Cybersecurity

Geospatial director: Make your data accessible

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency does not routinely share its information with the public, but after a recent natural disaster, the agency opened up its data with positive results.

Cybersecurity

Why FedRAMP should matter to you

A reminder for vendors and feds alike of what is required by June 2014.

Digital Government

DARPA Launches Project to Revolutionize Web Search

Memex system, inspired by a 1945 article in The Atlantic, will focus on topical searches and plumb ‘deep Web.’

Cybersecurity

Feds seek industry input for info-sharing architecture

The architecture is intended to make information sharing between federal agencies easier and less legally burdensome.

Cybersecurity

NSA cybersecurity issues echo scathing Hill report

A New York Times story on NSA vulnerabilities bears a striking resemblance to a report by Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee detailing problems at other agencies.

Cybersecurity

Forthcoming cybersecurity framework to address privacy

Since the most recent draft came out in October, a sharpened focus on privacy has evolved.

Cybersecurity

CBP website helps track trade violations

The retooled site for processing trade data is part of the DHS agency’s Automated Commercial Environment.

Cybersecurity

Homepage of Nepal’s president redecorated

Government (Foreign) // Nepal

Cybersecurity

Oregon official’s website taken down to decontaminate breached files

Government (U.S.) // Oregon, United States

Digital Government

Sham 'My Army Benefits' Site May Have Stolen Soldiers' Credentials

The unofficial site purports to offer soldiers unclaimed and accumulated financial assistance.

Digital Government

Bitcoin Company Offers Stock Denominated in Bitcoin

The founder of Bitcoin Kinetics imagines a future in which you can pay for everything with the currency.

Cybersecurity

Don't be too sure about the state of your security

Cyberthreat Defense Report sheds light on global cybersecurity measures

Digital Government

Obama's Changes to Phone Metadata Collection Gets Nod From Secret Intelligence Court

NSA will have to go before a judge and present evidence before collecting the data.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Erase Gay Russian Profiles, Hit Three Schools and Leak Psych Evals

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

Study: Pentagon fuel supply at risk of hack

The use of unsecured networks to oversee many aspects of military logistics raises the possibility of malware attacks.

Cybersecurity

House panel probes delays in border enforcement system

The modernization effort is running into a familiar problem: trying to update legacy tech while simultaneously keeping the system running.