Cybersecurity

Home Healthcare Worker Snapped Up Student Loans Using Identities of Old Ladies

Education // Healthcare and Public Health // Kentucky, United States

Cybersecurity

Is Big Brother Watching Our Campuses?

From ID card swipes to discussion forums, colleges are increasingly tracking students' digital footprints.

Cybersecurity

Piecing together the insider threat puzzle

Software and automation are crucial to preventing leaks and sabotage, but they're not the only tools deployed by agencies that collect and guard secret information.

Cybersecurity

NSA touts role in cyber investigations

National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers called for closer and more rapid collaboration with the private sector in investigating cyber intrusions.

Cybersecurity

Air Force launches enterprise cyber strategy

Task Force Cyber Aware will take a year to diagnose the service's risks and vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity

White House: No 'red lines' in responding to cyber threats

Top White House cybersecurity adviser Michael Daniel wants all options on table for responding to cyber attacks.

Cybersecurity

Obama Declares Cyberattacks a 'National Emergency'

A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against those waging malicious cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity

Obama declares foreign cyber threats a 'national emergency'

The president’s executive order authorizes sanctions on those deemed a threat to U.S. economic or national security.

Cybersecurity

Autocorrect Strikes Again: Private Details on Obama, World Leaders Mistakenly Emailed to Asian Cup

Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // Australia

Digital Government

Lost Your Green Card? Now You Can Replace it Online

The advance was aided by a White House digital fix-it team, a squad that also saved Obamacare website HealthCare.gov.

Cybersecurity

Why cyber defense ultimately rests with the private sector

The government's cybersecurity efforts should be applauded, but companies bear the lion's share of responsibility for protecting their own networks.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Personnel Now Talking on 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones

The Defense Department has rolled out supersecret smartphones for work and maybe play, made by anti-government-surveillance firm Silent Circle,

Cybersecurity

GitHub Battles Its Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

The code repository is used by several federal groups, including the White House.

Cybersecurity

Federal Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin

A former DEA official and a former Secret Service agent are accused of using Bitcoin to launder money during an investigation into Silk Road.