Cybersecurity
Equipment Containing Patient Data Taken from Kiddie Glasses Retailer
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
Why Doesn’t Obama’s Data Breach Privacy Proposal Apply to Agencies?
Currently, there is no law in place requiring hacked agencies to notify citizens when their data is compromised.
Cybersecurity
Why Does Centcom Even Have a Twitter Account?
However trivial, having active social media accounts puts a friendly face on otherwise faceless national-security institutions.
Cybersecurity
Federal Buildings are Vulnerable to Hacking and DHS Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Them
High-tech access-control systems that regulate federal facilities’ electricity use, heating, air conditioning, closed-circuit security cameras and even the operation of elevators are increasingly being hooked up to the Internet, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity
DISA's new unit aims to take pressure off Cyber Command
A new joint force cyber unit will relieve Cyber Command of some of its organizational duties and help identify vulnerabilities on military networks.
Digital Government
The Hacking of Central Command
Individuals claiming to represent ISIS took over social media accounts of the U.S. military base on Monday, just as the President was delivering a speech on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
President pivots to cyberspace
The White House has begun rolling out a series of cyber-related legislative proposals targeting both consumer and national security issues.
Cybersecurity
CentCom hacked, GSA dinged and big data's cyber power
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Data Privacy Laws
The president will urge lawmakers to pass laws to combat hacking and protect student privacy.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Proposal Would Ban Internet Taxes Forever
The revival of the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act likely complicates efforts to pass an online sales tax bill.
Digital Government
Using big data to benefit veterans
A VistA expert offers three keys for turning health data into improved care and lower costs.
Modernization
Largest digital camera ever will be pointed at the sky
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope 'will help researchers study the formation of galaxies, track potentially hazardous asteroids, observe exploding stars and better understand dark matter and dark energy.'
Cybersecurity
Why Police Need to Hack Into CCTV Systems in Paris and Elsewhere
What good are surveillance cameras populating private and public property worldwide, if emergency responders can’t immediately obtain real-time footage?
Cybersecurity
Hackers Rig College Football, Prank Bryan Adams, Target Nvidia and Breach Bus System
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Your Router Could Be Behind Lizard Squad’s Attacks
Lizard Squad is the online group that claimed responsibility for the attacks on PlayStation’s and Xbox’s networks last month.
Digital Government
The Man from Google Who Came to Fix Federal IT Still Doesn’t Have His Own Website
Nearly six months after the launch of the U.S. Digital Service, the agency still has no discernible Web presence.
Digital Government
Why Republicans are Desperate for a Net Neutrality Compromise
Lawmakers are scrambling to find an alternative to expansive utility-style regulations.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Leak Data from Swiss Bank that Rebuffed $12K Ransom Demand
Financial Services // Geneva, Switzerland
Cybersecurity
DHS approps, CISPA returns, Senate Web and more
New and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government