Digital Government
Manning Used Dell Computers With Expired Warranties in Highly-Secure Iraq Facility
Security blogger tracked the hardware serial numbers identified in court martial proceedings.
Cybersecurity
China’s PLA Among 8 State-Sponsored Groups to Hack VA, Ex Official Says
Attackers had ‘unchallenged and unfettered’ access to VA systems.
Cybersecurity
NATO Wants to Fight the Spectre of Cyberwar But It’s Doing It Half-Heartedly
The alliance's new cyber-strategy will likely be ineffective under certain types of attacks
Cybersecurity
Foreign hackers seek a soft target at VA
Testimony from officials and a forthcoming IG report paint a picture of inconsistent security measures that left veterans' personal data and medical records vulnerable, although some recent improvements have been made.
Cybersecurity
China Has Repeatedly Hacked Veterans Affairs Databases Since 2010, Lawmaker Says
Records of 20 million veterans were not encrypted.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Taps Two Firms for Plan X Cyberops Contracts
The deals will provide the infrastructure for cyberwar maneuvers and software to put attacks on auto-pilot.
Cybersecurity
Your refrigerator is safe from cyberattack ... for now
Targets for hackers already extend far beyond servers and critical infrastructure. As more and more devices become network-connected, the vulnerabilities will only increase.
Cybersecurity
Nation states continuously piercing VA database detailing 20 million veterans
Government (U.S.) // United States
Cybersecurity
Chinese group pries into sensitive files inside and far outside the mainland
Defense Industrial Base // Education // Energy // Global Organizations // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Technology // Telecommunications
Cybersecurity
TSA completes addition of privacy software to airport scanners
The days of revealing full-body scans that some called a 'digital strip search' are over.
Cybersecurity
China Patches Cracks in the Great Firewall ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Instead of censoring, Chinese users' search results are now scrubbed clean of all references to the 1989 protests.
Cybersecurity
Australia: China-based computer stole diagrams of Aussie spy agency HQ
Government (Foreign) // Government Contractor // Australia
Modernization
Google’s New “Moto X” Superphone Will Spy on You 24/7, and You’ll Like It
The sophisticated new gadget will launch in October.
Modernization
Obama Bets Computers, Sat Phones and Crypto Software Will Make Iran’s Elections More Democratic
The US government hopes that increased technology in the country will help Iranians communicate among themselves.
Cybersecurity
Hagel warns troops of the severity of cyber threats
The U.S. cannot handle the potential severity of cyber warfare on its own, defense secretary says.
Cybersecurity
Amazon CIA contract protested
GAO is set to rule soon on IBM's protest of Amazon's ground-breaking cloud services deal with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Cybersecurity
Hack Strikes Feds in Drupal.org Community
Websites running the widely-used open source content management system are unaffected.
Cybersecurity
Ex-campaign manager leaks N.M. governor’s emails to her opponents
Government (U.S.) // New Mexico, United States
Cybersecurity
Personal emails of Belgium’s prime minister given away to newspaper
Government (Foreign)
Modernization