Cybersecurity
Jeh Johnson's email, cyber export controls and faux phishing
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Breach At Walmart Canada and CVS Supplier Could Impact Online Photo Customers
Financial Services // Retailer // Canada
Cybersecurity
Senators want to shore up automotive cybersecurity
Lawmakers are looking to set federal standards governing both the security of cars with network-connected computers and the privacy of the drivers.
Cybersecurity
Is Post-Breach Credit Monitoring Useful? Lawmakers Ask GAO to Review
The use of such services has become routine as the number of data breaches in both government and the private sector has ratcheted up.
Cybersecurity
Were Background Investigations Falsified During the OPM Hack?
Administration will not confirm or deny it has verified the integrity of 21.5 million compromised records.
Cybersecurity
Army looks to beef up Cyber Battle Lab
The cyber lab at Fort Gordon is projected to have "initial operating capability" in October.
Cybersecurity
Website Promising 'Discreet' Marital Affairs Gets Hacked
The controversial site finds itself in an awkward position after hackers managed to steal users’ data.
Cybersecurity
It didn't start (and doesn't end) with OPM
The lax security that made OPM an easy target permeates government, says ICIT study.
Cybersecurity
Q&A: Rep. Ted Lieu
The California Democrat with a degree in computer science chastises government for launching tech "when they know it's going to fail. We should just stop doing that."
Cybersecurity
Hackers Enter UCLA Health and Expose Carl’s Jr. Model, While Worker Leaks National Guard Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
OPM Changes Privacy Rules to Let Investigators Inside All Databases
About 40 systems, holding medical files and complaint records, among other things, are affected by the policy change.
Cybersecurity
Blackmailers Hold Belgian Loan Application Records For Ransom
Financial Services // Belgium
Cybersecurity
Major Data Compromise at UCLA Health System
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
Customers of Bitcoin Transaction Firm Cloudminr Have Been Fleeced
Financial Services // Web Services // Norway
Cybersecurity
Defense health records, fed worker survey, Pentagon IT spending and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
There’s A Plan to Immediately Purge Some Governmentwide Network Surveillance Data
Destruction could free up storage space and have the added benefit of protecting privacy.
Digital Government
Why It Still Sucks to Be a CIO in Government and What a New Law Can Do About It
While CIOs claim the “chief” title, in many cases their hands have been tied by sprawling bureaucratic structures and a lack of institutional heft.
Cybersecurity
A 'Powerful' Cyber Tool Created by Government Now On the Market
After three years in development, the Network Mapping System has moved into the commercial market.
Cybersecurity
Network maps, moisture maps and stalled job growth
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity