Cybersecurity

House Panel: Chinese telecom firms pose cyber threat

Companies dispute intelligence committee report's findings.

Cybersecurity

Nation-state sponsors learn lesson of too-sophisticated cyber weapons

Only organized governments are capable of targeted system destruction and surveillance, so their handiwork is easier to identify.

Cybersecurity

U.S. seizes hundreds of websites accused of selling fake drugs

ICE and Interpol seized 686 websites this week for allegedly selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity awareness descends on Washington

Cybersecurity Month has sparked a renewed push to talk up the urgency of the risk and the need for solutions.

Cybersecurity

Cyber crooks should make you very nervous

To raise awareness, the FBI is going public about hacker takedowns.

Cybersecurity

Panel hits DHS on fusion centers

Designed to enable information-sharing among law enforcement agencies at various levels of government, fusion centers have instead become 'part of the problem,' Senate panel charges.

Cybersecurity

New clues emerge of private Internet network in Iran

Findings highlight a hidden system only accessible within the state.

Cybersecurity

Is DHS ready to take the lead on cybersecurity?

As cybersecurity legislation languishes in Congress and the president mulls an executive order, critical infrastructure remains under-secured and disputes over leadership linger, according to a panel of experts.

Digital Government

Agencies can’t bar feds from joining suspect foreign firms

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is grabbing former U.S. officials to gain market access.

Cybersecurity

Iran thinks it can do Gmail better than Google

Iran also plans to launch their own domestic Internet service within the next year as well.

Cybersecurity

DHS center could extend classified Pentagon cyber program to nondefense industries

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center is disclosing sensitive intelligence to cleared companies.

Cybersecurity

White House confirms cyberattack but no information lost

The White House would not confirm a link to Chinese hackers, nor expand on what the attackers may have been seeking.

Cybersecurity

Utilities open to cybersecurity dialogue

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., helped sponsor legislation that would have created more government oversight of certain critical networks, including those that control electric grids.

Modernization

Bill would require agencies to report cloud computing progress

Legislation would update outdated computer security legislation.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Command officer: China is targeting Pentagon

Espionage threats are 'accelerating,' command’s intelligence director warns.

Cybersecurity

Why branding matters -- even in government

More focus on building and enhancing the employer brand could help agencies find and keep talent.