Cybersecurity
'Fingerprinting' tool challenges privacy safeguards for federal websites
The difficulty of maintaining user anonymity in the face of canvas fingerprinting poses a challenge to agencies trying to adhere to privacy standards set by OMB.
Cybersecurity
650,000 Online Gambling Customers Worldwide Exposed to ID Theft
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power just disclosed users’ personal data was breached in 2010.
Digital Government
Getting on Military Bases Is About to Involve FBI Background Checks
The continuous screening that starts Friday is a response to the Navy Yard and Fort Hood shootings.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Aim at Hong Kong, Kenya and the Philippines
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Obama Defends CIA Chief After Senate Computer Hacking Scandal
"I have full confidence in John Brennan."
Cybersecurity
Malware warning, good and bad news on contracting, and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Senator: The White House Should Launch a Criminal Probe of the CIA
The agency spied on a congressional investigation into the torture of prisoners, then claimed it hadn't.
Digital Government
Does John Brennan Know Too Much for Obama to Fire Him?
It's difficult to cross man with details on every secret drone strike you've authorized—especially the legally dubious ones.
Cybersecurity
Army names new commander for cyber training center
Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty will replace Maj. Gen. LaWarren Patterson as commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence.
Cybersecurity
Aussie Military Yanks Luxottica Contract after Personnel Data Sent Offshore
Likely all defense employees who have received optical services since 2012 were affected.
Cybersecurity
Border crisis shines a light on DHS tech woes
The flood of unaccompanied minors to the southern border has highlighted the need for more efficient and effective technologies to track both documented and undocumented immigrants.
Cybersecurity
CIA Admits to Improperly Hacking Senate Computers
In a sharp and sudden reversal, the CIA is acknowledging it improperly tapped into the computers of Senate staffers who were reviewing the intelligence agency’s Bush-era torture practices.
Cybersecurity
Keith Alexander Wants to Patent Method For Detecting Cyber Threats -- Is That Ethical?
Lots of government officials have found ways to monetize public service in the private sector, but none more audaciously than the former head of the NSA.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill would offer tax incentives for sharing cyber-threat info
New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand proposes tax credits for firms that join ISACs.
Cybersecurity