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
Adobe admits IP and records on 2.9 million customers siphoned
Technology // Web Services
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.
Digital Government
Your Body Is the Next Frontier in Cybercrime
An increasing number of in-body devices may prove vulnerable.
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