Cybersecurity
Finding the malware needle in the DNS haystack
HP’s new security tool leapfrogs the Homeland Security Department’s malware detection techniques by diving straight into the lifeblood of the Internet: DNS traffic.
Cybersecurity
DOD looks to Silicon Valley to automate cyber response
Boosting automated capabilities would make more IT personnel available for other critical jobs, says CIO Terry Halvorsen.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: DHS Still Struggles with Cyber Response
The agency still struggles to coordinate its cyber-response activities and lacks an automated information-sharing tool to share cyber threat data.
Digital Government
FBI: Weaker Encryption Is a Worthwhile Tradeoff for Law Enforcement Access to Data
Government officials sparred with privacy advocates over encryption, but acknowledged that “back doors” come with risks of intrusion.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Say Proposed Hack Reporting Rules Aren’t Strict Enough
'This is exactly the interpretive, decentralized behavior that has produced the current state of network security vulnerabilities.'
Cybersecurity
OPM’s IT Security Overhaul Remains Under Scrutiny
In a new report made public today, the agency’s internal watchdog blasts the agency for dismissing the findings of an emergency report issued earlier this summer.
Cybersecurity
IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
The 100 Most Common Ashley Madison Passwords. Warning: Some of These Are NSFW
You might think people seeking to cheat on their spouses would use strong passwords. But no.
Cybersecurity
The brave new world of cyber insurance
Getting cyber insurance is a "last line of defense" that can also help secure a company before a hack even happens. But the industry needs more information, and Uncle Sam might have a big role to play.
Cybersecurity
FBI and DHS Warn of Security Risks from the Internet of Things
Wearables, thermostats and insulin dispensers and other everyday objects are not hack proof.
Cybersecurity
How OPM hopes to cultivate cyber talent
A partnership with truED allows feds to take online courses at substantially reduced rates.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on UK for ISIS, Eavesdrop on Cal State Sex Assault Class, and Hijack Energy Dept. Systems
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Insurance Plan Excellus BCBS Announces 19-Month-Old Hack Attack
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Hackers Entered Energy Department Computers More than 150 Times
Energy // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Breach Exposes Relationship Info on Pupils in Cal State Sexual Harassment Course
Education // Web Services
Cybersecurity
The Answers to These 8 Questions Could Solve Government's Cyber Woes
One week left to submit ideas.
Emerging Tech
No Touching: Agencies Could Soon Collect Fingerprints from Hand Waves
"Contactless fingerprinting" is seen as more hygienic than ink and paper or computer pads.
Modernization
All the Ways the Government Can Use Your Phone to Watch You
If law enforcement officers want to surveil your cellphone, they have two ways to do it.
Cybersecurity