Cybersecurity
Senators argue cybersecurity leadership
With many committees claiming jurisdiction over cybersecurity, little progress has been made on passing comprehensive legislation. Sen. John McCain’s call for a temporary select committee to break the logjam quickly met with resistance.
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The best of the federal blogosphere
'Ancient Chinese secret’ goes mainstream; TSA employees in trouble; Farm-fresh blogging; Visiting the floods.
Cybersecurity
Senators seek 'gold standard' in cybersecurity
Alternative to better cybersecurity measures "could be a digital Pearl Harbor," oversight panel leaders write in op-ed.
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What LulzSec teaches us about hacktivism
The 50-day hackathon of government and corporate websites highlights new techniques and what's at stake.
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Champions of change, powered by IT
Social media leaders, performance improvement officers and chief privacy officers play key roles in the development of Gov 2.0.
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Energy labs recovering from cyberattacks
Labs knocked offline are recovering, investigating the cyberattacks that hit them over the weekend.
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Threat of destructive coding on foreign-manufactured technology is real
High-ranking cybersecurity official confirms security loopholes embedded in product parts shipped to the United States.
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Attacks take Energy labs offline
The Pacific Northwest National Lab and the Thomas Jefferson Laboratory National Accelerator Facility shut down outside Internet access after a cyberattack.
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Cyberattack hits Energy lab
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shut down its website and Internet access as a result of an attack that shows some similarities to one that hit Oak Ridge National Laboratory in April.
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Lessons from Estonia: Preparing for a major cyberattack
The wired Baltic nation has become a proving ground for attackers as well as an intellectual center for rethinking cybersecurity, says Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
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