Cybersecurity
Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?
"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult."
Cybersecurity
CSIS, lawmakers launch cyber task force for next president
The new task force will take note of progress since the last one seven years ago, and make recommendations for executive action for whoever is elected in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Interior IT flaws didn't lead to hack, says CIO
While Interior's IT woes didn't lead directly to a breach, an IG report said security flaws continue to plague the department.
Cybersecurity
Physical security tech goes nuclear
Sandia Labs' SecuritySeal device for locking down nuclear materials can also secure more everyday items.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Dents Budget for Cyber Tool That Scoped out OPM Breaches
Citing proposed pay raise costs and concerns about contracts for the EINSTEIN tool, lawmakers pass $5 million reduction.
Digital Government
How Much Damage Can OPM Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints?
The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says 84,000 Hack Victims Still Not Notified
Are you affected? There’s a hotline to call.
Cybersecurity
Transportation Command upbeat in cyber progress report
Ten months after a Senate Armed Services Committee report faulted Transportation Command's cyber posture, the commander and his potential successor said progress has been made.
Cybersecurity
House bill would halve digital services request at DHS
The administration wants to use a tech team to fast-track better immigration data reporting, but the House is holding the line on funding
Cybersecurity
Here’s Everything the White House Says It’s Done on Cyber in 2015
The administration’s 30-day cybersecurity sprint officially wrapped up Sunday.
Digital Government
The Chinese Government’s Love-Hate Relationship with the Internet
For the Chinese government, things like smartphone apps are a serious threat to the state.
Cybersecurity
Feds targeted in Clandestine Wolf phishing campaign
DHS and the FBI are briefing agencies about a new threat from Chinese hackers.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Bust into Zoos, Mess with Trump and Threaten Syrian Humanitarian Watchdogs
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Army National Guard Personnel Data Was Inadvertently Compromised
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
After Monumental Breach, Banks and Even Farmers Are Buying NSA-Fueled Surveillance Gear
Recently, the government began allowing any private firm to buy the network monitoring tool.
Cybersecurity
NSA joins GitHub, Shares Code for Cyber Tool
The agency is publishing the source code for its Systems Integrity Management Platform, which lets administrators make sure server clusters are compliant with security standards
Cybersecurity
Not Just OPM -- Agency Cybersecurity Incidents on the Rise
The number of security incidents affecting federal agencies has increased every year since 2006.
Cybersecurity
Should the clearance system be taken away from OPM?
Two lawmakers want to find a new home for the security clearance database that was breached.
Cybersecurity