Cybersecurity
Why Police Need to Hack Into CCTV Systems in Paris and Elsewhere
What good are surveillance cameras populating private and public property worldwide, if emergency responders can’t immediately obtain real-time footage?
Cybersecurity
Hackers Rig College Football, Prank Bryan Adams, Target Nvidia and Breach Bus System
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Your Router Could Be Behind Lizard Squad’s Attacks
Lizard Squad is the online group that claimed responsibility for the attacks on PlayStation’s and Xbox’s networks last month.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Leak Data from Swiss Bank that Rebuffed $12K Ransom Demand
Financial Services // Geneva, Switzerland
Cybersecurity
DHS approps, CISPA returns, Senate Web and more
New and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
U.S. officials: Sony investigation was thorough
Obama administration officials have vigorously defended what they say was a thorough and careful investigation into the Sony hack that laid the blame on North Korea.
Cybersecurity
Federal Cybersecurity Spending is Big Bucks. Why Doesn't It Stop Hackers?
Despite paying $59 billion for data protections since fiscal 2010, the federal government couldn’t stave off hacks against the White House, State Department, Army and dozens of other agencies.
Cybersecurity
The FBI, North Korea and the future of cyber investigations
Experts questioning the FBI's presentation of evidence against North Korea argue that making an arguably ambiguous case is counter-productive to U.S. efforts to build norms in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
Kim Jong-un’s Operating System Now Available in the Free World
The jingle that plays when you boot up the system is a popular Korean folksong, Motherboard reports.
Cybersecurity
MIT Webpages Defaced to Mark Anniversary of Aaron Swartz’ Suicide
Education // Massachusetts, United States
Cybersecurity
IG says Border Patrol drones not effective
CBP leadership contends that the inspector general’s criticism is too simplistic a way to look at the efficacy of border technology.
Cybersecurity
Kim Jong-un’s Operating System Now Available in the Free World
Government (Foreign) // Pyongyang, North Korea
Cybersecurity
Sony Hack Signals ‘New Normal’ in Cybersecurity
The attack on the entertainment conglomerate illustrates the cold reality of the cybersecurity landscape today: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better.
Cybersecurity
US Digital Service Hauled in to Shore up White House Security After Hack
The U.S. Digital Service -- the newly minted federal IT fix-it shop headed by former Google engineer Mikey Dickerson -- has been dispatched to look at shoring up security on the White House networks.
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.
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