Cybersecurity
Justice seeking access to encrypted communications
Law enforcement agencies remain concerned that strong encryption of everyday electronic communications is hampering criminal investigations and prosecutions, a top Justice official said.
Cybersecurity
TurboTax, H&R Block and TaxAct all Use This Security Feature. Why Doesn’t the IRS?
The Internal Revenue Service is not keeping pace with modern hacking, according to agency watchdogs.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Defraud TaxAct Customers, Snoop into U-Va. Personnel Data, and Breach Brigham and Women's Hospital
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Giving Users a New Way to Access it on the 'Dark Web'
Facebook’s Tor site is one way for people to access their accounts when the regular Facebook site is blocked by governments.
Emerging Tech
The Next Generation of Drones Is Actually Living up to the Hype
The drones on show at this year’s CES point toward a near future where drones are as easy to use as smartphones—and potentially as ubiquitous.
Cybersecurity
ID Thieves Access TaxAct Customers' Personal and Financial Data
Financial Services // Technology
Cybersecurity
Health Information on Patients at Brigham’s Hospitals Now Compromised
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Contractor Seizes Employer’s Home Improvement Website; Pockets Money for Unfinished Business
Manufacturing // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity
Sham Email Campaign Exposes Employee Data at University of Virginia
Education // Virginia, United States
Digital Government
FDA Wants to Protect High-Tech Medical Devices From Hackers
In new draft guidance, FDA tells device manufacturers to take responsibility for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Modernization
What the U.S. East Coast's Massive Snow Storm Looks Like From Space
And what it looks like from the street.
Modernization
Video: How to Enable the 'Night Shift' Mode on Your iPhone
The new feature lets users adjust the hue of light coming from the screen on a scale, from harmful blue to a more sleep-friendly orange.
Cybersecurity
After OPM Hack, Pentagon to Store and Secure Sensitive Security Clearance Docs
The new office responsible for conducting background investigations will have its IT systems “designed, built, secured and operated” by the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
White House announces new agency to handle federal background checks
OPM will house the new National Background Investigations Bureau, but the new agency's IT and cybersecurity work will be handled by the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
Passwords are a thing of the past
Today’s new cyber world requires multifactor authentication.
Modernization
GSA mulls one-stop shop for cloud
GSA is listening to vendors in establishing a comprehensive IDIQ contract for agencies to acquire cloud services.
Cybersecurity
ACT-IAC survey offers new cybersecurity ideas
The organization has gathered 200 ideas on securing government networks and managing cybersecurity policy and operations.
Emerging Tech
Q&A with Matt Goodrich: How FedRAMP Gives Customers What They Want
GSA is building very technical policies based on what its customers want, not developing policies and forcing its customers to comply with them.
Cybersecurity
NSA Director: Expect More Hacks As Big As the OPM Heist
To protect itself, the Defense Department is itemizing the military's stored away files and re-examining how they are secured, NSA and Cyber Command leader and Adm. Mike Rogers said.
Digital Government