Cybersecurity
USPS breach wider than first reported
Medical records of as many as 485,000 employees might also have been exposed, in cases reaching back to 1980.
Cybersecurity
FCC complaint portal, KeyPoint inquiry and a child-porn sentencing
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Cyber campus, St. E's funded in 2015
The omnibus spending bill includes $144 million for the new DHS site and $35 million for GSA’s civilian cyber campus.
Cybersecurity
Border Patrol finding new uses for data
Border security now means not only the basic metrics of apprehensions, but using that data to gauge and interdict looming threats.
Cybersecurity
Morgan Stanley Insider Exposes Private Client Names
Financial Services // New York, United States
Digital Government
NWS Says 'No Involvement' from China-Owned Unit in IBM Supercomputer Deal
The National Weather Service will get forecast-boosting supercomputers that will increase processing capacity by almost tenfold.
Digital Government
CIA Watchdog Who Revealed Senate Hack is Resigning
Inspector General David Buckley will step down at the end of the month, the agency said.
Cybersecurity
We Still Don't Know Who Hacked Sony
Welcome to a world where it's impossible to tell the difference between random hackers and governments.
Cybersecurity
Unsecured webpage put 7,000 vets at risk for years
The website flaw has been fixed, but the VA is planning further investigation of possible exfiltration of data from its network.
Cybersecurity
FBI wants cyber sleuths with some muscle
The bureau’s cybersecurity job requirements require applicants to complete a stiff physical fitness test, even though most of their time will likely be spent behind a desk.
Digital Government
How a New Social Network Could Help Close the Cyber Worker Shortage
By this spring, organizers aim to have 10,000 registered users participating on the CyberCompEx site, a partnership of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and Monster.com.
Cybersecurity
Muslim Extremists Hacked Bus Schedule In Misguided Cyber Terror Plot
Transportation // Bristol, England
Cybersecurity
Medical File Hack Affected Nearly Half a Million Postal Workers
During a previously reported September cyber intrusion at the U.S. Postal Service, some current and former employees' medical information may also have been exposed, the agency now says.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Threat in 2015: 10 Twists on Hackers’ Old Tricks
From wiper attacks to cyber extortionists, here are some "old faves and new twists" feds should be mindful of.
Cybersecurity
Merkel Aide Allegedly Hacked by U.S.-Made Spyware
Government (Foreign) // Berlin, Germany
Cybersecurity