Cybersecurity
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Modernization
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
Cybersecurity
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
Hackers ‘Sandworm’ NATO, Incite Pakistan-India Cyber-rattling and Save Nude Snapchats
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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.
Cybersecurity