Cybersecurity
FBI cyber posse goes back to school
The bureau hires the SANS Institute to teach ‘metasploit kung fu’ and other essential skills.
Cybersecurity
DHS called in for fewer industrial hacks, but accounts of intrusions intensified
Government report on critical sector cyber intrusions presents a mixed picture.
Cybersecurity
Intel acquires heartbeat biometric-sensing company
IDesia Biometrics products can uniquely identify you by your heartbeat.
Cybersecurity
Researchers use spoofing techniques to take control of drone
Findings come as UAVs have been cleared for integration in U.S. airspace by 2015.
Cybersecurity
Mark Weatherford's major league cyber team
DHS' civilian cybersecurity chief is tapping top talent to go after hackers.
Cybersecurity
Cyber incident reports skyrocket over three-year period
Cyber incidents reported by critical infrastructure managers jumped by more than 2,000 percent between 2009 and 2011, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
NIST's new cyber center ready for public-private insight
A collaborative new effort will work to develop cybersecurity solutions and spur job creation.
Cybersecurity
DHS struggles with mobile device management
IG finds the agency's biggest challenge is ensuring the security of portable devices and information stored on them.
Digital Government
Rockefeller says he doesn't trust industry to regulate itself on privacy
Senator says he will continue to pursue the issue in the next Congress.
Modernization
How students scoop the Feds on online privacy violations
Google was secretly planting cookies on a vast number of iPhone browsers and college students found out the program.
Cybersecurity
Government at high risk of economic espionage
With cyber theft and other crime on the rise, agencies must get aggressive in defense, according to the GAO.
Cybersecurity
FBI plans iris scan database
The FBI is expanding its old fingerprint database to include additional physical recognition factors.
Cybersecurity
Budget pressures, workforce woes and cyber threats converge
A shortage of skilled IT pros comes at a time when cybersecurity must compete for sparse funding.
Cybersecurity
DHS could provide 'security in a box'
A DHS proposal would potentially help agencies solve their cybersecurity challenges.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS needs protection from employees' portable devices
Primarily for consumers, portable devices lack security features needed survive in a government environment.
Cybersecurity
DHS to give agencies free computer threat-detection packages
Continuous monitoring program would draw $200 million from Homeland Security’s 2013 budget.
Cybersecurity
Defense taps scientists to make computer games that test for security bugs
Galois and University of Washington awarded DARPA funding.
Cybersecurity
Should DOD be taking more risks with mobility?
DOD's intrinsic risk aversion challenges its ability to stay current with mobile capabilities, and some of its leaders believe it's time to rethink that caution.
Digital Government
It's official: Apple computers are no longer virus-free
"It doesn't get PC viruses" has become "It's built to be safe."
Cybersecurity