CIO Briefing
3 Essential Skills for Setting Work-Life Boundaries
A former FBI hostage negotiator offers tips on setting boundaries at work.
Cybersecurity
4 Big Ideas in the DNC Hacking Indictments
The indictments show how complicated spear-phishing really is.
Cybersecurity
Civil Liberties Groups Urge IG Investigation Into Faulty FBI Encryption Stats
The FBI says the inflated figures were due to a methodology error.
Cybersecurity
FBI Stands Firm on ‘Going Dark’ Problem While Acknowledging Inflated Data
The bureau may have overstated by three times or more the number of encrypted devices it couldn’t access last year.
Cybersecurity
A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm To Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid
And that’s just one of the ways bad guys are putting drones to use, law enforcement officials say.
Cybersecurity
The FBI Didn’t Explore All Options Before Trying to Force Apple to Break Into an Encrypted iPhone
Some FBI officials were more interested in making a legal blow against cop-proof encryption than in getting into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone.
IT Modernization
FBI Issues Timeline for Secretive IT Support Contract
The bureau rolled out key dates—but not other details—for its next-generation IT contract.
Cybersecurity
Auditor Finds Infosec Weaknesses in Most FBI Domains
The severity of the weaknesses isn’t clear from the annual report summary.
CIO Briefing
FBI Selects New Tech Leader From Its Own Ranks
A 20-year veteran of the bureau will facilitate the FBI’s modernization efforts as head of the Information and Technology Branch.
CIO Briefing
Puerto Rico’s Government Agencies Need Aid, Too
Work conditions at the territory’s Department of Justice haven’t been the same since Hurricane Maria, to the detriment of morale and legal proceedings.
IT Modernization
The FBI Wants Commercial Cloud
The FBI is asking industry for ideas regarding the adoption of cloud computing.
Data
How to Inoculate the Public Against Fake News
When people were given a toolbox of deceptive techniques and told to “play Russian troll,” they learned to reject disinformation.
Cybersecurity
Russia's Troll Operation Was Not That Sophisticated
“If the Internet Research Agency were a start-up media company, they probably would not be picking up a fresh round of venture capital.”
Cybersecurity
“I Am in Love With LOVE!” Russian Trolls Tried to Seem Like Normal Americans By Quoting the Bible, Shakira, and Others
The Russian trolls seem to have a sense of humor.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s Algorithm Change Could Affect How Cops Speak to Citizens
Facebook has already become a critical communications tool for police and fire departments as well as local governments across the United States.
Cybersecurity
Massive Reduction in FBI Cyber Crime Takedowns Was Result of Definition Change
Stricter guidelines on what counts as a disruption or dismantlement led to a 10X reduction.
Cybersecurity
The FBI Is Disrupting 10X Fewer Cyber Crime Rings Than In 2015
The bureau missed its own goals for disruptions and dismantlements the past two years.
IT Modernization
FBI Mulling Secretive $30 Billion Tech Contract
A recompete could become a more public affair.
CIO Briefing
Legal Specialists Defend GSA's Handover of Transition Emails to Mueller Probe
Letter from Trump counsel claiming that the transition emails were private and privileged largely seen as a political move.
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