Cybersecurity
State Department presents cyber norms to Congress
Maryland Democrat Benjamin Cardin is skeptical about how U.S. cyber adversaries will receive the State Department’s newly released peacetime norms for cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
(ISC)² honors information security leaders in government
Winners hail from DHS, Education, State, the Army and the Marine Corps.
Cybersecurity
China Allegedly Is Embedded in Penn State’s Engineering Computers
Education // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity
The Army Is In Talks with ‘Cyber Effects’ Vendors
A new market survey aimed at identifying suppliers is the third Defense Department document issued over the past month that points out a need to be able to execute "cyber effects.”
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raid Passport Agency and Milk Starbucks Customers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
The Government Is Trying to Get Serious About Cyber as a Foreign Policy Issue
What if they held a hearing and only two senators came?
Cybersecurity
Fate of surveillance program lies in Senate's hands
After the House voted overwhelmingly to rein in the NSA's bulk-data collection program, the Senate is set for a showdown.
Cybersecurity
State Department Contractor Stole Passport Applicants’ Data
Government (U.S.) // Texas and Georgia, United States
Cybersecurity
Pennsylvania Hospital Succumbs to Phishing, Exposing Employees’ Financial Data
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Drone pilot training, DISA's big cyber contract, fed feedback, USASpending.gov and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Hackers Have Been Using the Starbucks App to Steal Money From Latte Drinkers
Any time you link an app to your bank account or credit card, you better use a good password.
Digital Government
NSA Spying Heads to Critical Senate Showdown
Mitch McConnell will force a vote on a clean reauthorization of the Patriot Act next week as a deadline looms.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers, experts wrestle with data protection bill
Hackers will hack. Can Congress help protect Americans' personal information? And should states be pushed aside in the interest of uniformity?
Cybersecurity
Cyber Pay Equals Out at $112,000 in Government and Industry, Survey Says
Higher pay typically is not the deal breaker when information security professionals pass over military jobs for private sector positions.
Cybersecurity
When shared services go bad
The rise of criminal shared services has been startling, says the FBI’s John Riggi. "The bad guys have figured out that cooperation works."
Cybersecurity
Could Google IDs Help Emergency Crews Reach Disaster Areas Faster?
Universal credentials are the future of online security, DHS says.
Emerging Tech