Cybersecurity
Hackers Out Sex Offenders, Infect New Country and Breach Security Firm’s Database
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
DHS No Longer Needs Permission Slips to Monitor Other Agencies' Networks for Vulnerabilities
New rules published by the Office of Management and Budget require agencies to agree to proactive scanning.
Cybersecurity
Payment Systems at SuperValu Grocers Are Hit Again
Food and Beverage // Minnesota, United States
Emerging Tech
Facebook Retools Secret Research Guidelines
The new guidelines are unlikely to appease privacy advocates, who argue users should consent to experiments.
Cybersecurity
ODNI crowdsources speech-recognition software
Automatic speech-recognition software that works in challenging acoustic environments is the "holy grail of the speech research community."
Cybersecurity
DHS network scanning authority, federal lab feedback and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists Back Hong Kong’s Occupy Central
Autism site in the dot-HK domain becomes one of the first victims.
Policy
House Intel Chief Wants To Increase Cyber Attacks Against Russia
The United States needs to be on the offensive when it comes to a preventing cyber war, says Rep. Mike Rogers. By Patrick Tucker
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