Cybersecurity

Heartbleed exploit a reality for Canadian agency

Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested a man who allegedly stole data from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Cybersecurity

Gen. Franz takes over INSCOM

Federal 100 winner had previously commanded the Cyber National Mission Force.

Cybersecurity

Connecticut utilities hacked without disrupting services

Energy // Other Critical Infrastructure // Connecticut, United States

Modernization

It Took Just Four Days to Hack the Samsung Galaxy S5's Fingerprint Scanner

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is integrated with PayPal, and the fingerprint scanner is used to authorize transactions and money transfers in the device.

Cybersecurity

Is government doing too much on cyber-response?

A new report argues that private-sector firms make better first responders.

Digital Government

GSA's Dave McClure to Retire

The associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies was a leader in key initiatives.

Cybersecurity

Why too many technology solutions fall short

Three groups have competing equities in defense IT acquisition, and learning to balance risk among them is the key to success.

Cybersecurity

Details emerge on scope of FBI's identification system

The next-generation database will contain as many as 52 million facial images, including millions taken for non-criminal investigations.

Cybersecurity

Qualifying Cyber Command Staff Is Harder Than You Think

Coast Guard instructs computer whizzes from various educational backgrounds to reach the same proficiency level.

Cybersecurity

DHS girds for fiscal 2016

Homeland Security officials talk priorities and possible pain points as budgets constrict yet again.

Cybersecurity

Carey heading to CSC

The longtime government IT leader had announced his plan to leave the Defense Department in late March.

Cybersecurity

DHS: 'Nefarious actors' moving to exploit Heartbleed

An advisory memo details shared code and other signs of intent to penetrate vulnerable systems.

Cybersecurity

Heartbleed hurts British mums and Canadian taxpayers

Financial Services // Social Media // Canada and UK

Cybersecurity

Federal Websites Avoid Heartbleed Risks, DHS Says

But Akamai systems powering the Obamacare website contained the data-leaking vulnerability.