumbersome acquisition process and misguided IT security practices.
Cybersecurity
Feds Call Cyber Information Sharing ‘Ineffective,’ Study Finds
This finding is one of several grim conclusions in an independently conducted study on the state of cybersecurity at all levels of government.
Cybersecurity
Who’s Really in Charge of Federal Cybersecurity and Is It Time for a White House CISO?
High-profile cyber incidents haven’t led to a grand rethink of the government’s cyber org chart.
Cybersecurity