Cybersecurity
Who Hacked China's Internet Yesterday?
The Chinese Internet was hit with the largest Denial of Service attack it has ever seen.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Are Now Using Encrypted Calls and Texts for Legal Advice
To protect information, intellectual property lawyers are encouraging secure attorney-client correspondence.
Cybersecurity
Former automated trading employees accused of stealing source code
Financial Services // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
Anonymous to FBI: Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
More encrypted data storage ahead for feds?
GSA's Day says insider threats call for unencrypting data only when it is actively in use.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Raid Gamers, Target Energy Employees and Defense Contractor Linguists
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
What Can We Learn from the Numbers That Slipped by NSA Censors?
The actual data is obscured behind black bars — except on one pie chart that appears to give more information on the program than the NSA has ever released publicly.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence Community turns to Tumblr for transparency
Clapper announces 'IC on the Record' to allow public access to declassified documents, other materials.
Cybersecurity
Defense Hires Cyber Chief for Industry Information-sharing Program
Former IBM executive Daniel Prieto is charged with increasing participation in a voluntary exchange of breach reports among Pentagon contractors and government.
Cybersecurity
Spy Turned Privacy Pro Mike Janke Talks Secret Codes Oct. 16
Co-founder of secure messaging service Silent Circle will speak at Nextgov Prime about the tension between secrecy and privacy.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service Taps Canadian Firm To Test Viability of a Single Online ID
The contract with SecureKey aims to help agencies rely on third-party ID verifiers.
Cybersecurity
How the VA deals with data breaches
Created after the theft of a department-owned laptop computer in 2006, VA's Data Breach Core Team analyzes potential breaches every week.
Cybersecurity
Among the NSA's Own Tips for Securing Computers: Remove the Webcam
And if the NSA doesn't trust a piece of hardware, you probably shouldn't either.
Cybersecurity