Cybersecurity

Revisiting the Navy’s blueprint for cyber operations

Operation Rolling Tide, which drove Iranian hackers from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, could have a lasting impact on the Pentagon's approach to cyber.

Cybersecurity

Botnets and datasets

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

In Nod To Privacy, Feds Say Every Agency Website Will Be Encrypted

While the "HTTPS-Only Standard" makeover likely won’t happen overnight, privacy proponents cheered the effort.

Cybersecurity

Medical Data Exposed As Another Blue Cross Insurer Succumbs to Hackers

Healthcare and Public Health // United States

Cybersecurity

When Americans approve of government surveillance

A new survey finds broad support for certain types of electronic monitoring -- including keeping tabs on U.S. government leaders -- but the more people learn, the more their confidence in surveillance efforts wanes.

Cybersecurity

McCaul readies cyber bill with added liability protections

The Homeland Security Committee chairman said the White House's proposal does not do enough to alleviate private-sector liability concerns.

Cybersecurity

FBI’s Plan to Expand Hacking Power Advances Despite Privacy Fears

Google had warned that the rule change represents a “monumental” constitutional concern.

Cybersecurity

Carter visits Cyber Command

The new defense secretary's first visit was to Cyber Command, where he stressed the importance of keeping the command and NSA under one leader.

Cybersecurity

US Military Cybersecurity by the Numbers

Money for the Cyber Command – tasked with orchestrating network defense maneuvers and offensive cyberattacks – eventually will stabilize over the next five years, totaling out at $1 billion.

Digital Government

No, You Can't See Congress' Emails

If Hillary Clinton had stayed in the Senate, none of this would be happening.