Cybersecurity

Cyberspies Seen Targeting U.S. Plans on Iran Nuclear Work

The effort involved the use of a fabricated news group to establish social-media connections with personnel in foreign governments and companies.

Cybersecurity

Should You Need a License to Practice Cybersecurity?

The government should sponsor a national body to ensure cyber professionals are qualified for their jobs, a military expert says.

Cybersecurity

Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program

Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.

Cybersecurity

Army cyber chief wants more failure

The Army's top cyber soldier makes a plea for leaner, faster development and more flexible budgets.

Cybersecurity

Snowden: I Was Trained as a Spy

NSA leaker tells NBC he is 'a technical expert' and that he 'worked undercover overseas.'

Cybersecurity

Heartbleed tested agency readiness

A Democratic senator says "clear legal authority and processes to facilitate a seamless response" are still needed to effectively combat cyber threats, and the White House acknowledges "we still have more work to do."

Cybersecurity

Cyberspying Indictments Will Not Stop China From Hacking U.S. Businesses, Insiders Say

The legal action may just encourage China to try harder to avoid detection, National Journal finds.

Cybersecurity

Send in the drones

Unmanned aerial systems are steadily spreading from military and intelligence missions to civilian agencies, but it can be a bumpy ride.

Cybersecurity

A menagerie of UAVs

As civilian agencies expand their use of unmanned aerial systems, the vehicles themselves are as varied as the missions.

Cybersecurity

The Escalating US-China Spying War Is McKinsey’s Loss and Huawei’s Gain

Chinese officials have asked state-owned enterprises to stop employing US consulting companies

Cybersecurity

Hackers Stalk a Utility; Promote Godzilla

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.