Digital Government
Apple: <span>i</span>Message and FaceTime Are Safe From the NSA's Prying Eyes
The company adds that the government asked for data on up to 10,000 user accounts in the past 6 months.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS Does Not Track Security Training of System Administrator Contractors
Department relies on companies to perform work historically done by government employees.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeking industry input on next-gen IT
Department's science and technology arm ready to share information about research priorities.
Cybersecurity
Is This PRISM 2.0?
Microsoft alerts feds to bugs before issuing a public patch, allowing Washington to exploit the vulnerabilities.
Modernization
CIA Gave Amazon a Leg Up on Cloud Deal
Intelligence agency unfairly allowed the company to weaken security requirements, auditor finds.
Cybersecurity
Inside the IBM/Amazon protest
GAO's ruling in the protest of the CIA cloud services contract sheds light on how the agency conducted the procurement.
Modernization
The ‘Ramp’ Into the Federal Cloud Market Is More Like a Climb
Government and industry concede FedRAMP does not cover all agency security requirement.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Agencies underuse TechStat for IT programs
The accountability review intended to help evaluate programs at risk of failure is seeing inconsistent use.
Cybersecurity
Army releases cybersecurity handbook
A new Army publication provides a quick reference to address threats such as phishing or the aftermath of a data breach.
Cybersecurity
UK healthcare trust fined for faxing mental health records to wrong recipient
Healthcare and Public Health // Staffordshire, UK
Cybersecurity
You too can store data like the NSA
Technical director details how agency structures and protects its massive datasets.
Digital Government
Why Your Metadata Is Your Every Move
The National Security Agency is collecting more than just what's on the phone bill.
Cybersecurity
IG: Coast Guard needs improved laptop security
A report reveals that some USCG laptops don't meet the service's own security standards.
Cybersecurity
NSA shows how big 'big data' can be
Experts say the massive scale of metadata that the NSA is collecting represents a daunting challenge in finding useful information within it.
Cybersecurity
Credit card company tells West coast food chain of ‘questionable’ Net activity
Financial Services // Food and Beverage // Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Whistleblower Snowden outs NSA data to upend U.S. spy regime
Defense Industrial Base // Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Leaker: NSA Has Been Snooping on China Since 2009
'We hack backbones—huge Internet routers, basically' for access to smaller computers, Snowden tells Chinese paper.
Cybersecurity
The Gaming-Cyber Nexus Feds Should Explore
To improve cybersecurity, look to the gaming community.
Digital Government