ID Management

Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do

The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.

By Aaron Boyd
April 13, 2018

ID Management

Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do

The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.

By Aaron Boyd
April 13, 2018

White House: Government Identity Verification Tools Aren’t Meeting The Threat

The order comes as personal information that organizations once used to verify people is increasingly available online.

By Joseph Marks
April 6, 2018

Report: Men Are More Comfortable Giving Up Biometric Data Than Women Are

Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they don’t want the government collecting any of their biometric information.

By Jack Corrigan
April 4, 2018

Treasury Office Wants Security For the Cloud From the Cloud

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.

By Aaron Boyd
April 3, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Julio Corro, right, helps a passenger navigate one of the new facial recognition kiosks at a United Airlines gate before boarding a flight to Tokyo, Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass

By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.

By Jack Corrigan
February 20, 2018

The Future of Windows Could Be Passwordless

No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.

By Caitlin Fairchild
February 8, 2018

Could This Be the Year Congress Helps Restore Consumer Trust?

Data breaches touched almost every sector hurting us where we live, shop, ride and bank.

By Patrick Cox
January 16, 2018

The Most Common Password Is “123456”—But Not (Entirely) Because Humans Are Dumb

Bots and connected devices need passwords too.

By Paul Smalera, Quartz
December 29, 2017

GSA Needs to Verify Who’s Logging in to Login.gov

GSA wants to make it easier to sign in to government websites without making citizens less secure.

By Aaron Boyd
December 26, 2017

Congress Wants to Ditch Security Questions

But they’re not clear on what the best alternative is.

By Mohana Ravindranath
November 30, 2017

The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 1

Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how to reduce an organization's exposure to breaches and subsequent liabilities.

By Greg Touhill
November 28, 2017

GAO Denies Equifax Bid Protest on IRS Contract

In its ruling, GAO said Equifax’ contentions were “unreasonable,” allowing IRS to move forward on a contract with Experian.

By Frank Konkel
October 16, 2017

GAO to IRS: Actually, You Didn't Have to Give Equifax a Contract

Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.

By Frank Konkel
October 6, 2017

After Huge Hack, OPM Still Hasn't Learned Its Lesson

The Government Accountability Office found OPM is taking greater risks with its systems and data than it should.

By Joseph Marks
August 3, 2017

The Cyber Advice Tech Titans Gave the White House Behind Closed Doors

White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.

By Frank Konkel
June 22, 2017

'Hey Siri, Call in an Airstrike': Army Seeks to Outfit Soldiers With Voice-Controlled Gear

To ensure cybersecurity and national security do not become mutually exclusive, the Army is testing various biometric identification methods that can withstand battle terrain.

By Aliya Sternstein
April 11, 2016

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for the IRS, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.

Crooks Tricked This IRS System into Providing False IDs

The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.

By Aliya Sternstein
February 11, 2016

Justice, DHS Probe Hack Allegedly Made Possible By DOJ Help Desk

A hacktivist claims a help desk aided his intrusion into a computer containing contact information on some 9,000 DHS personnel and 20,000 FBI employees.

By Aliya Sternstein
February 10, 2016

TurboTax, H&R Block and TaxAct all Use This Security Feature. Why Doesn’t the IRS?

The Internal Revenue Service is not keeping pace with modern hacking, according to agency watchdogs.

By Aliya Sternstein
January 25, 2016

OPM: ‘There’s No Way’ to Isolate Background Check Systems from the Internet

"Air-gapped" computers are used by defense organizations, nuclear power plants and other environments that require the tightest security.

By Aliya Sternstein
October 15, 2015

The order comes as personal information that organizations once used to verify people is increasingly available online.

Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they don’t want the government collecting any of their biometric information.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.

By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.

No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.

Data breaches touched almost every sector hurting us where we live, shop, ride and bank.

Bots and connected devices need passwords too.

GSA wants to make it easier to sign in to government websites without making citizens less secure.

But they’re not clear on what the best alternative is.

Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how to reduce an organization's exposure to breaches and subsequent liabilities.

In its ruling, GAO said Equifax’ contentions were “unreasonable,” allowing IRS to move forward on a contract with Experian.

Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.

The Government Accountability Office found OPM is taking greater risks with its systems and data than it should.

White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.

To ensure cybersecurity and national security do not become mutually exclusive, the Army is testing various biometric identification methods that can withstand battle terrain.

The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.

A hacktivist claims a help desk aided his intrusion into a computer containing contact information on some 9,000 DHS personnel and 20,000 FBI employees.

The Internal Revenue Service is not keeping pace with modern hacking, according to agency watchdogs.

"Air-gapped" computers are used by defense organizations, nuclear power plants and other environments that require the tightest security.

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