Cybersecurity
Police Around the Country Are Distributing Software That Makes It Easier to Hack Your Computer
ComputerCOP is intended to protect children from predators lurking on the Internet, but an investigation finds the program actually makes computers more vulnerable to abuse.
Cybersecurity
Army Network Hacked By Gamers Seeking Apache Helicopter Simulator
$100M worth of proprietary data on Xbox, Call of Duty, and other entertainment poached.
Cybersecurity
Intel chairman: We need more cyber offense
House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers picks up the trail of an ongoing dialogue between Congress and Cyber Command on the role of offense in U.S. cyber policy.
Modernization
New Encryption Measures from Google and Apple Could Endanger Children, Eric Holder Says
Attorney general criticizes tech companies for locking the back door to user data.
Cybersecurity
4 cybersecurity gurus to follow on Twitter
Here are four particularly insightful cybersecurity experts worth following on Twitter.
Cybersecurity
Social Security data, smartphone encryption and DHS HQ
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Army Network Breached by Gamers Targeting Apache Helicopter Simulator
Entertainment // Government (U.S.)
Cybersecurity
Porn Purveyor Serves up Nude Celeb Photos and Lookalikes on Hacked Sites
Some of the compromised Web pages belong to schools and church groups.
Cybersecurity
Hackers indicted for stealing Apache training software
Justice Department indicts four for stealing software used to train U.S. helicopter pilots, among other trade secrets.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Page Allegedly Outed Convicted Pedophile
Social Media // Northern Ireland, UK
Cybersecurity
Contractors, Expect 72-hour Rule for Disclosing Corporate Hacks
The military requires breaches of company systems holding technical data be reported within three days – and so might the rest of the government.
Cybersecurity
Fewer Cyber Pros, More Cyber Problems
The U.S. government does not have an adequate workforce to address the government’s growing and critical cybersecurity needs.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Zero In on Subs, Steal Kentucky Patient Data and Foul Web Developer Site
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Cybersecurity
Student Hacked into Files on Scholarship Awarded to Australian Prime Minister’s Daughter
Education // Sydney, Australia
Digital Government
‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
Emerging Tech