Cybersecurity
FBI Investigates Whether St. Louis Cardinals Hacked Houston Astros
The alleged hacks center around former Cardinals executive Jeff Luhnow, who left the team to become the Astros general manager in 2011.
Cybersecurity
US and China are Two Top Botnet Attack Targets
The United States is both attacker and victim.
Cybersecurity
FirstNet RFP, Navy CIO and S&T on Facebook
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DISA five-year plan treats cyber as warring domain
Defense Information Systems Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins says network operators need to adopt the "principles of war, whether it is maneuver, speed [or] surprise" to defend DOD networks.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers rip OPM's 'failure'
Members of Congress heaped hard questions on federal IT leaders at a June 16 hearing and suggested strongly that somebody needs to be fired.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel OKs cybersecurity funding
The fiscal 2016 DHS funding bill includes $1.638 billion for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, an increase of $135 million above fiscal 2015.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What OPM Told Congress the Last Time Hackers Breached its Networks
OPM CIO Donna Seymour told Congress in April that "culture and leadership" allowed the agency to thwart a 2014 cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
North Dakota System Penetrated by Suspected Criminals
Government (U.S.) // North Dakota, United States
Cybersecurity
New glitch stalls State's visa and passport database
A June 9 hardware failure stalls passport and visa issuances, but is apparently unrelated to last year's failure of the Consular Consolidated Database.
Cybersecurity
Why the Government Should Destroy -- Not Store -- Employees' Sensitive Information
Adjusting to a world where no data is secure
Cybersecurity
Does NSA Spying Leave the US Without Moral High Ground in China Hack?
Was the breach of federal employee records all that different from U.S. surveillance programs?
Cybersecurity
Justice Department needs a few good hackers
DOJ wants help finding their own security flaws before the bad guys get there.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Observe Iran Nuke Talks and Stick Up NYC Bitcoin Owner
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Fraudsters Nab Info On 150 People At U. of Michigan and Go Phishing
Education // Michigan, United States
Cybersecurity
Spies Hacked Iran Nuclear Talk Hotels
Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Hospitality // Switzerland, Germany and Austria
Cybersecurity
White House Tells Agencies to Tighten Up Cyber Defenses 'Immediately'
U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott "recently launched" what officials are calling a 30-day cybersecurity sprint.
Cybersecurity
Hacking and the Future of Warfare
The latest massive data breach, which could affect up to 14 million people, is a reminder that the U.S. government has been hacked before and it will be hacked again.
Cybersecurity
Second Hack May Have Exposed Security Clearance Information, Officials Say
A second breach of the Office of Personnel Management by hackers believed to be associated with China exposed sensitive security clearance information of intelligence and military personnel.
Cybersecurity
Preventative Cyber Measures Require More than the Mere 'Whodunit'
The information shared about a cyberattack should include how a company’s digital defenses were breached to discover how such an incident could be prevented in the future.
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