Cybersecurity
ID Theft Prevention Might Not Protect OPM Hack Victims, Top Democrat Says
Experts advise those affected learn how to spot deception in emails, phone calls and social interactions.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Aim at Census Employees, Compromise CVS Photo Customers, and Snoop on Epic Gamers
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Treasury takes to Twitter to tout 10
The Treasury Department has enlisted 18F to assist its digital strategy and social media campaign for #TheNew10 launch of the first U.S. currency featuring a woman.
Digital Government
IFTTT: Your digital duct tape
IFTTT's developer platform can fuel everything from open archives to wearable devices with government application programming interfaces.
Cybersecurity
Could a Free Tool Have Stopped the OPM Hack? (And How to Get One for Yourself)
Created by two nonprofit companies, this software is completely free, can be used by anyone, and is actually pretty good at generating real, actionable intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Georgia Agency Emails a Contractor the Health Diagnoses of 3,000 Senior Citizens
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Georgia, United States
Ideas
Government Hacked Yet Again. It's About Time Federal Cybersecurity Became a National Issue
The aftermath of the OPM hack, with all its humiliating details of ignored warnings, has shown the federal government is both stubbornly slow to fix mistakes and woefully understaffed with cybersecurity experts.
Digital Government
Video: Data as a Utility Has Unexpected Upshots
Just like the state's roads, anyone can use open data in Connecticut.
Digital Government
NIST Draws up Guidelines for Protecting Medical Patient Data on Mobile Devices
The guidelines attempt to ensure doctors don't compromise patient data when they use smartphones to access electronic health records.
Cybersecurity
ICE Cyber Crimes Center Gets Overhaul
Nearly two decades after its launch, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Cyber Crimes Center received its first major makeover.
Emerging Tech
What Happens if There’s a Massive Data Breach in the Cloud?
Federal cloud security standards have been hugely successful thus far in ensuring cloud service providers that serve government customers aren’t bringing knives to gun fights.
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Exposes Census Data to Protest Controversial Trade Deals (UPDATED)
The stolen information, which has been posted online, includes employee names, email addresses, phone numbers and positions within the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Carmaker Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles Over Hacking Fears
Fiat Chrysler is pulling late-model Dodge Rams, Dodge Chargers and Jeep Cherokees.
Digital Government
Can tech improve taxpayer service? Only if it's bought and deployed
The IRS is facing renewed budget cuts after one of the worst tax filing seasons ever. Can the agency improve with less cash, or make different decisions about the cash it gets?
Artificial Intelligence
Computers Can Tell Republicans From Democrats Based on How They Talk
How artificial intelligence can recognize left from right.
Emerging Tech
The 3-D Printer That Can Print Circuits Right Into Other Objects
Until now, the best uses for 3D printing have been in designing and prototyping.
Cybersecurity
Is public growing 'desensitized' to breaches?
Monzy Merza, chief security evangelist for operational intelligence software firm Splunk, worries that the OPM hack will lead to less concern over smaller but still dangerous incidents.
Digital Government
Homeland Security Wants Employees to Beef Up Quant Skills
Analysts at FEMA, TSA and other DHS agencies might soon be required to take data courses.
Digital Government