Cybersecurity
What World Governments Are Most Likely to Snoop on Your Facebook?
In Barbados, it's very unlikely the Man will scoop private data from your account.
Modernization
Plastic With Invisible Images May Allow Swipe-Free Payments and Stop Someone From Stealing Your Car
Plastic manufacturers can embed information directly into the plastic.
Cybersecurity
How a shutdown would raise attack risk
Even with many security measures automated, widespread furloughs would create vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Don Tin Foil Caps, Loot Barclays, and Hack Their Own Clients
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Mixed results thus far implementing FISMA
Agencies have improved compliance with FISMA requirements, but checking all the boxes has not translated into taking full advantage of the enhancements that are available.
Digital Government
GAO: Fifty Percent of Feds Aren’t Informed of Cyber Risks
Agencies for 15 years have been unable to move information security off a list of the government’s most imperiled programs.
Cybersecurity
Borras named DHS acting deputy secretary
More than a dozen top leadership spots remain without permanent appointees.
Cybersecurity
Iranian cyber strike on U.S. Navy bad for newfound diplomacy
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
ID theft peddler tapped LexisNexis and other big data clearinghouses
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Can China Protect Itself From NSA Spying?
Beijing has kickstarted its domestic cybersecurity industry. But there's still a long way to go.
Cybersecurity
NSA scandal hampers cyber legislation
Congress's efforts to pass a cybersecurity bill may be hopeless for now.
Cybersecurity
Hockey footage aids in biometric system choice
DHS plans to use video footage shot at a hockey game to compare the capabilities of facial recognition systems.
Cybersecurity
6 sci-fi DARPA projects
FCW focuses on the business of federal technology, but really — who doesn't like lasers and robots?
Cybersecurity
Shutdown would not threaten NIST framework schedule
NIST's preliminary cybersecurity framework, due in October, is essentially complete.
Cybersecurity
NSA Chief Appeals for Cybersecurity Legislation
Alexander would compel companies to share more information with the government.
Cybersecurity
Agencies to push out emergency news with Twitter Alerts
FEMA and other agencies are signing up for a new Twitter service to highlight important bulletins.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: How City Governments Go Digital
The future of digital government will be about smaller companies and citizen security, GOV2.0LA founder says.
Cybersecurity