Cybersecurity
Senior White House official talks cyber goals, legislative outlook
In a Q&A with FCW , Ari Schwartz, senior director for cybersecurity at the White House, talks about whether legislation can reinforce and complement White House cyber-policy goals.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity a top priority in Senate appropriations bill
While DHS takes the lead on civilian-side cybersecurity, Senate appropriators are backing a menu of related initiatives at Commerce and Justice.
Cybersecurity
Oops: Soccer sponsor tweets England World Cup team’s passport numbers
Entertainment // Social Media // Florida , United States
Modernization
New FedRAMP Security Controls Issued
Resources provide guidance for implementing updated cloud security requirements.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Redirect Linkin Park Fans to Jay-Z, Raid AmEx and Expose Monsanto
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Welcome to @CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency launched a Twitter feed and joined Facebook on June 6.
Cybersecurity
China making steady gains in cyber, military IT
Report to Congress warns that stolen U.S. intellectual property is bolstering Chinese capacity for "network-centric warfare."
Cybersecurity
Another Heartbleed-Style OpenSSL Vulnerability Discovered
The new bug SSL/TLS MITM was posted by the OpenSSL group in a formal advisory on Thursday.
Defense
Former NSA Director: 'An Attack Is Going to Come'
Keith Alexander sees poor PR, not illegal surveillance programs, as the agency's biggest failure.
Cybersecurity
CIS girds for first wave of deferred deportation renewals
The first deadline for renewing applications in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is September, and agency officials are confident CIS's IT infrastructure can handle the rush.
Cybersecurity
NIST updates monitoring authorization process
The latest guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology follows on a November 2013 risk-management framework from OMB.
Cybersecurity
Singapore residents’ IDs exposed by breach of government online services
Government (Foreign) // Singapore, Singapore
Cybersecurity
Compromised Linkin Park Facebook page directs fans to Jay-Z’s album
Entertainment // Social Media
Digital Government
Hackers Compromise Database of South Koreans Who Work for the U.S. Military
Contact info, education history, work experience and Korean ID numbers may have been breached.
Cybersecurity
White House looking to Capitol Hill on cyber
Cybersecurity is arguably one of the few bipartisan issues in Congress, and key stakeholders hope that will be enough to push through legislation this year.
Cybersecurity
Does TWIC really work?
Senators grill port security experts on whether the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program is worth the time and money.
Cybersecurity
Flaw Lets Hackers Control Electronic Highway Billboards
Officials have notified the vendor to confirm the issue and figure out a fix.
Cybersecurity
Where digital gov falls short, Franken pushes on privacy, Stempfley honored and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity