Cybersecurity

300 TSA ID card enrollment centers ready to go

System will become the foundation of a unified platform supporting other TSA identification efforts.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Steal News, Berate Prime Minister and Crack Adobe Code

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

Cybersecurity

The Adobe Breach This Week Should Get Your Attention

The software company's revelation was barely noted in a day crowded with shutdown politics.

Cybersecurity

Restoring trust, international response eyed to boost cybersecurity

To hear some insiders tell it, the state of U.S. security is in shambles, with Edward Snowden, digital adversaries and a lack of cybersecurity legislation chipping away. But hope that the mess can be cleaned up persists.

Cybersecurity

Three Shutdown Internet Scams to Avoid

Malicious emails are seeking your financial support to fund the government.

Cybersecurity

$6 Billion Cyber Monitoring Initiative Falls Victim to Shutdown

The administration halts work orders for a network threat-surveillance system that was to be deployed governmentwide.

Cybersecurity

Former Murdoch reporter accused of hacking computer

Government (Foreign) // Telecommunications // UK

Cybersecurity

FEMA Signs Identity Verification Deal With Hacked Data Broker

Effort to reduce fraud in disaster aid programs could present new opportunities for criminals.

Cybersecurity

Potential Ripples of Stretched Cyber Support During Shutdown

Situation is similar to holidays and weekends, when IT staffs operate with skeleton crews.

Cybersecurity

Could furloughs put the nation's secrets at risk?

Seventy percent of civilians in the intelligence community are on furlough, creating a danger to national security and a chance that some could end up working for the enemy, says intell director.

Cybersecurity

These Massive Data Facilities Could Be Targets of Government Spying

We can guess where governments conduct snooping activities.

Emerging Tech

HP Lands $103 Million DHS Employee ID Contract

Job involves upgrading computer and office access cards to support iris and facial recognition.

Cybersecurity

E-Verify shuttered during shutdown

The system employers use to ensure their employees are legally entitled to work in the U.S. will be unavailable until the shutdown ends.

Digital Government

Most Federal National Security IT Considered ‘Essential,’ Industry Official Says

Some defense and law enforcement IT operations will continue amid shutdown.

Cybersecurity

Is FISMA why NSA influenced NIST?

The Computer Security Act of 1987 limited the NSA's ability to control certain government systems, but that changed 15 years later when FISMA was enacted.

Cybersecurity

DHS takes step forward on ID management

Contract with HP Enterprise Services will support DHS's internal security capabilities.

Cybersecurity

Foreign cyber adversaries on the rise

Increasingly, hackers are not motivated by the prospect of easy money. Now they're after our secrets.

Cybersecurity

Britain’s New Cyberwar Strike Capabilities May Just Be Political Posturing

If you were envisioning a standing army of cyber-warriors, there’s reason to be skeptical.