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
Fraudsters Bank Half a Million Dollars Using Stolen Patient IDs and the IRS
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Michigan, United States
Cybersecurity
Timeline: How the Postal Service Data Breach Went Down
The timeline provides a fascinating look at how the federal government responds to cyber intrusions.
Cybersecurity
HealthCare.gov Security Back in the Spotlight
House Republicans say they remain concerned about the cybersecurity controls underpinning the online federal health exchange.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Possibly Copied Postal Employee Pay Records
About 100 servers and computer workstations were breached in the September intrusion.
Cybersecurity
Report: Government Has Only 5 Years To Secure Internet of Things
Water, power, health care and transportation systems have grown more dependent on IoT devices in recent years.
Cybersecurity
NIST, NARA move to secure federal data on outside systems
New draft guidelines would apply to sensitive but unclassified data on contractors' IT systems and other nonfederal networks.
Cybersecurity
NATO tests, Eshoo loses and Massachusetts challenges
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Will Veterans' Data Ever Truly Be Secure?
"Every day, industry is finding new ways that things can be exploited," VA CIO told Congress.
Cybersecurity