Cybersecurity

Yahoo Responds to Email Scanning Program

Calls the report that it built a program to scan all its users' incoming email "misleading"

Cybersecurity

FBI Looks into Democratic Officials’ Mobile Phones Hack

Investigators have yet to determine whether this is linked to the Democratic National Committee breach.

Cybersecurity

18 states tap DHS for voting security help

Jeh Johnson updated lawmakers on election security efforts during a hearing that focused on a variety of online and physical threats.

Cybersecurity

Nextgov Ebook: Combating the Insider Threat

Learn how agencies are protecting themselves against both the careless employee and the one who went rogue.

Cybersecurity

Ransomware Attacks on Government Agencies Tripled in Past Year

About 4 percent of government agencies have been exposed to Nymaim, a ransomware strain, and 3 percent to Locky.

Cybersecurity

The Insider Threat: A Historical Perspective

Trained as a forensic psychologist and a 15-year veteran of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Michael Gelles has long had an interest in the bad guys within organizations.

Cybersecurity

Two more arrests in hack of CIA's Brennan

Federal authorities have arrested two more alleged members of a hacker group that targeted senior U.S. intelligence and security officials and publicly posted personal information on FBI and DHS employees.

Cybersecurity

Video: What to Know About Ransomware and Agile Development

Nextgov’s Mohana Ravindrinath shares the FBI's ransomware education efforts.

Cybersecurity

Want a Job With FBI’s Elite Cyber Team? You Need These 3 Things

Cyber special agents at the bureau need more than technical skills: They also need to carry a gun.

Cybersecurity

FBI wants deeper conversation on encryption

The head of the FBI wants a less strident discussion about the strong encryption technology that is becoming standard on electronic devices and hampering investigative efforts.

Cybersecurity

FBI: Hackers Target 2 State Election Databases

An FBI bulletin warns of possibly linked attacks on two states' election databases.

Cybersecurity

Ransomware 101: FBI's Education Effort

The bureau has seen an uptick in this type of cyberthreat over the last couple months.

Modernization

Help FBI Catch Bank Robbers With Your Phone

The bureau launched a mobile app that lets users send tips about robberies.

Cybersecurity

Clinton Email Saga Continues with 'Spillage' Request

Rep. Jason Chaffetz also asked the FBI for an inventory of electronic devices and documents obtained from Clinton’s aides containing classified government data.

Digital Government

Tips for the FBI (or Any Organization) For Hiring a Data Scientist

There are different types of data scientists, so agencies need to be clear on what their needs.

Digital Government

FBI ramps up IC3 visibility

The FBI wants to raise awareness about the Internet Crime Complaint Center among the public and local law enforcement agencies.

Cybersecurity

FBI Director: Time to Discuss Encryption Before 'Something Terrible Happens'

"At some point, encryption is going to figure into a major event in this country," Comey said.

Cybersecurity

IG slams FBI's 'subjective' approach to cyberthreats

In a new report, the Justice Department's inspector general says the FBI’s yearly process for prioritizing cyberthreats might not accurately identify the most pressing threats.

Digital Government

House Committee OKs Bill Letting the FBI Use Rapid DNA Profiling

The idea behind the technology is to swiftly clear innocents, detain criminals and free up technicians to clear rape kit backlogs, among other things, say Judiciary Committee members who advanced the bill.