Modernization
Defense Readies Networks for Latest BlackBerrys
Despite almost exiting the consumer market, the smartphones’ manufacturer is outfitting military networks with software to support the devices.
Cybersecurity
ThreatWatch: LinkedIn Sued for Hacking Customers' Personal Email Accounts
Site accused of stealing users’ contacts for marketing purposes.
Cybersecurity
Tin foil hat crowd stifles mom-and-pop store payments
Financial Services // Manufacturing // Missouri, United States
Cybersecurity
Spies who struck a federal cyber vendor are back -- in Japan
Government (Foreign) // Manufacturing // Media // Technology // Japan
Cybersecurity
Just a (recognized) face in the crowd
DHS's Science & Technology Directorate tests facial recognition software at a hockey arena.
Cybersecurity
Bill allows DHS choice of biometrics
Lawmakers have chosen not to specify which biometrics a visa entry/exit system should use.
Cybersecurity
It Took Hackers This Long to Crack the iPhone's Fingerprint Security
All you need is a photo of your fingerprint and some glue.
Cybersecurity
Insider threat grows more ominous
In the era of Edward Snowden, the government is searching for solutions.
Modernization
IBM Calls Amazon Unprepared to Secure Intelligence Data
The companies are embroiled in a lawsuit over a $150 million contract to build a computer cloud for the CIA.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service Prepares to Sell Email Encryption
USPS applies to trademark products aimed at preventing nongovernment snoops from hacking customers’ online transactions.
Cybersecurity
Energy Industry Website Hacks Resemble Compromises to a Labor Site for Nuclear Workers
The operations aim to steal sensitive information from visitors to the infected webpages.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Revamp Playboy, Mistake NASA for NSA
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
More Than 1 in 5 Cyber Jobs Vacant at Key DHS Division
Security clearance wait times and relatively low pay are among the hiring obstacles cited.
Cybersecurity
Does DHS need an acquisition oversight board?
Nearly half of the department's top management positions are vacant, raising concerns about its ability to improve acquisition processes.
Cybersecurity
This Is How Fear of Government Snooping Takes Its Toll on Tech Companies
Two technology offerings dropped in wake of surveillance revelations.
Cybersecurity
Barclays computer coughs up $2.1 million to gangsters
Financial Services // London, UK
Digital Government
GPS Jammers Could Knock Out Signals in a Medium-Sized City
U.S. still has no defense against GPS jamming or spoofing.
Cybersecurity