Insider Threats

Unmonitored networks put US nuclear arsenal at risk, GAO finds

A Government Accountability Office report found that the Energy Department cannot effectively monitor potential insider threats to U.S. nuclear security because department staff “have not identified the total number of DOE’s stand-alone classified networks.”

  • By Edward Graham

Jury: Former DHS watchdog official stole software, employees’ personal info

The verdict is in for the last holdout in a scandalous scheme to defraud the government.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Jury: Former DHS Watchdog Official Stole Software, Employees’ Personal Info

The verdict is in for the last holdout in a scandalous scheme to defraud the government.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Modernizing Federal Cybersecurity Must Go Beyond Nation-State Defense

Insider risk can’t be overlooked. 

  • By Jason Greenwood

Click ‘Like’, Get Punished Under Pentagon’s New Anti-Extremism Policy

First update since 2012 adds rules for social-media behavior.

  • By Tara Copp

White House embeds cyber EO in FISMA reporting

Federal agencies will be reporting on zero-trust adoption and automation efforts in their annual cybersecurity reports to the Office of Management and Budget.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

Zero-trust has a branding problem

A zero-trust approach to cybersecurity is intended to increase vigilance and minimize risk, but without the necessary context, the concept could raise discomfort or even hostility among federal workers.

  • By Jim Richberg

DDS Security Clearance Tool Evolves into ‘SITH’ Insider Threat Program

The Defense Digital Service’s automated investigations tool turns to the dark side of insider threat hunting and gets rebranded to match.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Zero trust, EMS top Air Force cyber priorities

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the commander of the 16th Air Force, said implementing zero trust principles was "foundational" to improve data use and mitigate vulnerabilities from the defense industry supply chain.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

3 Essential Steps in Implementing a Comprehensive User Monitoring Program

Agencies must implement a comprehensive user monitoring program that effectively combines the human intelligence and artificial intelligence.

  • By Heath Mullins

Microelectronics supply chain challenges and zero trust

When it comes to microelectronics supply chain, better security risk assessment as manufacturers base contend with ongoing threats.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Background Check Agency Wants a Social Media Search Tool

The Defense Department office charged with investigating potential insider threats wants to use social media to add context to allegations.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Agency zero trust does not start from point zero

The good news is that consistent IT policy spanning previous presidential administrations has allowed the federal government to slowly put the necessary building blocks in place for the inevitable zero trust architecture journey.

  • By Joe Stuntz and Russ Ficken

Small businesses ask Congress to focus CMMC on primes and DOD

Jonathan Williams, a partner at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm PilieroMazza, told lawmakers much of small businesses concerns could be assuaged if DOD and prime contractors shoulder the burden.

  • By Lauren C. Williams
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Supreme Court narrows scope of hacking law, but questions remain

The Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday decided a police officer did not violate a 1980s anti-hacking law, but the court ultimately left open questions about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's applicability for other purposes such as cybersecurity research.

  • By Justin Katz

Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices

The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

DHS Launches Internal Probe to Root Out 'Domestic Violent Extremism' Within Its Ranks

Department will work "with urgency and focus to address" insider threats, secretary says.

  • By Eric Katz

Supply chain risk: Addressing a multitude of single points of failure

As recent attacks have demonstrated, supply chain risks extend to the software and update process as well.

  • By John Loucaides

Defending Against Cybersecurity Moles Inside Your Agency

The move to a virtual workforce has been a boon to industrious hackers.

  • By Michael Crouse

GSA Could Be Vulnerable to Security Threats From ‘Trusted Insiders’

Watchdog finds gaps in a program meant to protect personnel, facilities, operations and resources.

  • By Courtney Bublé

Marine Corps Looks for Insider Threat Monitoring Capability

And another Marine Corps application addressing a specific kind of insider threat—suicidal ideation—will be established as a system of records.

  • By Mila Jasper