Cybersecurity
Hackers Hijack Wireless Car Keys and Pierce Israeli Military Systems
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
NSA's Silicon Valley outreach a work in progress
The wounds left by disclosures of National Security Agency surveillance may not have healed, but the NSA will continue to plumb Silicon Valley for talent.
Cybersecurity
Wounded warriors take aim at online predators
Through computer forensics training and internships, veterans are helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement tackle a backlog in child exploitation cases.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks CDM trial
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's goal is a robust, real-time continuous monitoring program.
Cybersecurity
Maine Fire Department System Hobbled By Ransomware
Government (U.S.) // Massachusetts, United States
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Private Investigators Say Hacked and Bankrupt USIS Didn’t Shirk Security
Investigators retained by USIS said the company deployed appropriate defenses and was cooperative with government probes.
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Feds Say Encrypting Data is Key but Don't Want to Pony up the Cash
More than 75 percent of federal IT workers polled could not say with complete certainty their network data is safe, according to a recent survey.
Cybersecurity
Carter discloses Russian hack of Pentagon
In rolling out the Pentagon's cybersecurity strategy, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter revealed that Russian hackers hit a DOD unclassified network earlier this year.
Cybersecurity
House passes second cyber measure
Information sharing bills from the Homeland Security and Intelligence committees have won House passage this week.
Cybersecurity
CERT boss: Classification shouldn't hinder info sharing
On a visit to Silicon Valley, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team Director Ann Barron-DiCamillo spoke with FCW about Heartbleed, DHS's standing with the private sector and her team's main task, threat information dissemination.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records
The new accusations come on top of a $1 billion Justice Department lawsuit alleging USIS defrauded the government by conducting incomplete background investigations.
Cybersecurity
Trouble tracking DHS acquisition
GAO says a lack of baseline information makes it difficult to tell if Homeland Security purchasing is meeting schedule and cost goals.
Cybersecurity
Rewiring the Pentagon: Carter's new cyber strategy
After two months on the job studying DOD's cybersecurity and IT needs, Secretary Ashton Carter is set to unveil a new Pentagon cyber strategy in Silicon Valley.
Cybersecurity
Visitors to Google Malaysia Were Rerouted to a Malicious Site
Government (Foreign) // Web Services // Malaysia
Cybersecurity
House Passes Major Cybersecurity Bill Despite Fears It Will Bolster NSA Spying
The first of two info-sharing proposals easily cleared the lower chamber Wednesday.
Cybersecurity
Thieves Break Into Cars by Amplifying Signals from Wireless Keys Inside Homes
Manufacturing // California, United States
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One down, one to go on info sharing legislation
The House passed the Intelligence Committee's version of an information sharing bill, and has the Homeland Security measure on deck.
Cybersecurity
OPM tightens contracts in response to hacks
The Office of Personnel Management acted in response to a pair of hacks that potentially exposed personal information on almost 75,000 federal employees, including some with security clearances.
Cybersecurity