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.
Digital Government
NSA Fight Isn't Over Yet; House Votes to Defund 'Backdoor' Spying
The same measure passed the House last year, but went nowhere in the Senate.
Cybersecurity
Coalition for Open Security brings new voice to info-sharing debate
The formation of the coalition, a private sector-led group with tacit federal support, comes at a critical time for cybersecurity information-sharing legislation.
Cybersecurity
Why precision attacks succeed, and what agencies need to know
The OPM breach is getting all the attention, but recent attacks on State Department and White House systems should have agencies equally concerned.
Cybersecurity
After OPM Debacle, Three-Step Biometric ID Checks Are Coming
Of the 24 major federal departments, OPM and 15 other agencies can log into government systems with only a username and password.
Cybersecurity
Whose Job Is On the Line After the OPM Hack?
With no single agency responsible for incident response, it's hard to hold anyone accountable for security lapses, former feds say.
Cybersecurity
Scott tells agency CIOs to speed up security measures
The federal CIO's message to agency IT officials doesn't mention the OPM breach, but it certainly conveys a sense of urgency.
Cybersecurity
OPM's 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' might affect 14 million
The OPM breach is looking worse than initially projected, with potentially every fed's information compromised. And the breach was discovered during a vendor's sales demonstration.
Cybersecurity