Cybersecurity
Meet the Bots that Made Half the Web’s Traffic in 2014
Bots are everywhere online—and used for both good and evil.
Digital Government
From FITARA to FISMA Reform: 5 Key Tech Bills Passed by Congress in 2014
When it comes to a few key pieces of technology and cybersecurity legislation, the 113th Congress was surprisingly fruitful.
Cybersecurity
The Webcam Hacking Epidemic
It'd be easy for policy makers to correct gaps in protections against remote access tools used to spy on individuals. So why haven't they?
Digital Government
The CIA Has a Problem with Biometric Surveillance
The same technology that flags terrorists could blow a spy's cover at European airports.
Cybersecurity
Did North Korea Really Attack Sony?
It's too early to take the U.S. government at its word.
Cybersecurity
Should Cities Give Hackathons Another Look to Improve Digital Infrastructure?
A 36-hour coding session in Boston recently helped revamp the city's permit system.
Cybersecurity
Sober about cyber
Steve Kelman considers what the Sony hack means for agencies and critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Wreck Iron Plant Machinery, Spear ICANN Systems and Channel M.C. Hammer
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Obama Administration Aims to Create ‘Insider Threat’ Job Specialty to Plug Leaks
The relatively new discipline blends together the roles of counterintelligence analyst, human resources professional and information security professional.
Cybersecurity
VCU Health System Accidentally Donates Patient Info to Art Project
Healthcare and Public Health // Virginia, United States
Cybersecurity
UC Berkeley Waits Three Months to Inform Hack Victims
Education // California, United States
Cybersecurity
FBI uses malware to ID North Korea as Sony culprit
The bureau said it found many similarities between the malware used in the Sony hack and other malware previously pinned on North Korea.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Officially Blames North Korea for Sony Hack
The reclusive regime is at fault for the unprecedented cyberattack that prompted the canceled release of The Interview, investigators have determined.
Cybersecurity
Most Federal Agencies Wouldn’t Be Able to Bounce Back from a Sony Hack
60 percent of federal agencies lack contingency plans in the event of a cyber emergency.
Digital Government
Inside China’s Elaborate and Absurd Internet Propaganda Machine
Thousands of emails obtained from the Zhanggong propaganda department by a Chinese blogger offer a rare view into the mechanics of manipulating web conversation in China at its most local level.
Cybersecurity