Cybersecurity
Cyber drawbridges, medical device data and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
What Congress Can Learn from the Military About Cybersecurity
As it stands, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act won’t much improve information-sharing. Here's how to change that.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: 6 schools with the right stuff
The federal government craves more cybersecurity professionals. These six schools are helping meet that demand.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What OPM Is Offering to Protect Hack Victims from Blackmail
Hint: It’s not $330 million worth of ID protection services.
Cybersecurity
Intel RFP, new NGA maps and another China hack
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Should Government Use 'Dark Web' Data to Warn Industry about Planned Attacks?
Tipping your hand could be a really bad idea.
Cybersecurity
Halvorsen wants to change economics of cyberspace
The Defense Department CIO wants the private sector’s help in making it more costly for hackers to do harm -- and cheaper for the Pentagon to stop them.
Cybersecurity
Email privacy bill could move in the fall
Prospects are brighter for quick Senate committee action on an email privacy measure than for floor consideration of a broader information-sharing bill.
Cybersecurity
Government Will Actually Spend $330 Million to Protect Victims of the OPM Hack
The initial $133 million contract award covers only one year of ID protection services.
Cybersecurity
5 Months after Detecting OPM Hack, Officials Begin Protecting 21.5 Million Victims At a Cost of $330 Million
In announcing an initial $133 million award to I.D. Experts for protection services, U.S. officials said they proceeded with caution to ensure they do not further inconvenience victims.
Modernization
How This Wireless Company is Beefing up Mobile Security in a New Way
Say hello to hardware that keeps your phone safer.
Cybersecurity
Data Act standards, a deputy CIO opening and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
OPM awards $133 million ID protection contract
The Office of Personnel Management and the Pentagon have awarded a $133 million contract to Identity Theft Guard Solutions LLC for identity theft protection for the millions hit by the OPM breach.
Cybersecurity
VA eyes next-generation smart cards
The VA is interested in systems that allow for remote revocation and reassignment of encryption keys and in adding biometric features to the PIV mix.
Digital Government
Hurry! Last Call to Register for Nextgov Prime 2015: Data, Cybersecurity, and the Government of Tomorrow
Nextgov Prime takes place Sept. 9.
Cybersecurity
NASA AI to power first-responder tech
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is working on lightweight artificial intelligence software to give situational awareness and decision support to first responders.
Cybersecurity
After the breach: 21.5 million exposed individuals still waiting
Feds have blown past the August deadlines for OPM breach notifications they now say they “never intended” to meet.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach Catholic Agency’s Security, Stalk 2-Year-Old Indiana Girl, and Access U. of R.I. Women’s Emails
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity