Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary: 'Federal Cybersecurity Is Not Where It Needs To Be'
DHS' multipronged approach includes public-private information sharing groups, among others.
Emerging Tech
New York Stock Exchange Suspends Trading Following 'Technical Issue'
It’s been a weird day for high-profile tech glitches.
Cybersecurity
Hillary Clinton: Cyber Legislation in Congress Is 'Not Enough' to Stop Foreign Hackers
"It's not only the Chinese. We know that other governments—Russia, North Korea, Iran—have either directly or indirectly sponsored hacking."
Cybersecurity
Comey renews encryption plea on Capitol Hill
The FBI director's arguments for law enforcement access to encrypted communications met a friendlier reception in the Senate than in the House.
Cybersecurity
Senator Wants Watchdog to Poke Around for More Flaws in OPM’s Security Clearance Systems
A legislator said he wants the IG to have “unfettered access” to OPM's security clearance system.
Cybersecurity
A FOIA app, Chamber targets cyber, shelling out for Shell and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Federal Researchers Developing New Spoof-Proof Email Security System
The goal is to build an email encryption system, and then demonstrate to federal agencies and businesses how they can use it.
Cybersecurity
Post-Breach, Interior Has Mandated Computer Users Sign On with Smart Cards
The majority of individuals with high-level control over Interior data and networks needed only a password to log in.
Digital Government
Eric Holder: The 'Possibility Exists' Edward Snowden Could Come Home
“I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with,” the former attorney general said.
Cybersecurity
Report: UL in talks with White House on IoT certification
A certification from Underwriters Laboratories, which has historically focused on electrical safety, could set a broad risk standard for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hiring IT Staff to Work on Cyber Upgrades
The agency that suffered three big data breaches needs $170,000 project managers to move forward with a computer upgrade.
Cybersecurity
Hillary Clinton: China Hacks Into 'Everything That Doesn’t Move'
The former secretary of state accused China of stealing large amounts of government information.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director James Comey Says He’s ‘Not a Maniac’ About Encryption
Previewing a round of testimony before Congress later this week, James Comey warned that too-tough-to-crack encryption allows bad actors to “communicate with impunity.”
Cybersecurity
The private-sector focus of the Pentagon's annual cyber exercise
"Participants rehearsed a whole-of-nation response to destructive cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure," according to the Pentagon's official news service.
Cybersecurity
The quest for command and control in cyberspace
Since the U.S. military declared cyberspace an operational domain in 2011, it has been a question of how and when, not if, the Pentagon will organize its capabilities.
Cybersecurity
ICE names new CIO
Michael Brown, an IT executive in DHS's CIO office, will take over as CIO at Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 26.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on Federal Investigator, Get Into Harvard Illegally and Email Themselves School Secrets
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Contractors Rank Below Retailers and Banks When it Comes to Cybersecurity
Pentagon suppliers score below hacked retailers and banks on cyber defense, according to industry-developed metrics.
Cybersecurity