Digital Government
Hatching cyberwar: Pentagon incubator will manage weapons
Experimental lab will serve as brain center for DARPA’s Plan X.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns of holiday online flash sales operated by ID thieves
Shopping apps and social media 'friends' also threaten gift-givers.
Cybersecurity
U.S. government hacked into French presidential office, spied on senior officials, says a French news report
According to the French magazine l'Express, American officials gained almost unlimited access to computers of senior officials in the final days of the Sarkozy administration.
Cybersecurity
No, the Senate will not be voting to spy on your email
While previous versions of the bill allowed 22 agencies to read emails, the latest iteration does not.
Cybersecurity
Reddit is literally writing our laws now
Rep. Zoe Lofgren hopes to enlist the power of the crowd to write new Internet laws.
Cybersecurity
TSA drops ‘insider threat’ label from spyware buy
Agency hopes modifying name of anti-leak tool will broaden competition.
Cybersecurity
IG says Energy Department facilities still have cyber weak spots
The inspector general found that the total number of identified digital security weaknesses had dropped from 56 to 38 vulnerabilities after fiscal 2011.
Cybersecurity
John McAfee is blogging on the lam
The software company founder has been uncharacteristically open about life on the run.
Digital Government
Cyber Command intel chief named National Maritime Intelligence Center director
The Navy announced reassignments in key positions.
Cybersecurity
Klossner: How not to fight cyber threats
FCW cartoonist John Klossner illustrates a common approach to cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
The future without passwords will be complicated
The password no longer suffices as a mean of protection for computer using humanity.
Cybersecurity
Senate clears bill to fight online fraud
The Safe Web Act authorizes the FTC to support foreign spyware investigations.
Cybersecurity
Report: Fifty-eight percent of Energy computers went months without bug fixes
Cyber experts say that figure isn’t surprising.
Cybersecurity
McConnell open to revisiting cybersecurity bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says December is a possible time for discussion.
Cybersecurity
Latest cybersecurity bill failure returns focus to executive order
Officials say legislation is still necessary to fully address cyber threats, but the failure of Congress to pass a bill in its lame-duck session makes White House action more likely.
Cybersecurity
Advocates hope Petraeus scandal will spur action on ECPA
Lawmakers say 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act needs updating.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity bill falls short in Senate, again
Lack of action sets stage for an executive order implementing new policies.
Cybersecurity
On the Internet, the FBI knows if you’re a dog
Online anonymity is rapidly becoming a relic of a bygone era.
Digital Government
Obama directive would allow preemptive cyber strikes
October secret policy makes a distinction between ‘network defense’ and ‘cyber operations,’ report says.
Cybersecurity