Cybersecurity
Report: Hackers engage in vulnerability auctions
Finjan report suggests rise in black market auctions, do-it-yourself malware kits and malicious spam.
Cybersecurity
UPDATED: Hackers hit State Department
The agency joins a growing list of federal organizations to report successful security breaches.
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VA probes employee access to sensitive data
Measure is one of several to prevent future data losses.
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To come, a BPA for credit counseling services
Agreement would cover credit counseling services for people affected by government loss of personal data.
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Web extra: VA chief issues security memo
Nicholson seeks standards for access to information.
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Personal data exposed on Navy Web site
The breach could affect all Navy and Marine Corps aviators who served in the past 20 years.
Cybersecurity
Wright named acting US-VISIT deputy director
Longtime federal official is U.S. team leader of the technical working groups for US-VISIT implementation for both the Canadian and Mexican borders.
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New HSPD-12 road map guides tech managers
IAC's document plots successful ID routes through the directive.
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Industry consortium to help agencies with HSPD-12
It seeks to eliminate confusion about guidelines on interoperability compliance among various HSPD-12 systems, including personal identity verification cards.
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Nicholson: Stolen laptop found
FBI analysts are trying to determine if the data was accessed, VA Secretary Jim Nicholson told a House commitee.
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Rep. Buyer: Give VA CIO more clout
Promoting the CIO to undersecretary and the deputy CIO to assistant secretary could lead to better information management at the agency, Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) said at a hearing.
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New center to combat identity theft
Federal agencies, private companies and academic institutions have joined to establish the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection.
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Energy CIO outlines security plans
Still smarting from recent revelations of a 2005 security breach, DOE is continuing efforts it already had begun to improve security measures.
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Move to extend wiretap law to VOIP criticized
Skeptics: Old law doesn’t fit new technology.
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Groups call for improved cyber-COOP preparedness
The U.S. is not ready for a major natural disaster or cyberattack that disables Internet infrastructure, according to a business group's cybersecurity report.
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Hack at USDA puts 26,000 at risk
A hacker who broke into Agriculture Department systems may have stolen the personal information of 26,000 current and former USDA employees and some contractors.
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Bill adds purchase card controls
A bill designed to prevent wasteful government spending on purchase cards has industry experts doubting its potential impact.
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Navy personnel data exposed on civilian Web site
The Web site, which the Navy has not identified, contained five spreadsheet files with personal information, including Social Security numbers, on Navy members and dependents.
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