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Cybersecurity
Contact Tracers Don’t Need Your Social Security Number or Bank Info, FTC Warns
A new text scam uses coronavirus-response efforts as cover to pump victims for financial information.
CIO Briefing
Government and Tech Conferences Alter Plans Due to Coronavirus
Here’s a list of conferences canceling, postponing or switching to digital-only events due to the outbreak.
Cybersecurity
CISA Still Wants Your Thoughts on Its Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
The agency wants feedback on how the government should accept unsolicited bug reports.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Is Searching for Domestic Drone Options
Acquisition chief Ellen Lord shared details about the Defense Department's efforts to spark a U.S. ecosystem for small unmanned aerial systems and counter technologies.
IT Modernization
Esper Recuses Himself from JEDI Cloud Contract Review
The Pentagon’s acquisition team will continue its review of bids submitted by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, as the department’s deputy secretary of defense takes over the process.
Cybersecurity
Who Wants to Hack the Army Again?
Active U.S. military, federal civilians and individuals invited by HackerOne can participate in the service’s second bug bounty.
Cybersecurity
Beware of El Paso, Dayton Charity-Related Scams, CISA Warns
Where disaster strikes, charity scams follow.
IT Modernization
10 Government Legacy Systems Cost Taxpayers $337 Million Every Year
Outdated tech can be costly.
CIO Briefing
Digital Trends That Could Send Your Project Back to the Drawing Board
Are you ready to deliver services to customers who want to unplug from their digital lives?
Emerging Tech
You May Be Ready for Vacation, But Is Your Phone?
It takes more than making sure you have the right charger and cords to make your devices ready to travel.
Emerging Tech
FAA Greenlights Drone Company to Deliver Food in One Virginia Town
The Federal Aviation Administration gave its first OK to drone company to deliver commercial goods.
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Cybersecurity
How to Build a Better Password Than ‘123456’
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre offers simple advice for people and organizations for more secure options.
CIO Briefing
IRS Is Catching More Phony Tax Refunds Before They Go Out
The agency is finding fewer fraudulent tax returns but is getting better at stopping payments on the ones it does.
Cybersecurity
GSA Adds Crown-Jewel Protection to Cybersecurity Services
The General Services Administration revamped Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Service offerings with high-value assets in mind.
CIO Briefing
Add DEA to the List of Agencies Phone Scammers Are Impersonating
Spoofers have been busy lately.
CIO Briefing
Rep. Kelly: Shutdown Hurts Government’s IT Workforce
The shutdown will have long-term consequences on federal agencies’ recruiting and retention efforts, Rep. Robin Kelly said.
CIO Briefing
The Boldest Predictions for Federal Technology in 2019
More cyber brinkmanship and super smart artificial intelligence are just a couple forecasts industry leaders divined for the coming year.
CIO Briefing
The Pentagon Doesn’t Know All the Software on Its Networks—And That’s a Problem
The Defense Department faces “unnecessary” risk without a complete software inventory, according to the agency’s inspector general.
Cybersecurity
Poor Security Could Leave U.S. Defenseless Against Missile Attacks
The details of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system are vulnerable to inside and outside threats, the Defense Department inspector general found.
CIO Briefing