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

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.