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
Anonymous Follows Through on Threat to Expose Chinese Files
Government (Foreign) // Beijing, China
Cybersecurity
Bhutto Family Scion Incites Hacktivism with Land Grab Remarks
Government (Foreign) // Transportation
Cybersecurity
JPMorgan Says Government Purchase Cards Not Affected by Hack
Expense cards and government customers were not affected by this summer’s bank hack.
Digital Government
The FBI Wants Internet Wiretapping Powers
Despite privacy fears following the Snowden leaks, the FBI director says new spying powers are necessary to catch criminals.
Cybersecurity
Comey Says FBI Collects Some Digital Information Without a Warrant
The FBI director admitted on Thursday, “There are exceptions” to the agency’s warrant-first rule for surveillance.
Cybersecurity
IT contracts' (gentle) squeeze, a new spending site, NSA ties and Pistole retires
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government