Cybersecurity
Notification deadline passes, feds exposed in OPM breaches still in the dark
The scope of the Office of Personnel Management breaches remains unclear as personal information exposure notifications continue to reach current and former feds.
Cybersecurity
House Intel panel, White House spar over new cyber agency
The intelligence authorization bill would, the White House says, leave the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center with too broad a set of responsibilities and a dearth of resources.
Cybersecurity
Parsing the cyber bills in the 114th Congress
The Congressional Research Service offers a detailed analysis of cybersecurity proposals being considered by lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
Valuing cybersecurity outcomes instead of oversight
Although the government has made progress on cybersecurity, we need to make better use of the tools we have.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Corp. Site Promoting Anti-Surveillance Policies Has Been Compromised
Technology // Web Services
Cybersecurity
DOD looks to better data for better security
Pentagon officials are trying to do a better job of reaping the low-hanging fruit of cyberattack data to make their networks more secure.
Cybersecurity
Multiple Lawmakers Possibly Compromised by OPM Hack
At least two lawmakers received have received notices that their personal data may now be in the hands of hackers believed to be working for China.
Cybersecurity
Navy challenged by spear phishing, software patches
The less discriminate act of phishing is apparently a Defense Department-wide problem.
Digital Government
This DHS Computer System Will Cost $2 Billion More than HealthCare.gov
DHS has reversed course on software development strategies, leading the price tag to balloon, auditors said.
Cybersecurity
White House: IRS, OMB appropriations bill increases cyber risk
Republicans pointed out that the IRS has authority to reallocate some of its funding, and also criticized agency spending on employee bonuses and union activity.
Cybersecurity
CIS not so agile with agile
A GAO report says an inability to effectively implement agile and open source techniques contributed to delays and added a billion dollars to an immigration processing system's price tag.
Cybersecurity
Federal CIO: Cyber is ‘Our Most Important Mission Today’
Tony Scott said his mission "is to dramatically reduce the number of cyber incidents.”
Cybersecurity
Timeline: What We Know About the OPM Breach (UPDATED)
A recent hearing yielded new details about how hackers were able to make off with data on millions of current and former federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Passwords Aren't the Problem. You Are.
It’s abundantly clear that we are living in an era of profound data insecurity.
Cybersecurity
Dot-govs Score Points for Protecting Privacy but Poor Email Authentication Remains An Issue
Almost half of the websites evaluated have failed to adopt adequate email authentication technologies, according the seventh annual report from the Online Trust Alliance
Cybersecurity
OPM Data Breach Also Snares Hill Staffers
Both House and Senate employees were told Tuesday their personal information had been compromised.
Cybersecurity
Heated House Hearing Offers New Clues Into How Hackers Broke Into OPM Networks
Attackers made far greater headway into federal personnel systems than was first disclosed by the government.
Digital Government
Oversight Chairman: Obama Needs to Fire OPM Chief
“I think it’s time for them to resign, and if they don’t, I think the president should fire them,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said of leadership at the Office of Personnel Management.
Cybersecurity