Cybersecurity
CBP in-person interview slows entry process
Customs and Border Protection's programs for speeding travelers through line are yielding results, but getting people enrolled in the first place is slow going.
Cybersecurity
Burglary at forensic psychology practice exposes sensitive client data
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
GAO: Agencies Can’t Always Prove They Respond to Breaches
In one situation, bad actors infected an employee's laptop with malicious software to target other employees, but officials didn't document their response actions.
Cybersecurity
Expert Wants Nuclear Plants Taken 'Off the Table' in Cyber-Warfare
Bruce McConnell says nuclear information security is a "signature security issue of the information age."
Cybersecurity
Hacker Fears Have Frustrated Efforts to Downsize Dot-Gov Sprawl
Concerns about data compromises are partly to blame for drawing out an effort to merge roughly 2,000 government websites.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Conquer Security Firm, Hijack iPhones and Trawl a Supercomputer
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Snowden boasts of prominent role in intel IT
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden details his role in helping intelligence agency CIOs solve pressing technical problems.
Cybersecurity
Iranian hackers likely targeted U.S. officials
The hacking project used Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to target high-ranking members of the defense and diplomatic establishment.
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
Authorities apprehend duo for hacking accounts of Ecuador’s president
Government (Foreign)
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