Cybersecurity

NSA: Employee Privacy Laws Hamper Leak Detection

But don't change those laws, senior official says.

Cybersecurity

Here’s Some Unsettling Advice From the Former Top US Cyberspook About Protecting Humanity

Retired Air Force General Michael V. Hayden shares his cyber wisdom.

Modernization

NSA's New Spy Facilities Are Seven Times Bigger Than the Pentagon

The man and the story behind the National Security Agency's massive data centers.

Cybersecurity

Maryland and Estonian Civilians Take Up Arms Against Hackers

Baltic nation’s ambassador likens her country’s volunteer cyber corps to the U.S. National Guard netwarfare squad.

Cybersecurity

Stanford U network possibly part of widespread assault

Education // California, United States

Cybersecurity

Today's Vote on NSA Spying Is Vital, Whether It Succeeds or Not

Every congressional representative is about to go on record: Do they support data collection on all phone calls or not?

Cybersecurity

The White House Doesn't Like the House's Data Mining Amendment

Administration opposes effort to 'hastily dismantle one of our intelligence community's counterterrorism tools,' statement says.

Modernization

Federal Cloud Security Is Now Partially Privatized

The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, rather than the government, will vet firms that want to inspect commercial data centers.

Cybersecurity

DHS official under investigation for visa aid

Alejandro Mayorkas under scrutiny for allegedly helping a Chinese investor get a visa at contractor's behest.

Cybersecurity

Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don't Know About Internet Surveillance

Despite evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables, we're left with far from a full picture.

Cybersecurity

TSA set to expand pre-check, biometrics

The Transportation Security Agency plans to dramatically expand its pre-screened passenger security program in the coming months, throwing open online enrollment and expanding the number of airports where travelers can go to provide biometric data.

Cybersecurity

What we still don't know about the NSA's Internet surveillance

Are domestic spies tapping the fiber-optic cables that make up the backbone of the Internet?

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers push for smarter acquisition at TSA

'We don't have to look far to know the process is broken,' one House critic declares.

Digital Government

How the NSA Is Using Cell Phone Data to Drone Civilians In Pakistan

NSA's role in the CIA's drone operations began in 2001.