Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Plug-In Informs You Whenever Hackers Have Your Password
But can they ward off hackers themselves?
Cybersecurity
The IRS Doesn’t Know Who’s Accessing Its Most Sensitive Data
The tax agency also isn’t patching vulnerabilities on those systems in a timely manner, an audit found.
Policy
Government Should ‘Stop Pretending’ Your Social Security Number is Secret
Cyber experts want Congress to explore different ways to prove people’s identities.
Ideas
It’s Time to Protect Identity Like We Protect Critical Infrastructure
Identity is crucial, but it isn't protected as such.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Has a Big Plan to Solve Identity Verification in Two Years
The plan grew out of efforts to modernize the Defense Department’s ID cards.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do
The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.
Cybersecurity
White House: Government Identity Verification Tools Aren’t Meeting The Threat
The order comes as personal information that organizations once used to verify people is increasingly available online.
Emerging Tech
Report: Men Are More Comfortable Giving Up Biometric Data Than Women Are
Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they don’t want the government collecting any of their biometric information.
Cybersecurity
Treasury Office Wants Security For the Cloud From the Cloud
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Windows Could Be Passwordless
No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.
Ideas
Could This Be the Year Congress Helps Restore Consumer Trust?
Data breaches touched almost every sector hurting us where we live, shop, ride and bank.
Cybersecurity
The Most Common Password Is “123456”—But Not (Entirely) Because Humans Are Dumb
Bots and connected devices need passwords too.
Cybersecurity
GSA Needs to Verify Who’s Logging in to Login.gov
GSA wants to make it easier to sign in to government websites without making citizens less secure.
Cybersecurity
Congress Wants to Ditch Security Questions
But they’re not clear on what the best alternative is.
Ideas
The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 1
Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how to reduce an organization's exposure to breaches and subsequent liabilities.
Digital Government
GAO Denies Equifax Bid Protest on IRS Contract
In its ruling, GAO said Equifax’ contentions were “unreasonable,” allowing IRS to move forward on a contract with Experian.
Digital Government
GAO to IRS: Actually, You Didn't Have to Give Equifax a Contract
Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.
Cybersecurity
After Huge Hack, OPM Still Hasn't Learned Its Lesson
The Government Accountability Office found OPM is taking greater risks with its systems and data than it should.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Advice Tech Titans Gave the White House Behind Closed Doors
White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.
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