Cybersecurity
Will The Government Shred Your Contract After a Hack?
OPM and DHS, in a first, halted work with a background investigator after it disclosed a breach.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hack Back China, Aim for Gizmodo Gadget Lovers and Hijack the Internet
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Hacker Shows How to Break Into Military Communications
Design flaws in communication equipment could affect aircraft and troop communication equipment.
Cybersecurity
New No. 1 at DIA, No. 2 at NNSA, missing emails and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
What is HTTPS and Why Does Google Like it So Much?
Sites using encryption will have a higher rank in Google's search algorithms.
Cybersecurity
The IC wants a peek at the future of your brain
An IARPA RFI seeks answers on what brain structures could be used to determine future job performance.
Cybersecurity
American privacy values vs. European perceptions
As law enforcement and intelligence agencies struggle to balance security against civil liberties, it's important to distinguish caricature from reality.
Cybersecurity
Infographic: Data Breach Costs -- How You Get Stuck with the Tab
If a company gets hacked, you might have to open your wallet.
Cybersecurity
The IC wants a peek at the future of your brain
An IARPA RFI seeks answers on what brain structures could be used to determine future job performance.
Science & Tech
10 Ways to Make the Internet Safe from Cyber Attacks
The guy who invests in startups for the CIA lays out how to avert a massive cyber attack. By Patrick Tucker
Cybersecurity
Phased retirement, contractor performance, buying cyber threats and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
A CyberVor silver lining for feds?
While federal websites were likely in the mix of targets, experts said agencies complying with FISMA and other cybersecurity guidelines should be OK.
Cybersecurity
Spyware Maker Accused of Peddling to Autocrats is Gutted By Hacker
Clients, prices and tools of FinFisher-manufacturer Gamma Group leaked online.
Cybersecurity
Foreigners Probably Behind Break-in at DHS Background Check Contractor
Hack at USIS, already under fire for cutting corners, likely exposed information on agency employees.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: What the U.S. can teach Europe
European countries should take a cue from the U.S. and move from being reactive to proactive when it comes to cybersecurity policies, writes Titania's Edwin Bentley.
Cybersecurity
Bitcoin hacker who directed ISPs to do his bidding banked $83,000
Financial Services // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Activists broadcast anti-Communist messages on Chinese TV
Government (Foreign) // Media // Wenzhou, China
Cybersecurity
Attackers hit server containing passwords of Dublin college students
Education // Dublin, Ireland
Cybersecurity