Cybersecurity
Hacktivist Targets Falkland Islands Broadcaster to Commemorate 33rd Anniversary of War
Media // Falkland Islands, UK
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard IT security gaps cited
A DHS IG report said Coast Guard IT remains vulnerable to removable media and email threats.
Cybersecurity
Analyzing the F-35, fighting algal blooms and strategic planning at DHS
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Navy’s Forthcoming Cyber Strategy Aims for Global Capability
A soon-to-come cyber strategy will focus on building the force’s capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere around the Earth.
Cybersecurity
Heartbleed lives, D.C. loses power and the Fed gets high marks
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Clearing up confusion about data on nonfederal systems
NIST is seeking comment on the final draft of its guide to handling security for nongovernmental data.
Digital Government
Contractors Could Get New Rules for Handling Sensitive Government Data
The published draft requirements are for nonfederal groups with access to “controlled unclassified information”.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: FAA Computer Systems Hit by Cyberattack Earlier this Year
Hackers earlier this year attacked a Federal Aviation Administration network with malicious software, an assault that has gone undisclosed until now.
Cybersecurity
The importance of cyber offense: Sanctions are a good start
Cybercrime is too serious to rely solely on network defenses, Peter Harrell argues.
Cybersecurity
Burr stumps for cyber bill
The North Carolina senator made CISA the focus of the Republican Party's weekly radio address.
Cybersecurity
Florida Elections Division Breached Voter Privacy
Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers Compromise British Airways Fliers, Photoshop ‘Headteacher’ Porn Star, and Snap Up Aetna Patient Records
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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
Frequent British Airways Executive Fliers: You’ve Been Hacked
Hospitality // Transportation
Cybersecurity
Second Biggest Aussie Telecom Cops to Several Humongo Privacy Breaches
Telecommunications // Australia
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