Cybersecurity

Russians Suspected of Using ‘Sandworm” to Wriggle into NATO

Government (International) // Brussels, Belgium

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Needs to Build Cybersecurity into the Acquisition Process

The Defense Department needs to turn its focus to the protection of battlefield systems.

Cybersecurity

FBI’s Most Wanted Hackers: A Bingo Buff, Chinese Military Members and a PI for the Brokenhearted

Pulling them from the keyboard likely won’t dent cybercrime, research indicates.

Cybersecurity

Websites of Hong Kong Activists Infected With Spyware

Attackers compromised sites belonging to Alliance for True Democracy, the Democratic Party Hong Kong, People Power in Hong Kong and The Professional Commons.

Cybersecurity

Hack Might Have Exposed SSNs of Unemployed Oregonians

Government (U.S.) // Oregon , United States

Cybersecurity

DHS: Attackers Hacked Critical Manufacturing Firm For Months

An unnamed manufacturing firm vital to the U.S. economy recently suffered a prolonged hack.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Cause Schizophrenia, Eavesdrop on Yahoo in China, and Hijack Unemployed People

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

Jedi mind tricks, Virginia tech and Ebola modeling

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Can CDM change the game?

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program represents a dramatic shift from the government's traditional focus on certifying systems as secure and then rechecking them every so often.

Digital Government

Millennials Kind of Clueless About Cybersecurity Careers

Millennials aren’t necessarily ready to take on the mantle of cyber savior.

Cybersecurity

Selfies Could Replace the Password

Devices could scan faces and give access only to the right people.

Cybersecurity

National security implications for financial system cyberattacks?

Investigators have told the president they don't yet know who is behind the attacks, but a new Proofpoint report offers some clues.

Cybersecurity

Q&A: White House Cyber Czar on Hiring Cyber Pros, Snowden and the Internet of Things

Michael Daniel has made it his personal mission to understand cybersecurity’s human factor.