Digital Government
Researcher: Alleged breach of dating site shows flaws in military’s social media policies
Guidelines called inadequate to safeguard sensitive data that soldiers share online.
Digital Government
White House launches federal digital strategy
Plan aims to make government info mobile friendly.
Cybersecurity
Senate cybersecurity bills snagged on 'fundamental' differences
McCain says a compromise is not coming soon.
Cybersecurity
iPads could pick up on unique biological traits in individual hand gestures
Research presents new biometric possibilities for authenticating tablet users.
Cybersecurity
CBP gets barrage of negative tweets about phones held at border
US Customs and Border Protection saw its Twitter traffic skyrocket in recent days due to angry smart phone customers upset about delays in phone shipments.
Cybersecurity
What cyber czar's departure means for White House cyber priorities
Howard Schmidt played a key role in developing some of the White House's cybersecurity initiatives. What will become of them when he steps down?
Cybersecurity
Phone hacking problems? Defense, intel agencies have an app for that
A download is letting soldiers and secret agents abroad make calls on popular smartphones and skirt eavesdropping adversaries.
Cybersecurity
Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?
Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.
Cybersecurity
Army eyes Internet replica for crisis drills
Portal will allow military to practice influencing the message.
Cybersecurity
Panel sympathetic to geolocation privacy concerns
The bill includes some exceptions for bypassing the standard such as for emergencies involving possible death or serious harm and national security.
Cybersecurity
USCIS needs to better track its laptops, IG says
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services agency has a few holes in its inventory of its laptop computers, according to an audit.
Cybersecurity
How Stuxnet came back to haunt the U.S.
Experts say manufacturers haven't fixed security flaws in devices like industrial controllers in pipelines and the electric grid.
Cybersecurity
Schmidt resigns from White House cyber post
Howard Schmidt, who coordinated the Obama Administration's push for cybersecurity policy and legislation, is stepping down after two-and-a-half years on the job.
Cybersecurity
White House cyber czar Howard Schmidt plans retirement
The Obama administration's senior cyber official announces he's retiring to spend more time with family.
Digital Government
Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
Growing appetite of mobile devices could force feds onto new bandwidths.
Cybersecurity
Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
Lawmakers have called on government to be proactive with cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
TSA reporting on security breaches has gaps, IG says
The Transportation Security Administration is not consistently documenting its security breaches at airports, according to a new audit.
Cybersecurity
10 ways to secure the IT supply chain
NIST's streamlined guidance on risk management focuses on a set of key recommendations for ensuring the security and reliability of information and communications systems.
Cybersecurity
How to make continuous security monitoring work
Improving cyber defenses with real-time awareness takes an investment in planning and new capabilities.
Cybersecurity