Cybersecurity
Skip the buzz, get to the innovation
For DHS CIOs, beating the other guy at innovation is sometimes a matter of life and death.
Cybersecurity
Information-sharing bill on tap in House Homeland panel
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul’s bill offers liability protections for firms to share cyber-threat information with the government.
Cybersecurity
Critical infrastructure cyberattacks increase across the Americas
A report from the Organization of American States shows cybersecurity is a hemispheric concern.
Cybersecurity
AT&T Call Center Employees Sold Customer SSNs to Black Market Cellphone Mob
Telecommunications // United States
Cybersecurity
Boy Imprisoned for Guessing Teacher’s Password and Changing a Screen Background
Education // Florida, United States
Digital Government
DOD Stresses Cyber in Acquisition Reform Update
Though the department is already working to improve military system cybersecurity, "much more needs to be done."
Cybersecurity
Hackers Cripple Global French-Language Broadcaster, Hit Linux Event Participants and Run Up Hospital Bills
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Agencies seek at least $75 million in digital service funding
Most CFO Act agencies have made budget requests to fund Digital Services teams.
Cybersecurity
Stolen Israeli Credit Cards Allegedly Are Funding Palestinian Charities
Financial Services // Web Services // Israel
Cybersecurity
After White House Hack, State Incidentally Offered Spearphishing Training
For months, State has struggled to squelch suspicious activity on its networks.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Expert Who Doesn't Think the Sky is Falling: Q&A with Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone
Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone wants you to handle the cyber landscape like you would handle navigating the ocean.
Cybersecurity
GPO designs Commerce website, coalition battles botnets and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
House Set to Move Major Cybersecurity Bill This Month
Early vote could be good news for advocates still hoping for NSA reform this summer.
Cybersecurity
Linux Conference Attendees Hacked
Nonprofit // Technology // Web Services // Australia
Cybersecurity
Medical ID Theft Costs Victim Creditworthiness & Home Mortgage
Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
At Joint Base San Antonio, Air Force lags on JRSS
Lt. Col. Timothy Kneeland, commander of Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Communications Squadron, says the base’s Air Force component is running behind on a key DOD IT modernization project.
Digital Government
The Dot-Gov Rejects: The 1,000 Government Websites Shuttered Over Past 10 Years
Some of the websites clearly never caught on.
Digital Government
How 1990s DEA Surveillance Became Blueprint for NSA Spying
By exposing the NSA’s spying regime, Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.
Cybersecurity