Cybersecurity
Congressional Probe Says OPM Hackers Arrived in 2012 And We Will Never Know What They Took
The breaches were avoidable, according to the report.
Digital Government
OPM Wants Agencies To Review Their Telework Data
Data collection and reporting on telework remain a "challenge" for agencies, says OPM.
Digital Government
OPM Gets New CIO from Pentagon
David DeVries, DOD's principal deputy CIO, plans to join the agency in the coming weeks.
Cybersecurity
OPM Updates Hack Info Website
Agency updates and streamlines FAQ on the incident and its response.
Modernization
3 Steps to Breaking Through the Federal Security Status Quo
Big data solutions, machine learning and advanced analytics may seem like a bridge too far for some public sector agencies, but time is not on their side to maintain the status quo.
Cybersecurity
The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
Cybersecurity
When Will We Ever Learn? 92 Percent of Hacks Detected Months After the Fact
Ninety-two percent of all data breaches are detected by someone else besides the target.
Cybersecurity
White House Says Agencies Reported 77,200 Cyber Incidents in 2015
"The increasing number and impact of these incidents demonstrate that continuously confronting cyberthreats must remain a strategic priority," according to a March 18 report on compliance with agency information security laws.
Cybersecurity
OPM Head Pledges to Help Resolve Mystery Over Who Spotted the Big Breach
OPM has maintained that agency employees uncovered the intrusion last spring while fortifying the agency's IT environment.
Cybersecurity
Oversight Committee Chair Subpoenas OPM Director for Hack Documents
At a Jan. 7 Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, grilled OPM officials about binders' worth of redacted papers.
Cybersecurity
What Does the Chemical Safety Board Have in Common with OPM and Target?
The board does not keep track of computer systems it has outsourced to contractors, which could jeopardize information confidentiality.
Cybersecurity
NSA Director: Expect More Hacks As Big As the OPM Heist
To protect itself, the Defense Department is itemizing the military's stored away files and re-examining how they are secured, NSA and Cyber Command leader and Adm. Mike Rogers said.
Cybersecurity
Here’s the Pentagon Policy for Going Undercover in Cyberspace
Most of the directions for this sly approach to cozying up with the enemy for information extraction are redacted, but the glossary offers some understanding of the tactics in play.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hackers Netted Usernames, Social Security Numbers Years Ago
Federal officials always maintained the attackers -- who nabbed 21.5 million background check records last year -- never obtained personally identifiable information during a breach two years ago.
Cybersecurity
OPM Still Hasn’t Answered Questions on Background Check Hack, Republicans Say
During a House hearing tomorrow, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is expected to question a legislative branch liaison from OPM about the holdup and excessive redactions in documents it received.
Cybersecurity
New OPM Cyber Czar Worried About an ISIS Hack
Clifton Triplett -- named OPM's first-ever senior cyber and IT adviser last month – says forthcoming access controls will blunt the severity of any future hack.
Cybersecurity
DHS Contract Expands Anti-Hacker EINSTEIN Protection to Every Agency
The deal was inked to complete a goal of making so-called EINSTEIN 3A network protections available to all civilian agencies by Dec. 31.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says Dead Federal Employees Also Need ID Theft Protection
The agency is mailing about 300,000 notification letters addressed to the departed
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want National Security Damage Assessment on OPM Hack
The House version of the 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act mandates a report on whether the hack disrupted overseas operations.
Cybersecurity