Cybersecurity

Cyber spies try probing U.S. drone plans

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Digital Government

Memo to feds: Stop using the same passwords for personal and work accounts

Hackers snatch the codes for accessing government servers when personnel use the same login information everywhere.

Digital Government

Occupy Wall Street plus Anonymous may equal city computer outages

In 2012, hacktivists and offline activists could unite to attack critical infrastructure systems, McAfee researchers say.

Ideas

Santa Picks Up the Tab on Payroll Tax Cut

Cybersecurity

Halt domain name bidding, lawmakers say

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Digital Government

Feds involved in Manning prosecution enter hackers' crosshairs

In public chat rooms, WikiLeaks' supporters plot retribution against investigator, technical expert.

Cybersecurity

Odds of hacker 'shenanigans' during the presidential primaries are high

Forget electronic voting machines; there are other ways to manipulate ballots, security analysts and former hackers say.

Digital Government

Defense bill tackles WikiLeaks-style insider threats

The White House had earlier concerns about the timetable for implementing a similar network monitoring program to flag unauthorized activity.

Cybersecurity

Trust but verify: Ensuring digital identities

The Obama administration wants to partner with the e-commerce industry to make sure citizens are who they say they are online. But it's not clicking yet.

Digital Government

DHS details contract for second try at Southwest virtual fence

Vendors' offerings must include equipment able to withstand climate extremes.

Modernization

Agencies, contractors get rules of the road for cloud security approvals

By summertime, departments will begin using a one-size-fits-all model for certifying that hardware and software accessed over the Web is protected.