Cybersecurity
Hackers Lift F-35 Plans, Infiltrate FBI Press Office
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Ideas
Op-Ed: This Is the Year Agencies Will Turn to Big Data to Fend Off Cyber Threats
From employee stress to kill-chain and log analyses, it’s all about the data.
Cybersecurity
What does NSA fallout mean for cyber?
Aside from addressing immediate privacy concerns, the president’s overhaul plan will set precedents to be applied to future cybersecurity operations.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 3 Million
That’s still far shy of the White House goal of 7 million enrollees by March 31.
Cybersecurity
The FBI Is Warning Retailers to Expect Hackers, Because Pain Is Inevitable
The bureau has discovered 20 cases that used software similar to what was used against Target.
Cybersecurity
Why Companies Want Congress To Tell Them What To Do After Data Breaches
Reeling from high-profile hacks, retailers are asking lawmakers to require them to notify customers when shoppers' information has been put at risk.
Cybersecurity
Review board to Obama: Shut down NSA program
The recommendations would represent a more decisive step than reform efforts outlined by the president earlier this week.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department sues security clearance firm
Among the background checks performed by USIS were those on intelligence community contractor Edward Snowden and Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis.
Cybersecurity
FEMA, NNSA get rad
A cloud-based project is aimed at boosting the ability to report radiation monitoring data in emergencies.
Cybersecurity
Is cybersecurity the right job for you?
As cyber staffing shortages put pressure on the public and private sectors, many employers are showing little patience for job seekers with entry-level skills.
Emerging Tech
Feds Seek Verizon's Data Nearly 15 Times More Often Than Google's
The telecom giant has released its first report on government data requests.
Cybersecurity
Chinese Censors May Have Accidentally Hacked Themselves and Caused a Major Internet Outage
Some 200 million Web users were mysteriously rerouted to site owned by an anti-censorship group.
Cybersecurity
Herding the stray cats of federal IT ambitions
The upcoming NIST cyber framework will provide some structure, but a new report says additional measures will be needed to implement a comprehensive management plan for federal IT security.
Cybersecurity
Two Arrests May Be Linked to Target Data Breach
Could provide clues about what happened to credit card info stolen from 110 million of the store's customers.
Cybersecurity
Gates: NSA ‘primary weapon in this conflict’
The former Pentagon chief decried Obama administration leaks and privacy advocates who downplay the need for security.
Cybersecurity
VA Software Upgrade Bares Beneficiary Medical and Financial Data
Officials took the joint Defense-Veterans Affairs e-Benefits website offline while they address the problem.
Cybersecurity
Grant seeks to counter attacks on power grid
The risk of cyberattacks on physical infrastructure is growing at the same time the threat to federal computer networks has increased.
Cybersecurity