Cybersecurity
Science and Technology Directorate wants to talk
DHS S&T has launched the National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology to inject outside innovators into its tech development processes.
Cybersecurity
Jihadi Hackers Penetrate Hundreds of French Websites
Education // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Obama Thinks Cyberthreat Sharing is Ready for Comeback
The Obama administration plans to rewrite a 2011 legislative proposal for collecting information from hacked companies and sharing it across industry -- to alleviate privacy concerns.
Digital Government
DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber
Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.
Digital Government
Pentagon: Hackers Didn't Get Classified Information
Military Twitter and YouTube accounts were hijacked just as Obama was pushing for better cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
No easy answers on managing mobile security
At the Jan. 13 AFCEA Bethesda breakfast, a trio of agency IT execs offered advice on weigh the risks of aggressive mobile deployments.
Cybersecurity
White House lays out ideas for information sharing
The Obama administration is hoping enhanced privacy provisions can make a long-stalled proposal more palatable to the Senate.
Cybersecurity
Finding the federal angle at CES
Adapting consumer-oriented tech could lead to faster, more effective tools for the federal government, says CBP CTO Wolf Tombe.
Cybersecurity
Equipment Containing Patient Data Taken from Kiddie Glasses Retailer
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
Why Doesn’t Obama’s Data Breach Privacy Proposal Apply to Agencies?
Currently, there is no law in place requiring hacked agencies to notify citizens when their data is compromised.
Cybersecurity
Why Does Centcom Even Have a Twitter Account?
However trivial, having active social media accounts puts a friendly face on otherwise faceless national-security institutions.
Cybersecurity
Federal Buildings are Vulnerable to Hacking and DHS Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Them
High-tech access-control systems that regulate federal facilities’ electricity use, heating, air conditioning, closed-circuit security cameras and even the operation of elevators are increasingly being hooked up to the Internet, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity
DISA's new unit aims to take pressure off Cyber Command
A new joint force cyber unit will relieve Cyber Command of some of its organizational duties and help identify vulnerabilities on military networks.
Digital Government
The Hacking of Central Command
Individuals claiming to represent ISIS took over social media accounts of the U.S. military base on Monday, just as the President was delivering a speech on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
President pivots to cyberspace
The White House has begun rolling out a series of cyber-related legislative proposals targeting both consumer and national security issues.
Cybersecurity
CentCom hacked, GSA dinged and big data's cyber power
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government