Cybersecurity
Exclusive: The OPM breach details you haven't seen
An official timeline of the Office of Personnel Management breach obtained by FCW pinpoints the hackers’ calibrated extraction of data, and the government's step-by-step response.
Cybersecurity
Widespread Use of Yammer Social Network at VA Ran Afoul of Agency Rules, Watchdog Says
Department CIO implicated in a probe of unapproved and insecure uses of the social network’s free version.
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Is the Ashley Madison Hack Really a National Security Risk?
Thousands of the site’s affair-seeking users registered from dot-mil and dot-gov domains — at least ostensibly.
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House Oversight Chief Probes OPM Hack Timeline
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is zeroing in on a March 2014 cyberintrusion at the agency, during which hackers made off with what amounted to a blueprint of OPM’s IT systems.
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Chaffetz wants answers from US-CERT, OPM on hack
A top watchdog in Congress isn't done with his probes into the theft of personal data on feds.
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Can America thump China for the OPM hack – and should it?
Foreign relations experts tackle tough questions of how, and if, the U.S. should retaliate against China for the latter's suspected orchestration of the biggest act of cyber espionage in history.
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DOD sets up cyber workforce council
The group will include members from the offices of the DOD CIO, Defense undersecretaries for personnel and readiness, policy, and intelligence, and the National Security Agency.
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Ex-State Employee Allegedly Cyberstalked Hundreds of Coeds from Embassy Computer
Criminal checks into suspect Michael C. Ford later revealed a history of voyeurism.
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Ashley Madison Hack Files: 10,000 Emails Belong to US Officials
Hackers and criminals can use the basic identifying information from the breach of the adultery website to access other systems.
Cybersecurity
What’s in the Ashley Madison Database Hackers Released Online?
Despite some initial skepticism about the veracity of the leak, researchers are now starting to agree it is real.
Cybersecurity
Einstein Explained: Can EINSTEIN Rescue Government Cybersecurity?
DHS' Einstein is a bit less impressive than the human it’s named after, but could nonetheless one day lead to better protection for government networks and data.
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How OPM breach victims can fight back
Credit monitoring and credit freezes are recommended, as is providing false information for security questions on social media, banking and other websites.
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IG warns Labor on information security
Among other problems, the department had a history of failing to switch off access privileges for former employees.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Researchers Will Wage Counterattack on Crippling ‘DDoS’ Cyber Strikes
Stability of agency operations, banking, online gaming and many other daily activities are at stake here.
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Bigger IRS breach, institutionalizing PIF, and FAA drones and glitches
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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IRS Data Breach Nearly Three Times Bigger than Previously Reported
An internal investigation revealed the cyberattack affected 220,000 more taxpayer accounts than was originally estimated.
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NGA opens its doors to industry
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency hopes an upcoming industry day provides ideas about speeding up its acquisition cycle.
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