Cybersecurity

Democratic Senate Shuffle Could Aid Encryption Advocates on Intel Committee

Incoming ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., supports a committee to examine long-term encryption compromises.

Cybersecurity

Internet giants want Trump to back strong encryption

Forty of the most recognizable internet companies want to make sure their policy priorities -- which include data security, strong encryption and immigration reform -- are considered by the Trump administration from Day One.

Cybersecurity

Google, Amazon Urge Trump to Support Strong Encryption

The president-elect has generally opposed encryption that keeps out law enforcement.

Modernization

Report: FBI Can Unlock Most Devices

The bureau can access the data on most of the smartphones and laptops it encounters during investigations, according to a report.

Cybersecurity

How to flip the cyberthreat paradigm

By thinking like an adversary, federal agencies can find and fix organizational weaknesses before the bad guys can exploit them.

Modernization

Does quantum computing bring security promise?

The CIO of the agency responsible for guarding the country's nuclear weapons said quantum computing will bring cybersecurity breakthroughs.

Cybersecurity

Senator: Industry needs to educate Congress on cyber

Sen. Mark Warner, one of the most tech-savvy members of Congress, said industry should help him and his colleagues better understand technology so they can design smarter cyber policy.

Cybersecurity

Human Rights Group Ranks Best and Worst Messaging Apps for Privacy

Microsoft, BlackBerry and Snapchat fared poorly in the rankings from Amnesty International.

Cybersecurity

Brennan: Government 'cannot just hope' private sector will protect digital domain

CIA Director John Brennan warned of the need to improve government defense of the digital domain before a catastrophic event.

Cybersecurity

McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will

A Senate Armed Forces Committee blasted the White House for "ignoring" issues related to encryption.

Cybersecurity

Nothing Pixelated Will Stay Safe on the Internet

Sensitive information such as obscured license plate numbers or censored faces may soon become easier to reveal.

Cybersecurity

New policy on encryption appears unlikely

The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Cybersecurity

Military Supermarket Chain's Encryption Setup is 'Unacceptable,' Commissary Says

Computer-generated passwords essentially are stored underneath the doormat, beside personal and financial data, contracting documents show.

Emerging Tech

Beyond the Black Box: Quantum Computing Explained

Quantum computers break the laws of Newtonian physics by tapping into the science of quantum physics.

Digital Government

Taking blockchain beyond bitcoin

Blockchain isn't just for bitcoin, and federal agencies might find other uses for the secure recordkeeping tool.

Emerging Tech

Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?

Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.