Cybersecurity

Hackers Blackmail Kids, Rob Cayman Islands, Mimic KFC Clientele

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

Cybersecurity

Republicans criticize DHS nominee

The nomination of former Department of Defense General Counsel Jeh Johnson to head the Department of Homeland Security brought mixed reactions from Congress that broke down along party lines, perhaps presaging a difficult confirmation battle.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecure: Supreme Court Justices Only Send Each Other Memos on Paper

'It's very heavy ivory paper—it looks like it came out of the 1800s or something. But it seems to work pretty well,' Justice Kagan says.

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Kirsten E. Dalboe: Keeping DHS ahead of the tech curve

As DHS' customer engagement manager, Dalboe has made it her business to explain new technology with crystal clarity.

Cybersecurity

NIST Misses Deadline for Cybersecurity Framework

An executive order calls for the agency to set standards and best practices to promote the protection of critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

How to Get NSA's Attention (It's Art)

Gmail extension tacks text onto emails, algorithmically generated to be flagged by NSA filters.

Cybersecurity

Nominee picked to replace Napolitano at DHS

The administration's choice to lead the department brings legal experience.

Cybersecurity

FedRAMP and the new normal in cybersecurity

As technology becomes increasingly mobile and personalized, we must take a more collaborative, streamlined approach to security.

Cybersecurity

Don’t wire money by email in the Cayman Islands?

Financial Services // Cayman Islands

Cybersecurity

Security Flaw on 200 Government Websites Blamed on Shutdown

The vulnerability involves the way Web pages protect online forms submitted by people seeking government services.

Cybersecurity

Patching your cybersecurity foundation

Insiders become threats in part because of a key organizational mistake that allows them opportunities.

Cybersecurity

South African banks roiled by hacked KFC credit card terminals

Financial Services // Food and Beverage // South Africa

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The Mars-and-Mercury problem of cybersecurity

A Meritalk study finds that cybersecurity pros and the users they serve have very different perspectives.

Cybersecurity

Is there a cybersecurity workforce crisis?

The federal government will need 10,000 cybersecurity experts in the near future. But striking the right balance is more complicated than simply recruiting and hiring new employees.

Cybersecurity

Dissension in the ranks?

Schmidt: Congress' inability to pass legislation that would better define agencies' cybersecurity roles should not be a serious problem, despite a tug of war over who is in charge.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Whom do you trust?

In cybersecurity, where trust is one of the most fundamental pieces in securing and defending networks, many are wondering if the government should rely so heavily on contractors.

Cybersecurity

Snowden's Work History Prompts Debate Over Surveillance of Cleared Personnel

Ongoing electronic monitoring of employees is technically feasible.

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The future of global cyber policies

As the world increasingly relies on the Internet as part of critical infrastructure, policies to govern cyberspace are beginning to emerge in numerous countries. A Brookings Institution report illuminates and analyzes them, with an eye toward their effects on the broader globalized Internet society.

Cybersecurity

The security threat lurking at your printing station

In the rush to secure networks and computers, agencies often overlook the risks inherent in multifunction printers.