Cybersecurity

Suits vs. Hoodies: The Two Cybersecurity Cultures

How a tense exchange between the NSA director and a Yahoo executive reveals the rift between D.C. and Silicon Valley

Cybersecurity

Illinois Police Department Pays $500 Ransom for Release of Hijacked Computer

Government (U.S.) // Illinois, United States

Cybersecurity

Anthem Health Care Hack Snared Federal Employees Who Weren’t Anthem Customers

But who knows how many?

Cybersecurity

Feds Dismiss Google's Fears Over FBI’s Hacking Power

Google’s claim that the expansion of search warrant authority is a “monumental” constitutional threat is grounded in inaccuracies, the Justice Department said.

Cybersecurity

Preparations for shutdown proceed apace

While Congress debates the next step in DHS funding, the department is preparing for the worst.

Cybersecurity

DNI worries about cumulative, not catastrophic, cyber threat

DNI James Clapper is less worried about a cyber Pearl Harbor than death from a thousand cuts.

Cybersecurity

Cyber gets a boost in VA budget request

The department is seeking an increase in information security spending from $156 million in 2015 to $180.3 million for 2016.

Cybersecurity

Al Jazeera Mistakenly Leaks the Identity of a North Korean Intelligence Asset

Government (Foreign) // North Korea and UK

Cybersecurity

Cyber Collaboration in Government Still a Work in Progress

If the nation were forced to defend itself against a catastrophic cyberattack, Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon said there must be teamwork between federal agencies and the private sector.

Cybersecurity

Body cams expand, cyber agency launches and DISA deal protested

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

DHS: 'We need to up our game' on information sharing

President Obama's proposal to boost government coordination with the private sector got a warm welcome in the House Homeland Security Committee.

Cybersecurity

Data Breach Forces Bitcoin Exchange Cavirtex to Shutter

Financial Services // Web Services

Cybersecurity

VA IT Budget Proposes Boost for Cyber Spending

Spending on information protection encompasses more than a single budget account and is sprinkled across the department.

Digital Government

Senator Wants Commerce Committee to be Big Player in Cybersecurity Legislation

On cybersecurity, transportation and other key topics, Thune wants his committee to throw its weight around.

Cybersecurity

EPA's new-old CIO, plus weapons acquisition, spyware warnings and a new role for Long

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

The Case for a Cyber Red Cross

Some experts advocate for an impartial, nongovernmental organization that would respond to cyberattacks the same way the Red Cross responds to natural disasters and war conflicts.

Cybersecurity

How (and why) the CIA plans to expand cyber capabilities

The spy agency wants to better integrate cybersecurity into its traditional human intelligence operations.

Cybersecurity

DHS shutdown: 'There's an opportunity cost'

While a lapse in funding would have little “immediate operational impact” on cybersecurity, the longer-term ripple effects could be serious.