Cybersecurity

Hack Linked To Feds Probably Yielded a List of Tor Users

Developers of the identity-masking Web browser are weighing their options for response.

Cybersecurity

McAfee's Phyllis Schneck reportedly heading to DHS

Security firm's CTO will take over for Bruce McConnell as undersecretary of cybersecurity, according to sources.

Cybersecurity

It Now Appears Possible to Hack a (Fancy, Japanese) Toilet

These are the dangers of putting computers in objects that did not used to have computers.

Cybersecurity

DHS adds foraging to tech arsenal

For DHS, the rest of the government is just one big attic full of useful stuff.

Cybersecurity

Feds pegged as culprits in Tor privacy breach

Entertainment // Global Organizations // Technology // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Problems still hound TWIC

GAO wants better data, fewer contractors.

Cybersecurity

Why Wasn't the NSA Prepared?

Contingency planning is critical to covert operations, and the NSA's failure to anticipate or effectively mitigate its recent leak is inexcusable.

Cybersecurity

Federal Agencies Want NSA Data to Help Nab Copyright Violators

Justice is seeking information on those who abet the sharing of copyrighted media.

Digital Government

Beijing Embraces Big Data to Measure Public Opinion

The Chinese government is taking a cue from western countries in measuring the populace.

Cybersecurity

Long-planned visa exit system inches forward

A decade on, 9/11 Commission recommendation remains unfulfilled.

Cybersecurity

NASCAR, NASA and the secret to cybersecurity

Stock-car racing and space exploration may seem to have little in common, but they hold a common key to cybersecurity success.

Cybersecurity

Alleged Chinese military hackers exploit trap U.S. water plant

Other Critical Infrastructure // United States

Cybersecurity

This Week in ThreatWatch

A compilation of noteworthy headlines from the weird and wily world of cyber assaults.

Cybersecurity

China is Starting a Government-Run Website Clone to Stamp Out Rumors on the Internet

Beijing Internet Association looks to debunk what it calls 'misinformation.'

Digital Government

Privacy Hamstrings Protection of White House Staff Gmail

Hack underscores the national security challenge when private lives and government roles intersect.

Cybersecurity

A Call for Cyber Diplomacy

Digital conflicts are more like conventional conflicts than we think, scholar says.

Cybersecurity

A graphic look at NSA

By the numbers: PRISM intercepts, contractor clearances and Edward Snowden.

Modernization

The Untested Mobile Security System Defense Just Bought Isn't Functioning at USDA

The same contractors are providing both departments with similar software to prevent government-issued consumer gadgets from compromising networks.