Digital Government
US Intelligence Community Keys in on the Russian ‘Troll Army’ Manipulating Social Media
Algorithms might be able to discern Facebook and Twitter trolls.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Get Wall Street Tipoffs, Spy on UVA Employees and Harass Librarians
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
FOIA Goof Exposes Illinois Prison Personnel Records
Government (U.S.) // Illinois, United States
Cybersecurity
University of Virginia Hacked in Suspected Chinese Espionage Case
Education // Virginia, United States
Cybersecurity
Wannabe Cyber Gang Hacks University of Miami Librarians
Education // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
White House and India Consider Counterhack Measures in Foggy Bottom
Many U.S. cyber outfits see business opportunities in India where cyber theft is a growing problem.
Cybersecurity
A virtual community of cyber talent
Organizers of CyberCompEX are aiming to have 1,000 online registrants by year's end.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Dumped a Harvard Intern After he Exposed a Privacy Flaw
Arun Khanna found out the hard way that Facebook doesn’t particularly appreciate it when potential employees reveal embarrassing privacy gaps.
Cybersecurity
Will This New Report Help Agencies Get Their Cyber Act Together?
The National Institute for Standards and Technology wants federal agencies to get their act together on cyber.
Cybersecurity
Does the US Need a 'See Something, Say Something" Campaign for Cyber?
Americans lock their doors, install surveillance cameras and call the police to report suspicious activities. But that same level of caution has not transferred into cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
Feds Expect to Spend at Least $500 Million on the Next Five Years of Data Breaches
The government is preparing to hire contractors to deal with future breaches.
Cybersecurity
Sandia wants to help security analysts see better
A research agreement with EyeTracking Inc. could benefit intelligence analysts working to identify security threats.
Cybersecurity
BlackBerry joins cyber alliance, FBI opens biometric tech center and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Criminalize Revenge Porn Coming After Recess
Lawmakers led by Rep. Jackie Speier want to outlaw nonconsensual porn, but they'll be up against opposition from free-speech advocates.
Cybersecurity
A season for cyber
A big cybersecurity bill awaits the Senate in September, and several other information-security measures are in the pipeline.
Cybersecurity