Cybersecurity
Panel calls for more information on cybersecurity budget request
Senators complain that industry may be less likely to do business with government given the uncertainty about future technical requirements.
Cybersecurity
Nuclear agency debuts highly secure network
In addition to enhanced security, network provides dramatic increase in bandwidth.
Cybersecurity
DHS cites steps to detect increasing network intrusions
The Department of Homeland Security intends to deploy 50 new intrusion detection systems to federal agencies by the end of the year.
Cybersecurity
VA issues final rule on handling lost personal data
Prompt notification of security breach and free credit monitoring are part of rule.
Cybersecurity
Better communication needed for cybersecurity
The ability to share critical information between public and private sectors during a cyberattack remains a challenge, due in part to inconsistent procedures used by companies and agencies to respond to threats, according to those who participated in a recent simulation of an international cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Agencies must monitor networks around the clock
Department, with OMB, working to raise security standards, but silent on how requirements may change.
Cybersecurity
Hack steered Coast Guard e-learning users to al Jazeera site
Incident shows importance of conducting security assessments of applications, CIO says.
Cybersecurity
IRS failed to adequately protect its networks, IG reports
Security lapses with routers and switches left taxpayer information open to possible access.
Cybersecurity
What's Brewin: Now it's 'responsibility to provide'
When it comes to intelligence, what you "need to know" has morphed into what is your "responsibility to provide." And it's a system that requires the right mindset.
Cybersecurity
Experts warn panel of cyberthreats to government networks
Experts urge prioritizing IT security, working with the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers question role, staffing of cybersecurity unit
Multibillion-dollar cybersecurity initiative makes DHS responsible for securing federal computer networks.
Cybersecurity
NIH told patients about security breach weeks after incident
Personal data on 2,500 individuals had not been encrypted, an apparent violation of an Office of Management and Budget memo directing agencies to encrypt all personally identifiable information stored on mobile devices.
Cybersecurity
What's Brewin Column: Avoid the Britney results
Intelligence needs advanced Internet search tools to find the most relevant data while bypassing the irrelevant.
Cybersecurity
Cyberexercise shows need for better training to avoid network failures
During Cyber Storm II, the largest cyberexercise ever organized, backup systems worked but personnel need more training, a DHS official says.
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Senate to weigh agencies' info security practices
The effectiveness of the Federal Information Security Management Act, intended to improve data security across the federal government, will be questioned at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Cybersecurity
U.S. unprepared for ongoing cyberwar, say officials
The United States is in the midst of a cyberwar and is not prepared to deal with it, top Defense Department and intelligence officials acknowledged this week.
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OMB reports 60 percent increase in information security incidents
The news is "not necessarily a bad thing," says administration's top IT official.
Cybersecurity
OMB: Information security incidents spike 60 percent
Increase is "not necessarily a bad thing," says administration's top IT official. Results reflect better detection of threats but call into question the effectiveness of certifying agencies' information security.
Cybersecurity