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Agencies Work to Embrace—and Secure—the Internet of Things
Inside officials shared their lessons learned and concerns around the evolving connectivity.
Lawmakers Urge State Department to Warn American Travelers about Chinese Surveillance
Sens. Marco Rubio and Ron Wyden want travelers to know of tracking threats abroad.
Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims
Legal experts and human rights advocates say they were not told about the databases and question their reliability.
Top Cyber Diplomat Says U.S. Needs Allies’ Help to Punish Cyberattacks
Creating a unified international response around online attacks will help “establish the legitimacy” of norms for cyberspace, says Rob Strayer.
Diplomats Aren’t Following the State Department’s Social Media Rules, Watchdog Says
At least 20 ambassadors have used their personal Twitter accounts for diplomatic activities.
Lawmakers Push for the State Department to Help Secure Foreign Elections
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Dan Sullivan resurrected a bill that would allow the agency to share information on election threat with foreign countries.
More Than 25 Million Passport Numbers Stolen in Marriott Breach
About 5 million of those were unencrypted.
State Department Is Buying Phone Hacking Tools for Ghanaian Police
The department issued a solicitation for specific hacking tools, which it plans to give to partners in Ghana to stem international crime.
Russian Hackers Allegedly Attacked Germany and the U.S. on the Same Day
It’s unclear whether any data was stolen in either attack.
State Department Confirms Email Data Breach
The breach may have compromised employee personal information in less than 1 percent of email inboxes.
State Department Visa Analysis System Wasn’t Patched or Scanned for Viruses, Audit Finds
Department officials also weren’t tracking who used the system or if they were sharing passwords.
The Age of 3D-Printed Guns in America Is Here
The guns are untraceable, and require no background check to make or own.
Get Ready to Legally 3D-Print a Gun
A settlement between Defense Distributed and the State Department has been reached.
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