Cybersecurity
Data breaches are getting more expensive
A study by the Ponemon Institute and IBM found the cost per compromised record rose 7 percent in the past year.
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community Needs a New Workforce Model
A pipeline of young talent is essential for addressing future threats.
Cybersecurity
Navy sysadmin went on hacking spree at sea
Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Telecommunications // United States, Bolivia
Cybersecurity
Feds: You Need to Fix Your TSP Passwords This Weekend
The federal retirement program website is changing its policy to stop giving identity thieves clues about how to crack employee passwords.
Cybersecurity
Daughter of deceased potential ID theft victim livid over delayed notice
Healthcare and Public Health // Ontario, Canada
Cybersecurity
Defense authorization bill boosts cybersecurity
A House panel’s version of the annual defense policy measure would authorize increased cyber funding and require the administration to report back to Congress on a range of IT-related issues.
Cybersecurity
NSA funds 'science of cybersecurity' research
Four universities are participating through the creation of "lablets" -- small laboratories launched with a first-year cost of about $8 million.
Cybersecurity
Collaboration is wicked hard but essential
Cybersecurity demands leadership across agencies because of the widespread challenge it presents, says a new Brookings report.
Modernization
The Fingerprint Scanner You Don't Want on Your Smartphone
The FBI plans to offer agents smartphone apps for checking a suspect's biometric data against information in criminal records.
Modernization
Pentagon Smartphone Plan Is Off to a Slow Start
The Defense Department's program for adopting commercial mobile devices is officially operational, but problems remain.
Cybersecurity
The NSA Might Hire You If You Can Crack Their Coded Tweet
The challenge is 'part of recruitment efforts to attract the best and the brightest.'
Cybersecurity
Former Unisys exec joins ICE as CIO
Kevin Kern replaces Thomas Michelli, who took over as deputy CIO of the Coast Guard in February.
Cybersecurity
How Computer Viruses Get Their Names
From Heartbleed to Koobface, these digital threats get named in a variety of ways.
Cybersecurity
Sending cyber sense down the Navy chain of command
“Pockets of non-understanding” still plague the lower echelons of the Navy hierarchy when it comes to cybersecurity, says Vice Adm. Jan Tighe.
Digital Government
Pentagon Police Agency Hit by ‘Catastrophic’ Network Outage
Failure of a legacy component is to blame for the January incident, spokesman says.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker voices concern about possible DIA nominee
California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter takes issue with Lt. Gen. Mary Legere’s handling of the Army's Distributed Common Ground System.
Cybersecurity
Miami high schooler sent to the slammer for fudging grades
Education // Florida, United States
Science & Tech