Cybersecurity

Mark Zuckerberg's Advice to the NSA: Communicate

Facebook learned the power of transparency the hard way. Now, it wants the government to benefit from its education.

Cybersecurity

Brazilian hacktivists mistake NASA for NSA

Government (U.S.) // United States

Digital Government

One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?

NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.

Cybersecurity

Trusted ID programs garner $7 million in NIST grants

Five organizations working to develop and pilot identity protection and verification systems have earned a funding boost.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Field Not Ready to Be Professionalized, Study Finds

Demand for cyber pros is too great to erect barriers, author explains.

Cybersecurity

How Google Will Track You Without Cookies

Amid consumer unease over cookies, Google looks at different ways to serve its ads.

Cybersecurity

Intell community seeks energy-efficient supercomputer

Superconductor technology may allow an expansion of computing speed while reducing power demands.

Cybersecurity

Two eyed for CIO posts at DHS, FEMA

DHS finds a replacement for Richard Spires, while FEMA welcomes a NASA veteran.

Cybersecurity

DHS, IG spar about social media policy

Department privacy officials argues that some IG policy recommendations are unrealistic and would be ineffective.

Cybersecurity

Is cyber-offense the answer?

A private-sector expert warns that industry 'has had enough' of cyber-attacks, and wants stronger deterrence from feds.

Cybersecurity

7 ways to build your cybersecurity team

New report offers tips on recruiting and organizing internal cyber-staff.

Cybersecurity

ICE-developed app snares child-porn suspect

Authorities arrested a man wanted on pornography and drug charges just 36 hours after information went out over a new app.

Cybersecurity

Health Agency Watchdog Doesn’t Have Time to Vet Obamacare Cyber Designs

'We are still trying to figure out what's the best use of our resources,' IG official says.

Cybersecurity

Teen collected $50,000 a month managing sophisticated cybercrime ring

Entertainment // Financial Services // Web Services

Cybersecurity

How to Keep NSA From Getting Between You and Your Googling

There are ways around the man in the middle.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Strike Hackers, Expose Fellow Military Staff, Skewer Global Security Firm

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

Cybersecurity

Sensor overload? How the Internet of Things will increase security risks

Sensors, which become more numerous by the day, offer intruders another point of entry into devices and Internet-connected appliances.