ID Management

Social Security Numbers Are Irreplaceable But Not Irreparable

We can't start from scratch.

  • By Neville Pattinson

How All-Knowing Smartphones Could Become the Pentagon’s Employee Access Cards

An algorithm will track how employees use their phones, how they walk and even where they go to constantly verify users’ identity.

  • By Aaron Boyd

How Two Agencies Handled Expired Credentials After Historic Shutdown

Despite agencies reopening, some feds weren’t able to get right back to work due to expired PIV cards and passwords.

  • By Aaron Boyd

How Social Security Administration Plans to Protect Your Identity

The agency is looking for ways to identify citizens with random characters instead of Social Security numbers on agency mail.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Leveraging Identity to Tackle Insider Threats in Government

Here are three ways to better manage your users.

  • By Dan Conrad

Researchers: Flaws In Vendor Security Software Could Leave Some Federal Buildings Vulnerable

Poor credential management could let bad actors enter secure buildings, lock doors and download or change federal employee and contractor data.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Why Computer Passwords Are Still a Problem in 2019  

Here’s what you can do to make them better.

  • By CyberAvengers

Editor’s Favorites of 2018

As we say goodbye to 2018, Nextgov's executive editor revisits some of our most impactful and important stories from the previous year.

  • By Frank Konkel

DHS Seeks National Security Tech from Small Businesses

Officials finalized the 10 focus areas for groups participating in next year’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Safari Browser Is Testing USB Security Keys

It's the latest web browser to add a boost user security.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

10 Problems DHS Wants Innovative Small Businesses to Solve in 2019

The department will be offering millions of dollars to small businesses able to offer solutions to these 10 tough technical problems.

  • By Aaron Boyd

New U.S. Secret Service Lapel Pins Will Come with a Secret Security Feature

It's more than just a pin.

  • By Justin Rohrlich

NIST Wants to Make PIV Cards Work for Smartphones in Two Years

The effort mirrors a Pentagon plan to improve identity verification on mobile devices.

  • By Joseph Marks

Insider Threats Are Alive and Well. Take These 6 Steps to Reduce Risk.

The recent sentencing of a National Security Agency analyst shows agencies need to remain vigilant.

  • By Christy Wyatt and David Wilcox

Cyber Researchers Propose a ‘Smart’ Social Security Card

Instead of ditching the SSN as an identifier, the government could take steps to modernize it.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Survey: Most Feds Could Steal Government Data If They Wanted To

But most have no desire.

  • By Jack Corrigan

6 Steps for Preventing Large-Scale Cyberattacks

Preparation now can pay off later.

  • By Shira Shamban

Half of Government and Military Employees Used Awful Passwords for LinkedIn, Report Finds

Yes, one of them was “password”—and even in 2012 there was no excuse for that.

  • By Joseph Marks

Cryptocurrency Passwords Can Now Be Stored in DNA

Password security goes organic.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

CBP Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Silicon Valley Airport

International travel at the Mineta San José International Airport has doubled in recent years.

  • By Jack Corrigan