Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Locks are fine, alarms better

Keeping intruders out has never been an easy task, and it's only getting harder. Big data offers an alternative approach.

Cybersecurity

Understanding insider threats

A new report examines insider threat prevention programs in the private sector.

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iPhone Fingerprint Scanner Could Boost BYOD

People (like Marissa Mayer) who won't use phone passcodes may prefer fingerprints.

Cybersecurity

Could ICITE have stopped Snowden?

DNI James Clapper argues that a new IT initiative might have prevented the leaks of classified information that exposed details about NSA operations.

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The pros and cons of shared services

Agencies providing common services bring a lot of benefits, but a few changes too.

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Lawmakers: Leaks slowed cybersecurity legislation

NSA disclosures, Syria and other factors make cybersecurity legislation more difficult and more imperative.

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Viruses, voyeurs and impersonators execute a ‘sick’ hack

Web Services // Perth, Australia

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An insider targets two million Vodafone customers

Telecommunications // Germany

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Security firm that protects international travelers suffers security breach

Defense Industrial Base // Education // Energy // Financial Services // Global Organizations // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // Government Contractor // Healthcare and Public Health // Hospitality // Manufacturing // Nonprofit // Transportation // Other Critical Infrastructure // United States

Digital Government

Cost of Running Obamacare Data Site Has Tripled Since 2011

Repository includes insurance costs for consumers, small businesses and app developers.

Cybersecurity

Health care data hub gets authority to operate

Despite testing delays, a key piece of technology needed to enroll applicants in the insurance marketplaces created by the 2010 health care overhaul has been cleared to operate, setting the stage for an Oct. 1 launch.

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These Are the Codes You Need to Crack to Get a Job as a British Cyberspy

If you get them right, you may be on your way to joining GCHQ, Britain’s signals-intelligence agency.

Modernization

The iPhone 5S Just Brought us Closer to the Internet of Things and a World of Constant Surveillance

While sensors have played a role in mobile devices for years, certain devices are beginning to expand on their capabilities.

Digital Government

Zero Sum: Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA

The nation can survive the occasional terrorist attack, but our freedoms can't survive an invulnerable leader like Keith Alexander operating within inadequate constraints.

Cybersecurity

DHS to expand foreign biometric data sharing

The Homeland Security Department's five-month-old Office of Biometric Identity Management will use a $33 million contract with Accenture to improve its ability to trade information with allied nations.

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7 Reasons Why iPhone Fingerprint Security Might Not Be So Secure

NSA, pockets and wood slicers can all foil Apple’s iTouch biometric ID tool, security pros say.

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Why even walkie-talkies need systems management

Department taken to task for mishandling hundreds of thousands of radios and other components of its land mobile radio systems.

Cybersecurity

How deep does NSA incursion at NIST go?

Readers wonder whether revelations that NSA influenced some NIST standards imply a deeper connection.