Digital Government
Here’s the Building Where the PRISM of France Is Storing All its Citizens’ Data
France's Intelligence Agency's headquarters can be seen on Google Maps.
Cybersecurity
There's a Zombie-Like Security Flaw in Almost Every Android Phone
99 percent of Android mobiles are potentially vulnerable, according to security startup.
Cybersecurity
Fourth of July Rallies Protest NSA Surveillance
Marchers demanded freedom from the agency's 'unreasonable searches and seizures.'
Cybersecurity
Texans’ data plagued by state’s leaky systems but shorthanded staff can’t patch
Government (U.S.) // Texas, United States
Cybersecurity
CBP job applicants sign up for text messages
SMS messages can make the federal job application process less frustrating by providing immediate updates and reminders, Border Patrol says.
Cybersecurity
Schambach to leave CSC
The TSA's first CIO tells current colleagues he'll retire in August.
Cybersecurity
Federal Standards Body Proposes Cyber Protocols for Private Sector
The NIST preliminary guidelines are slated to be finalized this fall.
Cybersecurity
Manager Likely Rubberstamped Snowden’s Foreign Travel
Intelligence community employees must report overseas travel in advance, but a trip to the Far East wouldn't necessarily be scrutinized, officials say.
Cybersecurity
Issa lobbies for data act
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee tries to build a broader constituency for his bipartisan open data legislation.
Cybersecurity
What's wrong with cyber training? Apparently, a lot.
Our recent story headlined “What’s wrong with cyber training?” provoked quite the reaction.
Cybersecurity
New defense cyber policies are in the works
DOD's two-year-old cyberspace strategy is due for an update, general says.
Digital Government
Meet the Hacktivist Who Wants to Warn Syrians About Incoming Missiles
A new service provides an alert system for SCUDs fired by the Syrian government. Assad is already trying to take it down.
Modernization
India’s New Surveillance Network Will Make the NSA Green With Envy
The country is going ahead with an ambitious program that will let it monitor any one of its 900 million telecom subscribers.
Cybersecurity
Why the US Doesn’t Use Cyber Weapons to Attack Its Enemies More Often
Feds are wary of making the country even more of a target for cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Spent Millions to Counter Insider Threats After WikiLeaks Fiasco
That didn't stop Edward Snowden from downloading highly classified data at NSA.
Cybersecurity
Malware grabs passwords for various sites in Gulf States and the Caribbean
Government (Foreign) // Hospitality // Technology // Telecommunications // Other Critical Infrastructure // Gulf of Mexico
Cybersecurity
The Stuxnet Leaker Might Be the General Credited with Getting It Started
Retired Marine Gen. James Cartwright presented the idea to the White House.
Digital Government
What Your Email Metadata Told the NSA About You
The agency has processed more than a trillion metadata records.
Cybersecurity