Cybersecurity
Windows 10 is Adding APT Protection. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
The Pentagon hopes to have everything converted over to Windows 10 by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
Could a More Secure Online Browser Protect Background Check Hack Victims?
Richard “Hollis” Helms, a 45-year-veteran of the intelligence community, has a tool he says might stem the potential bleeding of national secrets.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
Cybersecurity
Has the Government Paid Off Hackers to Remove Malware from Agency Computers?
Ransomware viruses have become a common nuisance in the United States.
Cybersecurity
Why Aren't We Learning from These Devastating Cyberattacks?
Here's why cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors might make sense.
Digital Government
Someone At DEF CON Made a Drone That Hacks Computers
You can buy it for $2,500 — and turn it into a flying malware injector.
Cybersecurity
VA CIO: OPM Breach Is a Lesson for All Employees
VA defends against 55,000 new malware variants every day, according to the agency.
Digital Government
VA Continues Facing Onslaught of Cyberattacks
The Department of Veterans Affairs blocked more than 1 billion cyber threats in April.
Ideas
How Agencies Can Cut Through the ‘Fog of More’ in Cybersecurity
A constantly changing threat landscape is creating a “fog of more” scenario, where it’s increasingly difficult for agencies to focus on the greatest cyber risk.
Cybersecurity