Cybersecurity
Prince George's County School Employees’ Social Security Numbers Emailed Out Erroneously
About 10,000 personnel are affected by the security breach.
Cybersecurity
DHS Set to Destroy Governmentwide Network Surveillance Records
"Einstein" critics are happy to see the metadata go, but not about obliterating potential evidence of overreach.
Cybersecurity
Former Hospital Contractor Nicks Equipment Worth $100,000 Allegedly to Afford Pill Addiction
Healthcare and Public Health // Washington , United States
Cybersecurity
SSNs of Prince George’s School Employees Emailed out Erroneously
Education // Maryland, United States
Cybersecurity
Hackers Scam Uncle Sam, Upset Mick Jagger and Rob HSBC
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Agencies might need to rethink telework security
A rash of breaches that some fear could be tied to VPN connections is raising concerns about the security of federal telework programs.
Cybersecurity
Contractor Rejected for Employment Allegedly Infected Power Firm's Network
Energy // Ohio, United States
Cybersecurity
For Army cyber, it's on-the-job training
Army Cyber Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Harris says the Army is learning as it goes along in the uncharted terrain of cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Immigration order means big lift for CIS, ICE
An information-sharing program is being overhauled, and agencies will have to find funding to deal with a massive influx of applications.
Cybersecurity
Why the grid needs CDM
A Chertoff Group study assesses the state of readiness for U.S. critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
DSS plans a move out of legacy systems
The Defense Security Service needs an enterprise system to coordinate clearance monitoring, detect possible insider threats and other tasks.
Cybersecurity
Former Israeli Bank Personnel Hold Employer’s Data for Ransom
Financial Services // Tel Aviv, Israel
Cybersecurity
What a Privacy Activist Turned Top White House Adviser Thinks About Cybersecurity
One-time civil liberties activist now forges compromises between government and industry on network security and surveillance activities.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Says NSA Should End Phone Spying On Its Own
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to restrict domestic surveillance. But Rep. Adam Schiff says the administration should act anyway.
Digital Government
Yes, Your Pacemaker Can Get Hacked
Lapses in cybersecurity leave hospital records and patients' medical devices open to exploitation.
Cybersecurity
Parsing Rand Paul’s ‘No’ Vote on NSA Reform
The libertarian says his opposition to a Senate bill protected Americans’ privacy. Privacy advocates disagree.
Cybersecurity
Notes from a cyber underground
A new book by noted cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs digs into the lucrative and seedy spam business.
Cybersecurity
NSA director predicts major cyberattack by 2025
Adm. Michael Rogers, leader of NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, testified on Capitol Hill on Nov. 20 about pending cybersecurity legislation.
Cybersecurity
Israeli breakthrough and special ops RFI
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity