Cybersecurity
DOJ Refuses to Release Secret Cybersecurity Memo
Sen. Ron Wyden says the memo is crucial to the Senate's upcoming cybersecurity debate.
Digital Government
NSA to Purge Database of Phone Records Collected Under Mass Surveillance
“As soon as possible, NSA will destroy the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata upon expiration of its litigation preservation obligations.”
Cybersecurity
Navy Man Allegedly Staged Photo Shoot Inside Classified Nuke Sub
The machinist’s mate then hammered the evidence to smithereens and shot his laptop.
Cybersecurity
ID Theft Prevention Might Not Protect OPM Hack Victims, Top Democrat Says
Experts advise those affected learn how to spot deception in emails, phone calls and social interactions.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Aim at Census Employees, Compromise CVS Photo Customers, and Snoop on Epic Gamers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Could a Free Tool Have Stopped the OPM Hack? (And How to Get One for Yourself)
Created by two nonprofit companies, this software is completely free, can be used by anyone, and is actually pretty good at generating real, actionable intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Georgia Agency Emails a Contractor the Health Diagnoses of 3,000 Senior Citizens
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Georgia, United States
Ideas
Government Hacked Yet Again. It's About Time Federal Cybersecurity Became a National Issue
The aftermath of the OPM hack, with all its humiliating details of ignored warnings, has shown the federal government is both stubbornly slow to fix mistakes and woefully understaffed with cybersecurity experts.
Cybersecurity
ICE Cyber Crimes Center Gets Overhaul
Nearly two decades after its launch, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Cyber Crimes Center received its first major makeover.
Emerging Tech
What Happens if There’s a Massive Data Breach in the Cloud?
Federal cloud security standards have been hugely successful thus far in ensuring cloud service providers that serve government customers aren’t bringing knives to gun fights.
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Exposes Census Data to Protest Controversial Trade Deals (UPDATED)
The stolen information, which has been posted online, includes employee names, email addresses, phone numbers and positions within the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Carmaker Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles Over Hacking Fears
Fiat Chrysler is pulling late-model Dodge Rams, Dodge Chargers and Jeep Cherokees.
Cybersecurity
Is public growing 'desensitized' to breaches?
Monzy Merza, chief security evangelist for operational intelligence software firm Splunk, worries that the OPM hack will lead to less concern over smaller but still dangerous incidents.
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Pulls out Internal Census Data to Protest Controversial Trade Deals
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Poised to Upgrade Agency Anti-Hacking Laws, Again
Bill expected in the next few days would mandate all departments pass Internet traffic through a governmentwide network surveillance system.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks
The system outage came weeks after OPM first announced personal information on millions of current and former federal employees had been stolen by hackers.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What Your Stolen Identity Goes for on the Internet’s Black Market
Tens of millions of people have lost their private information in data breaches over the past few years. But what happens after that?
Cybersecurity