Cybersecurity
Webb: Cyber warfare biggest daily threat to U.S.
Although cybersecurity did not figure prominently in the first Democratic debate, long-shot candidate Jim Webb did single out cyber warfare as an acute threat to national security.
Cybersecurity
Protecting government IT systems at the source
Most IT organizations understand the importance of protecting data but have a blind spot regarding the security of the IT systems themselves.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Peruse Dow Jones Subscribers, Breach Samsung Pay’s Tech Provider and Slurp 11,000 Outlook Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
OPM to Fully Do Away with Passwords for Network Access – In 2 Years
Today, all OPM employees need a smart card for network access, but not for all users outside of the agency.
Digital Government
IRS Can’t Update Woefully Out-of-Date Windows Servers Because It Can’t Find Some of Them
The agency is only halfway through a planned upgrade of Windows servers.
Emerging Tech
Video: Watch These Battle Drones Cage Fight
What began as a military technology has exploded into a multimillion-dollar market that will top $90 billion within a decade.
Cybersecurity
A big merger, a more-private HealthCare.gov and still more Clinton email questions
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Millennials Don't Trust Government With Their Online Information
Less than 5 percent reported feeling overall that their digital identity is protected.
Digital Government
Greg Ambrose to depart VA
The VA's deputy CIO for product development, a veteran of the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, is stepping down after just a few months at the agency.
Digital Government
NASA Space Satellites Helped Forecast South Carolina Flooding
NASA has stepped in to help predict the path of South Carolina's flooding by using its space-based satellites.
Digital Government
Army readies new cyber strategy
The Army is prepping a cross-cutting cyber strategy that covers signals intelligence and electronic warfare, and includes an increased presence in Silicon Valley.
Cybersecurity
Can Campus Networks Ever Be Secure?
Universities are struggling to find balance between academic openness and the need for computer security across their networks.
Cybersecurity
The One Person Who’s Not Losing Sleep Over Potential ID Theft
A famous whistleblower on the lam might be the last person a cybercriminal wants to impersonate.
Cybersecurity
Breach Patrol: The Surprisingly ‘Not Sexy’ Life of 24/7 White Hat Hackers
I set out to find a squad of code breakers who use their skills for good. But I didn't see too many wall-length display screens or cyber geniuses sprinting around with thumb drives in hand to neutralize infected airplanes.
Emerging Tech
The (Hypothetical) President of Silicon Valley
Elon Musk is the tech world's favorite potential future candidate.
Digital Government
FCC’s Plan to Regulate Online Streaming Faces Backlash
A top House Democrat opposes the agency’s plan to treat streaming video like cable television.
Digital Government
Buying code with credit cards
18F is experimenting with a fast-paced reverse-auction acquisition model that could, potentially, enable agile projects to get code delivered and paid for in a week.
Acquisition
EHSS looks for IT help
The Department of Energy is seeking a single source of application and infrastructure support for a host of small agencies under the DoE umbrella.
Cybersecurity