Cybersecurity
Classification by the numbers, website sprawl, a new DARPA deal and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Management
How to Remember All Your Passwords and Keep Them Safe
For anyone who’s been a web user for a significant amount of time, the number of such accounts that require passwords is high, unmanageable even.
Cybersecurity
Pro-Russian Hackers Mug Key Ukrainian Bank
Cyber Berkut allegedly published customer data from PrivatBank, co-owned by the pro-government Dnipropetrovsk region's governor.
Cybersecurity
Syrian Electronic Army Spreads False Rumors of Israel Nuclear Leak
Pro-Assad hacktivists usurped the Israeli Army’s Twitter feed to post a potentially volatile message.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Log Into DQ, Remember the ‘80s, and Rip Off Poor People
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Former NSA Chief Clashes With ACLU Head in Debate
Keith Alexander and Anthony Romero each led a team of panelists who argued about government surveillance and civil liberties.
Cybersecurity
NIST goes global with cyber framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has sent delegations to Tel Aviv and Tokyo, carrying a message of collaboration between government and industry.
Cybersecurity
Man fined for ‘criminal damage’ to ex-girlfriend’s Facebook account
Social Media // Donegal, Ireland
Cybersecurity
Government Privacy Board Endorses NSA's Internet Spying
The surveillance is legal and effective, according to the panel.
Cybersecurity
ICS-CERT sounds alarm on critical infrastructure attacks
The warnings come as DHS' Quadrennial Homeland Security Review highlights the dangers of "cyber-physical convergence."
Cybersecurity
Cyber shapes defense spending, privacy board reports on surveillance
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Snoops Allegedly Accessed Astros Inside Trade Data
The Houston baseball team claims hackers compromised servers and posted online months of internal trade talks.
Cybersecurity
163,000 Butler University community members dating back to 1983 hit by breach
Education // Indiana, United States
Cybersecurity