Cybersecurity
Who Needs Heartbleed When Many Dot-Govs Don't Even Encrypt Communications?
26 percent of federal websites lack the proper configuration to thwart attackers from intercepting data entered by citizens, study finds.
Cybersecurity
Patient with STD sues hospital for posting her health records on Facebook
Healthcare and Public Health // Ohio, United States
Cybersecurity
Man Who May Be a Top Chinese Hacker Likes Grain Alcohol, Heineken
The everyday life of a PLA hacker.
Digital Government
IRS Illegally Gave Taxpayer Data to the FBI in 2010, Republicans Say
Move is evidence of effort to undermine conservative groups, lawmakers say.
Cybersecurity
Why New Macs Are DHS’ Key to Malware That Targets PCs
Agency buys hardware and software ahead of move to St. Elizabeths.
Cybersecurity
If You Think Cybersecurity Is ‘Just an IT Problem,’ Prepare to Get Owned
Security exec describes today’s cyber landscape. It’s not pretty.
Cybersecurity
TSA says incoming PreCheck data might contain errors
Booking agents and airline data systems can sometimes inadvertently short-circuit the transfer of personal data used to link participants to their Known Traveler Numbers.
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