Digital Government
App Exposed Flight Data of Japan’s Air Force One for Years
Flightradar 24 tapped into the public satellite feed of Prime Minister Abe’s supposedly-covert aircraft.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists release banking information of Pakistani officials
Financial Services // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Senator Demands Answers About iCloud Security Measures
Apple didn't comment on whether it plans to brief Sen. Jay Rockefeller's staff on the issue.
Digital Government
Website Privacy Policies Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story
The agreements of the 50 most popular websites in America are composed of 145,641 words. This is why.
Cybersecurity
Smartphone App, for Years, Exposed the Location of Japan’s Air Force One
Government (Foreign) // Tokyo, Japan
Cybersecurity
Canadian hospitals provided personal data to baby photogs for years
Healthcare and Public Health // Toronto, Canada
Cybersecurity
What happened with the HealthCare.gov security breach
A July intrusion place malicious code on a poorly protected test server, but HHS officials say no data was compromised.
Cybersecurity
Yes, HealthCare.gov Was Hacked -- But Here's Why It May Not Be That Big of a Deal
No evidence personal data was breached or even targeted, but malware did end up on Obamacare marketplace
Modernization
How Do Agencies Feel About iCloud?
Some federal agencies have given the personal cloud service a wide berth for years.
Cybersecurity
Air Force CIO: Restructuring key to information dominance
Lt. Gen. Michael Basla says IT budget reporting is a "deficiency" that he hopes to begin to address before his retirement in November.
Cybersecurity
Stats Say Home Depot Hackers Likely Looted Nearly All 2,200 US Stores
99.4 percent overlap between ZIP code data on stolen cards and location of Home Depot stores nationwide.
Cybersecurity
Smith named CTO, Holder and Clapper back reforms, and McAfee hails Heartbleed
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Energy Races to Build Quantum Encryption – for Citizens
At the same time, NSA and nation states race to crack conventional secret codes with quantum computers.
Cybersecurity
Army logistics fail, a cyber institute hire, a CIO retirement and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Journalists covering South Korean military are targeted by spies
Media // Seoul, South Korea
Cybersecurity
Apple Blames 'Targeted Attack,' Not iCloud, for Celebrity Photo Hack
The attack targeted specific user names, passwords and security questions.
Cybersecurity
Data Shows Home Depot Hackers Ransacked Nearly All 2,200 U.S. Stores
Financial Services // Manufacturing
Cybersecurity