Cyber Adversaries

Taking Risk Out of the System

A view on cybersecurity coordination from across the pond.

  • By Simon Staffell

Tech Industry Voices Concerns about the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Plan

Officials say an updated rule for implementing the program will be open for comment later this spring.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Amid Coronavirus, CISA and NIST Issue Guidelines to Boost Federal Telecommuting

Hackers are taking advantage of the telecommuting chaos to launch attacks across the spectrum.

  • By John Breeden II

Scammers Are Trying to Get Medicare Numbers, HHS Warns

The Health and Human Services Department warns that scammers are attempting to get real Medicare and Medicaid numbers to fraudulently bill the government. 

  • By Frank Konkel

Chinese Hackers Attacked Foreign Health Care, Military, Oil Networks as Coronavirus Hit China

In January, the ‘widespread’ assault targeted a vulnerability in virtual desktops, cloud computing, and network applications, FireEye announced.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Defense Secretary Says Teleworking Could Last Months

During a virtual town hall, Mark Esper warned employees to be vigilant for phishing attempts and practice good cyber hygiene.

  • By Brandi Vincent

GPS is Fatally Flawed. It’s Past Time to Fix It. 

A terrestrial system could make GPS spoof-proof.

  • By Gene McCall

NIST Offers 8 Ways Agencies Can Use Its Cybersecurity Framework

One approach involves getting a better sense of potential contractors’ cybersecurity posture.

  • By Mariam Baksh

FTC Warns of New Coronavirus-Oriented Scams

The agency has updated its list of hacking and other tactics that prey on the generous and the needy in times of crisis.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Trump Calls Out China’s COVID-19 Disinformation

Chinese diplomats and officials have been spreading a lie about the virus’ origin.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Thrift Savings Plan Wants Help Protecting Federal Employees’ Retirement From Outside Cyber Threats

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is working on a contract to help protect $611 billion in savings for some 6 million current and former feds.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Cybersecurity Must Be Embedded in Every Aspect of Government Technology

While cybersecurity has evolved, it has not kept pace with cyber threats that have become increasingly sophisticated.

  • By Allison Patrick

Attorney General Prioritizes Prosecuting COVID-19 Scammers

William Barr directed federal attorneys to go after people behind phony cures and phishing schemes. 

  • By Brandi Vincent

HHS Secretary: No Data Breach, No Degradation of Networks During ‘Enhanced Cyber Activity’

CISA is helping the health agency following reports of a cyberattack over the weekend.

  • By Mariam Baksh

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How to Stop ‘Force Multiplier’ Tactics from Hitting Your Supply Chain

Here are six steps agencies can take to mitigate third-party compromises.

  • By Thomas Etheridge

Cyber Commission Will Recommend Creation of a Response and Recovery Fund

Resources should flow to the private sector in addition to state, local and tribal entities, according to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.  

  • By Mariam Baksh

Key Defense Supplier Hit by Ransomware

The hackers also allegedly stole sensitive documents from Visser Precision, which makes parts for Lockheed, Boeing, and SpaceX.

  • By Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

CISA Officials See ‘No Malicious Activity’ During Super Tuesday

Subsequent information could change the analysis but the agency does not currently attribute technical hiccups in some states to interference.  

  • By Mariam Baksh

Senate Commerce Committee Is Cooking Up a Bill to Support Cyber Grand Challenges

Presidential advisers want their cybersecurity “moonshot” to become more than just another report gathering dust.

  • By Mariam Baksh

'Surfing Attacks' Could Let Hackers Read Your Texts

“We want to raise awareness of such a threat,” says Ning Zhang, assistant professor at the Washington University in St. Louis.

  • By Brandie Jefferson, Futurity

FBI Cyber Crime Report Shows the Weakness of Password Protection

It’s time we see passwords for the paper tigers that they are.

  • By John Breeden II