Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity bill’s outlook still bleak

Bill had failed to advance in the Senate in August.

Cybersecurity

On the lam, John McAfee claims he is innocent

The anti-virus maker says he will not turn himself in for questioning

Cybersecurity

Google: 'Government surveillance is on the rise'

In the sixth installment of the company's Transparency Report, Google sees ever greater efforts by governments to monitor online activity.

Cybersecurity

Do we need cyber cops for cars?

Regulators plan ‘rule-making ready’ research on vehicle control system security.

Modernization

Petraeus investigation highlights fight over digital surveillance laws

Digital detective work provides rare insight into FBI methods.

Cybersecurity

Former feds take vital cyber skills to foreign companies

Critics worry that Chinese telecom may be exploiting lax post-employment rules.

Digital Government

DHS tries monitoring social media for signs of biological attacks

The $3 million yearlong test follows the July release of a White House strategy to modernize biosurveillance.

Cybersecurity

All talk and no action (so far) on cyber threats

The heat is on lawmakers to take action on cybersecurity, and federal officials such as Gen. Keith Alexander warn that keeping cyber policy on ice amid political wrangling will continue to be a costly gamble.

Cybersecurity

A graphic look at cyber attacks

How many nations have cyber warfare capabilities? And just how frequent are cyber attacks? We answer these and other questions in a handy info-graphic.

Emerging Tech

FBI builds facial recognition app

Software for handhelds would provide ‘the biometric identification power of the U.S. government in real time, at any point on the planet.’

Cybersecurity

U.K. intel arm establishes cyber response squad

BAE Systems Detica, Cassidian, Context IS and Mandiant picked for pilot.

Cybersecurity

Election takeaway: Emergencies aren’t the time for experimenting

Displaced New Jersey voters continue to cast ballots.

Cybersecurity

New Jersey email votes shouldn’t be counted yet, experts say

Displaced voters are charting new electoral territory.

Cybersecurity

Could Decision 2012 be hacked?

Electronic voting -- and even e-mail voting in some parts of storm-ravaged New Jersey -- brings security risks.

Cybersecurity

Governments and companies band together to push cyber protections

Organizations that fail to follow the protocols could be more vulnerable to lawsuits.

Digital Government

Op-ed: Agencies are applying a 1 gigabit solution to a 10 gigabit security problem

Managing big data is key to identifying advanced threats in exploding network traffic.