Cybersecurity
Smartphone Encryption is a Luxury
The people that most need privacy often can’t afford the smartphones that provide it.
Cybersecurity
NIST is looking for a few good cryptographers
NIST's Computer Security Division wants to hire 15 cryptographers over the next five years to tackle emerging areas such as quantum and lightweight cryptography.
Cybersecurity
Mixed prospects for encryption bills on Capitol Hill
A senior Senate staffer says that Congress is unlikely to move on significant legislation to mandate law enforcement access to encrypted communications.
Cybersecurity
Someone is Breaching HealthCare.gov, But It's Not a Hacker
Of the 300-some reported security incidents that have impacted HealthCare.gov and supporting machines, there was a single malicious intrusion, according to federal auditors.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Agency Cyber Pros Prefer Perimeter Defense to Encryption
Encryption and other data-at-rest defenses were ranked “dead last” in terms of spending plans over the next year, according to a new report.
Digital Government
An Israeli Firm Is Helping the FBI Unlock That iPhone
Cellebrite makes a product called the UFED Touch billed as being able to “extract, decode and analyze evidentiary data” from a range of mobile phones.
Digital Government
Where Does Obama Really Stand on Encryption?
When weighing the current “encryption problem,” the U.S. sitting president must appear strong on law and order while defending our civil liberties.
Digital Government
The FBI May Be Able to Unlock the iPhone Without Apple’s Help
The Justice Department is testing a new method to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers launch encryption working group
House members are forming a bipartisan working group to focus on legislative issues around encryption.
Digital Government
Tim Cook: 'We Need to Decide as a Nation How Much Power the Government Should Have'
Cook continued to frame the Apple-FBI hearing as an issue of national importance over the principle of privacy.
Modernization
What to Expect From Apple’s iPhone Event on March 21
The company will likely make a strong statement on encryption and users’ privacy.
Digital Government
White House CIO Deflects on Apple Encryption Debate
At SXSW, President Obama urged citizens to avoid an “absolutist” stance on encryption. But the White House CIO says he can make an argument for both sides.
Cybersecurity
Crypto battle presents 'hard choices,' says federal CIO
Federal CIO Tony Scott favors strong encryption, but sees a place for "narrow exceptions" for law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
How restricting encryption increases cyber risks
Weakening encryption for the benefit of law enforcement would have economic and social fallout that is far more damaging than any benefit obtained, according to new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
Digital Government
Obama warns against 'absolutist' positions on encryption
The White House had said Obama would not weigh in on the Apple case, but he spoke at length on the issue of encryption in the first visit by a sitting president to the South by Southwest festival.
Cybersecurity
Senate encryption bill expected next week
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is hopeful that his bi-partisan three-page encryption bill text will be released next week.
Digital Government
Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?
It’s historically brought together Democrats and Republicans—but the Apple-FBI fight is starting to align along party lines.
Modernization
China Is Watching the FBI-Apple Battle Very Closely
Even if the U.S. government abandons its insistence on a backdoored iPhone, Beijing may not.
Digital Government
Tech Giants Who Keep Ignoring Geopolitics Do So at Their Peril
High-flying technology companies are being brought down to earth.
Digital Government