Cybersecurity
Border Agents Are Searching Through More Travelers' Devices Than Ever
Customs and Border Protection released updated rules for how officials can search phones, laptops and tablets in the age of encryption.
Ideas
Dear DHS, Our Federal Cybersecurity Measures Are Not Enough
Agencies need to aim for the gold-standard in encryption.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Tasks DHS With Finding a ‘Balance’ on Encryption
There’s a middle ground between personal privacy and effective law enforcement, Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul says.
Cybersecurity
Only One-Third of Agencies Are Using Anti-Spoofing Email Tool
And the Homeland Security Department's January deadline for implementation is approaching.
Cybersecurity
This New Phishing Scheme Could Fool You With A False Sense of Security
Be careful where you click.
Cybersecurity
EPA Sued Over Employees Using Encrypted Messaging App
An advocacy group is suing the EPA over an open records request regarding employees’ use of the application Signal.
Digital Government
Report: Government Websites Are (Somehow) Getting Worse
Most federal websites fail metrics related to load time and secure connections, according to a think tank assessment.
Ideas
Protect White House Staff's Personal Tech But Don’t Forget to Secure Government Phones
Talking about personal devices takes attention away from the arguably greater threat posed by unsecured government-issued mobile devices.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Plans a New Cybersecurity Strategy
The strategy will be based on the main elements of the president’s May executive order.
Cybersecurity
Gowdy: White House deleted text, social media apps from official phones
White House staff no longer have text or social media messaging apps on their official phones because of records management headaches, according to a letter from a key House overseer.
Cybersecurity
Report: 1 in 4 Emails that Appear to Be Dot-Gov Addresses are Phishing Attempts
The government just launched a major effort to prevent email spoofing.
Cybersecurity
Letter: White House told House panel officials weren't following records law
Rep. Elijah Cummings, ranking member on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is asking for the chairman to press the White House on records management.
Cybersecurity
Is the U.S. ready for a quantum leap in computing?
While widespread use of quantum computing is likely still years away, experts stress that government should ramp up preparations for a future that could disrupt the underpinnings of conventional encryption.
Cybersecurity
White House: No new policy for encrypted chat apps
In a terse response to probing questions from Capitol Hill, a White House liaison indicates that there's no new policy when it comes to encrypted messaging platforms.
Cybersecurity
DHS mandates new security standards for federal networks
The Department of Homeland Security is requiring agencies to use new email and web security protocols.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Says Justice Department is Wrong About Encryption
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, thinks weakening encryption would be bad for national security.
Emerging Tech
Energy Department's Random Number Generator Could Make for Stronger Encryption
Oak Ridge scientists believe they have created a quantum-based device that creates truly random numbers.
Modernization
Company Places Bounty on WhatsApp and Signal Bugs
Half a million dollars is available to the hacker who can crack into the encrypted messaging apps.
Cybersecurity