Digital Government
Isis -- No, Not That One -- Wins $7 Million Pentagon Cyber Contract
The Pentagon has hired a little-known Virginia startup with an unfortunate name to work on a big data project.
Cybersecurity
PI Hired Hackers to Dig up Dirt on People He Was Paid to Investigate
New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Computer Whiz Kid Hacked High School to Fix His Bad Grades
Education // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Brit Allegedly Extracted Data from Pentagon Satellite System
The data compromised includes employee contact information and mobile device ID numbers.
Cybersecurity
Brit Allegedly Extracted Data from Pentagon Satellite System
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers Con Telecom IT Support Worker, Bilk Mandarin Oriental Guests and Trigger Bogus Bomb Alarm at a Mall
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Why the Mobile Industry Wants to Kill the Password
As data rather than voice or text becomes the big reason people use their mobile phones, networks want to extract more value from their users.
Cybersecurity
Peering into the cyber future
A new IARPA program looks to fund technology that can anticipate rather than react to cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
Fast track for cyber hiring, UK hacker and DHS prizes
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
High-Paying Guests Hacked at Mandarin Oriental
Hospitality // United States and Europe
Cybersecurity
Attention, Cyber Pros: The Pentagon Wants You -- 3,000 of You
The military has been given the go-ahead to fast-track the hiring of 3,000 computer whiz civilians.
Cybersecurity
Sorry Consumers, Companies Have Little Incentive to Invest in Better Cybersecurity
The actual expenses from the recent and high-profile breaches at Sony, Target and Home Depot amount to less than 1% of each company’s annual revenues.
Cybersecurity
The biggest information security risk for agencies isn't cyber
Federal security incidents increased 16 percent in FY 2014, and though "other" cyber investigations appear to be the culprit, "non-cyber" security concerns maintain the lead.
Cybersecurity
DHS procurement dodged a slow-moving bullet
Stop-and-start uncertainty had threatened deployment of the latest iteration of the Einstein automated intrusion-detection program.
Cybersecurity
Fallout from Clinton’s Private Emails: How Secure are Agency Email Systems?
Official government email accounts are no locked fortresses, and some shirk key federal security regulations.
Cybersecurity
IT Support Agent at Canadian Telco Rogers Provides Imposter Employee with Company Email Access
Telecommunications // Toronto, Canada
Cybersecurity
FISMA by the Numbers: The Biggest Cyber Threats at These 5 Agencies
Cybersecurity incidents targeting federal agencies are on the rise.
Digital Government
Time is Running Out to Reform NSA Mass Surveillance
Nearly two years after Edward Snowden’s explosive revelations, surveillance reform remains in doubt as the window of opportunity closes.
Cybersecurity
More Security Fears Surround Clinton’s 'Homebrew' Email Server
“Clinton's decision to forgo the State Department's servers is inexplicable and inexcusable,” says one security expert.
Cybersecurity