Cybersecurity

UMass Memorial Ex-Employee Takes Off With Billing Data on Up To 14,000 Patients

Healthcare and Public Health // Massachusetts, United States

Cybersecurity

Exclusive: OPM Monitoring Anthem Hack; Feds Might Be Affected

The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc.

Cybersecurity

Anthem cyberattack renews calls for info sharing

House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said Congress needs "to take aggressive action."

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Proposes At Least $27M to Grow Ranks of Cyber Forces

The military services each want to bring on board an additional 20 to 60 computer security whizzes starting next fall.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers Debut Bill to Require Search Warrants for Email Snooping

Mirror bills to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act will land in both chambers on Wednesday.

Cybersecurity

Secret Service needs a CIO

The Secret Service is looking to pay up to $183,300 to a candidate who can "transform" the way the agency uses technology.

Cybersecurity

Nonexistent ‘Women’ Chat Up Syrian Rebels on Skype

Government (Foreign) // Syria

Cybersecurity

'Connect the Dots' -- An Alternative to NSA Bulk Surveillance?

An ex-NSA analyst says he has another option to the controversial NSA surveillance practices.

Digital Government

Obama Tweaks NSA Spying Rules

A new report from the intelligence community outlines post-Snowden changes to how the government spies on Americans and foreigners.

Cybersecurity

Obama Budget: How Far Does $14 Billion In Cyber Spending Go?

Among the government departments asking for more cyber resources are the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.

Cybersecurity

FOIA redux, population data and encryption middle ground

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Malware Crippled Animal Shelter’s Donation Webpage for Weeks

Nonprofit // Vermont, United States

Cybersecurity

White House Debuts Dot-Gov Cyber Enforcement Squad

"E-gov Cyber" will release data breach notification rules and score agencies' compliance with security policies.

Cybersecurity

President's spending plan shines spotlight on digital services

Overall IT spending is tabbed at $86.4 billion, with much of the increase driven by a hike in cybersecurity funding.

Cybersecurity

White House drone breach raises questions of tech priorities

The Secret Service has long explored technology to combat the threat of commercial drones, but the Jan. 26 crash of a quadcopter on White House grounds could spur interest in deploying it.

Digital Government

House Committee Demands Answers from CTO Megan Smith and HHS on HealthCare.gov Data Mining

The head of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee says he might call U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith to testify about potential HealthCare.gov consumer privacy gaps.

Cybersecurity

Government Privacy Board to Obama: Shut Down NSA Mass Spying Now

The White House has been quiet on surveillance reform since the USA Freedom Act crumbled in the Senate last November.