Cybersecurity
Russian Government Might Be Behind JPMorgan Hack
Financial Services // New York, United States
Modernization
DHS Official: Create a Governmentwide Seal of Approval for Apps
Gmail and other mobile tools would undergo uniform screening, similar to the FedRAMP cloud certification program.
Cybersecurity
UK Prisons Issued Encrypted Drives to Stop Leaks But Had No Luck
Turns out, disk encryption wasn't turned on.
Cybersecurity
White House fellows, dire debt predictions and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Former HHS Cybersecurity Head Guilty of Child Porn Charges
Timothy DeFoggi, the former acting director of cyber security for HHS was one of 20 site users discovered after the F.B.I.'s division in Omaha, Nebraska began investigating the site's creator.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks feedback on standards to protect critical infrastructure
The agency is previewing an RFI aimed at refining the cybersecurity framework.
Cybersecurity
Police Allegedly Vetted Dates Using Law Enforcement Database
While working at an investigations bureau in California, cops visited dating websites Tinder, eHarmony and Match.com.
Cybersecurity
Thousands of Weather Satellite Bugs Won’t Be Fixed For Years
IG slams Raytheon and NOAA for failing to fix security holes on ground control system.
Cybersecurity
About 72% of S. Korean Adults Affected by Data Raid
Entertainment // Financial Services
Cybersecurity
Police Accused of Screening Dates Using Law Enforcement Database
Government (U.S.) // California, United States
Cybersecurity
6 Charts That Show Why Utilities, Businesses are Concerned About Cyber
Survey finds organizations are simply not prepared to deal with advanced cyber threats
Cybersecurity
HealthCare.gov's new CEO, NGA's mapping contract and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DARPA wants smarter ways to measure brain activity
Agency hopes to detect activity in a single neuron, from a distance -- no surgery or tissue-singeing allowed.
Cybersecurity
Behind the Huge Cyberattack Campaign Against Latin American Governments
The Moscow-based cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab, which claims to have unearthed the campaign, has given it a name: El Machete.
Cybersecurity
Beyond BYOD: Who oversees the apps?
Official "bring your own app" policies are still few and far between, but agencies are adapting to their employees' demands.
Cybersecurity
Will Obama's New Tech Squad Include Cyber Experts?
Digital Service team announcement didn’t mention privacy or security, while snoops continue targeting Internet users.
Cybersecurity