Cybersecurity

Cyber Policy Still Stuck in the ‘90s

In the nearly 20 years since the first cyber policy discussions, technology has changed tremendously. The debate hasn’t caught up yet.

Cybersecurity

VA: Hackers Never Siphoned Data Out of Our Systems

Veterans Affairs experiences 55,000 malware attacks a day, agency official says.

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Ex-Wife of Former Cop Allegedly Used Mobile Spyware for ID Fraud Racket

Her secret cellphone recordings are evidence in the case against a one-time California local police commander.

Cybersecurity

NSA CTO's moonlighting gig ends

Former NSA Director Keith Alexander drops collaboration with CTO Patrick Dowd after conflict-of-interest questions arise.

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NOAA Considers Whether to Ax Employee Accused of Breaching Army Dam Files

Hydrologist Xiafen Chen was arrested at work for supposedly stealing sensitive, restricted information on critical infrastructure.

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Here’s Everything a Hacker Can Learn About You from Coffee Shop Wi-Fi

Over public networks, the barrier to your personal details is pretty darn low.

Cybersecurity

The Number of Industries Getting Classified Cyberthreat Tips from DHS Has Doubled Since July

The banking, chemical, water, information technology and transportation sectors all recently joined.

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Is the Chinese Government Hacking Every iPhone in the Country?

China has an estimated 100 million iPhone users, and all of them could be vulnerable

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POODLE's bark may be worse than its bite

DHS considers the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption a middling threat to users.

Cybersecurity

Corrupted Ads Hijack Viewers of Popular YouTube Music Video

"Ransomware" hosted on a hacked Polish site then tries to hold the user’s computer hostage.

Cybersecurity

Obama Orders Two-Step IDs to Combat Credit Card Hacks

The executive order also requires agencies to switch to multifactor authentication to access sites that store citizens' personal information.

Cybersecurity

Tightening security on federal payment cards

Beginning next year, new payment processing terminals at federal agencies must have the necessary software to support new security features.

Cybersecurity

Do Not Click on That Ebola Vaccine Ad

DHS issues alert on contagion-inspired phishing schemes and online fraud.

Cybersecurity

Information sharing: Are we safer?

A decade after the 9/11 Commission identified agencies' reluctance to share information as a dangerous shortcoming, the government is moving in the right direction.