Digital Government

TSA has ended its contract with controversial scanner maker Rapiscan

The company failed to deliver software to protect passenger privacy, the agency said.

Cybersecurity

Locatis leaving DHS cybersecurity role

Mike Locatis came to Homeland Security from the Energy Department in April 2012.

Cybersecurity

German government’s surveillance software unsettles a nation that prizes privacy

A leaked document reveal that the software is used for monitoring computer and internet use.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Rejoining the battle on Capitol Hill

2012 was an eventful year for cybersecurity, but 2013 could see one event that didn't happen then: the passage of legislation.

Cybersecurity

Cyber espionage; Network intrusion

Government (Foreign) // South Korea

Cybersecurity

Cyber espionage; Network intrusion

Government (Foreign) // South Korea

Cybersecurity

Misplaced data

Healthcare and Public Health // Utah

Cybersecurity

Credential-stealing malware

Food and Beverage // Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas

Digital Government

Military cyber assault testing yields real-life data leaks, report says

Pentagon lacks ‘sufficiently advanced cyber defensive tactics’ to counter adversaries.

Cybersecurity

Cyber espionage; Insider attack; Unauthorized use of employer’s data

Technology // Massachusetts, United States

Cybersecurity

Cyber threats, and agency costs, expected to climb in 2013

McAfee warns: New adversaries aim 'not to annoy you but to cripple you.'

Cybersecurity

DHS, Agriculture to keep secretaries in second term

As President Obama makes appointments for his next term, the leaders of two cabinet agencies save him the trouble.

Digital Government

Pentagon cyberwarriors to unload some defensive tasks to big data

DARPA wants machines to collate streams of information to free humans for judgment calls.

Cybersecurity

New Jersey invites vets to compete for cyber residencies at key institutions

Gaming competition for enrollment in community college cyber institute starts on Tuesday.

Cybersecurity

Misplaced data

Education // Government (Foreign) // Quebec, Canada

Digital Government

U.S. warns foreign exchange houses are helping Iran skirt sanctions

Financial institutions should be on the lookout for illicit money transfers.