Cybersecurity
Windows 8 is watching you
Microsoft's latest operating system provides the company with information about every program users install.
Cybersecurity
EDITORIAL: Technology meets cultural resistance on ID cards
In the United States, cultural and political opposition to a national identity card is all but insurmountable. Yet the need for a workable solution grows more pressing by the day.
Cybersecurity
ID management: A matter of trust
People have countless reasons to support good digital identity management. When the federal government is involved, however, a complex challenge gets even trickier.
Digital Government
White House plans to regulate contractor computer security
Since Congress failed to mandate cyber protections for critical industries, agencies would incentivize safeguards through business deals.
Modernization
Cloud computing software provider inks deal with In-Q-Tel
Adaptive Computing to develop cloud operating system for intel community.
Cybersecurity
Is the government dropping the ball on cybersecurity?
Despite the potential danger of the cyber threat and a rising chorus of voices urging action, the government seems to be making only halting progress. There are several reasons for that, and no easy solutions.
Digital Government
Obama faces delicate decisions as cyberattack fears rise
Experts urge action, but the politics of cybersecurity can be tricky.
Digital Government
Why everyone is getting hacked these days
Password hacking has gotten better, while our password making has gotten worse.
Cybersecurity
DHS considers rule change to protect subcontractors
The Homeland Security Department is suggesting changes to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation designed to prevent 'windfalls' for contractors.
Cybersecurity
Monitoring employees online: How much is too much?
Software allows agencies to monitor what employees do on a computer down to the keystroke, but where is the line between legitimate security needs and intrusion?
Modernization
Nobody knows if you’re a fed online
GSA wants to change that with its social media registry.
Digital Government
Ryan pick excites foes of tech regulation
Libertarian-leaning experts on tech policy see Ryan as one who will shrink rules.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Command struggles to define its place on a shifting battlefield
Collateral damage and a dearth of cyberwarriors are among the Pentagon’s biggest hurdles.
Cybersecurity
Reuters blogs hacked for the second time this month
The hackers posted another false story from the Middle East.
Modernization
Finally, a new bill requires police get a judge's approval before they see your texts or location
A new bill reconciles Fourth Amendment protections and 21st-century search and seizure.
Cybersecurity
Senior FBI cybersecurity specialist goes to private sector
Timothy Ryan joins Kroll Advisory Solutions as managing director.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon wants an interactive training program to replay cyberattack scenarios
The technology could help assess security teams.
Digital Government
Hackers hold health data hostage
Thieves demanded money in exchange for access to the files.
Modernization
Google agrees to pay record fine for privacy violations
The FTC said that the search giant's actions violated a consent decree.
Digital Government