Cybersecurity
New threats from North Korean malware
The North Korean cyber threat expands to include attacks against aviation, financial services and government, according to new federal advisories.
Cybersecurity
House panel advances FISA reform
The Judiciary committee passed a bill to require federal law enforcement to obtain a warrant before querying spy databases, but some are worried about potential loopholes.
Digital Government
Who Are Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, the Trump Associates Charged in the FBI’s Russia Investigation?
The two arrests are expected to the be first of many in the FBI’s investigation.
Cybersecurity
Sessions pushes back on proposed House surveillance reform
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Senate panel that the administration is open to FISA reform, but doesn't want to saddle the FBI with a warrant requirement.
Cybersecurity
DOJ rebrands encryption pitch
A senior Justice official wants the private sector to adopt "responsible encryption" that allows law enforcement access via warrant to encrypted communications.
Modernization
FBI data center consolidation takes shape
The FBI began construction of a new data center in Pocatello, Idaho, that will eventually consolidate duties of dozens of its other data facilities.
Cybersecurity
FBI’s Cyber Strategy: Shame The Hackers
The agency is trying to take a more preventive, and not a reactive, security strategy.
Cybersecurity
How cyber impacts the full spectrum of terror threats
Cybersecurity still ranks near the top of threats that worry the nation's security agencies.
Cybersecurity
How to spot a North Korean bot
U.S. cyber watchdogs have new details on malware botnet infrastructure that is allegedly controlled by the North Korean government.
Cybersecurity
Can the U.S. stop malware and buy it at the same time?
The U.S. government walks a fine line of prosecuting alleged hackers and buying malware and other software vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns on IP addresses
The FBI issued an alert in late July advising industry, government and academic institutions about persistent cyber threats from a group with ties to Iran.
Digital Government
If the FBI Has Your Biometrics, It Doesn't Have to Tell You
A final rule blocks millions of citizens from requesting information about the data stored in that system.
Acquisition
Why the FBI relo went off the rails
The government burned tens of millions of dollars on a stalled effort to move the FBI out of its downtown D.C. headquarters.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department Takes Drug War to Dark Web Markets
Officials shut down a massive online drug market and warned criminals that they can't hide behind anonymized tools.
Cybersecurity
FBI nominee stresses cyber and spy powers
FBI director nominee Christopher Wray told senators he will make cyber and the reauthorization of FISA Section 702 top priorities if he is confirmed.
Cybersecurity
FBI extradites Latvian for malware scheme
The FBI brings an elusive scareware suspect to U.S. courtroom to face multiple wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
Cybersecurity
Comey Says Russian Hackers Targeted 'Hundreds' of Election-Related Entities, and the Real Number 'Could Be More Than 1,000'
The widely publicized email phishing attack on the Democratic National Committee was just one of those.
Cybersecurity