Cybersecurity
European Central Bank blackmailed after data breach
Financial Services // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Jay-Z and Elton John Concertgoers Ripped Off by StubHub Hackers
Crooks used logins stolen from earlier breaches at other companies.
Digital Government
How to Avoid the IRS' Technology Fumbles
Groups says it all boils down to an IT management issue.
Cybersecurity
Unclassified JFK Assassination Database Still Stored In Top Secret Vault -- for Convenience
Until June, a stand-alone PC held the master index of records inside a locked room.
Cybersecurity
This Emerging Malware Sends Secret Messages and Is Practically Impossible to Detect
As if computer malware that steals your data weren’t enough, now there’s a new kind to worry about.
Digital Government
Feds Join Lawsuit Alleging Symantec Overcharged Agencies for Software
The feds say the company failed to disclose discounts to agencies.
Cybersecurity
False Air Force One Crash Reported on Hacked WSJ Facebook Page
The newspaper’s official account described the disappearance of Obama’s plane over Russian airspace.
Cybersecurity
Head of DHS cyber hub stepping down
Larry Zelvin is leaving the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in mid-August.
Cybersecurity
Former Navy secretary calls for minimalist approach to IT security
Richard Danzig argues that the U.S. government should "forsake some efficiencies" in the pursuit of security.
Modernization
iPhones Have a Major Security Hole That Apple Installed on Purpose
If you use an iPhone or iPad, your photos, web history, and GPS logs are vulnerable to theft and surveillance via back-door protocols running on all iOS devices.
Digital Government
IRS Seeks to Destroy More Hard Drives -- The Right Way This Time
Agency is also ‘refreshing employees’ awareness’ of existing policies, documents say.
Cybersecurity
'History may be repeating itself' in cyberspace
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 report's release, the men who guided the investigation are warning of new threats going unaddressed.
Cybersecurity
Evaluate Aspiring Cyberwarriors Using Gaming, Not Grades
Former Navy Secretary wonders why federal recruitment focuses on formal education, when computer security positions require on-the-job learning.
Cybersecurity
False Air Force One Crash Reported on Hijacked WSJ Facebook Page
Media // Social Media
Cybersecurity