Cybersecurity
McCormack to be next DHS CIO
Current Justice Department CIO had previously served at DHS' immigration and border protection components.
Cybersecurity
NIST framework leaves crucial question unanswered
Latest draft fills in details, but debate continues over voluntary standards versus regulatory mandates.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security CFO heads to IRS
Peggy Sherry will replace Beth Tucker as the tax agency's deputy commissioner for operations support.
Cybersecurity
Officials Aren’t Counting the Growing Cost of Online Obamacare Fraud
FBI, FTC and HHS say tracking dollars lost to fake exchanges and other sites that prey on insurance applicants isn’t their responsibility.
Cybersecurity
Thief cribs a patient’s ID off fine print on hospital worker’s Facebook photo
Healthcare and Public Health // Arizona, United States
Ideas
A Missed Chance for NATO’s Cybersecurity Future
On the back of NATO’s defense ministerial, member-states still need to address the alliance’s major cybersecurity shortfalls – and there are plenty. By Daniel Pitcairn
Cybersecurity
Assessing the Capabilities of the Syrian Electronic Army
Experts gauge the damage the group could cause.
Cybersecurity
Are cyber workforce woes actually all about the money?
Readers suggest that substandard salaries -- and lack of real empowerment -- are the major obstacles to hiring.
Modernization
This Time, Citizens Collect Feds’ Communications Metadata
A Verizon glitch exposed government officials' text message histories, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
ThreatWatch: Chinese Hotel Guests Bare All
Website exposed confidential details about room bookings throughout the country.
Cybersecurity
Your Last Chance to Comment on Cybersecurity Guidelines for Industry
The final draft of optional guidance may eventually have implications for federal contractors.
Cybersecurity
New cyber framework draft sharpens focus on implementation
NIST's latest iteration adds cybersecurity workforce as an area in particular need of improvement.
Cybersecurity
NIST draft framework expected in a day or two
Shutdown delayed key cybersecurity milestone, but draft will be released well in advance of NIST's next workshop on the guidance.
Digital Government
Cyber Civil Servants Knock on Industry’s Door after Shutdown
Recruiters are taking more calls from feds who could face another furlough in January.
Cybersecurity
Syrian hacktivists plaster Qatar’s Web with pro-Assad propaganda
Government (Foreign) // Media // Social Media // Telecommunications // Web Services // Qatar
Cybersecurity
Ex-hospital employee swipes 1,000 patient records
Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity