Cybersecurity
Cyber threat growing at unprecedented rate, intell chief says
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair today gave a blunt assessment of the many cyber threats faced by U.S. government and private-sector networks.
Cybersecurity
Better integrated intell could save lives
National security agencies want to make the various databases that hold terrorism information more searchable after the failed Christmas Day airplane bombing.
Cybersecurity
Analysis, not info sharing, blamed for intell failure
Officials failed to search all available databases to uncover data on the would-be airplane bomber, a preliminary White House review has found.
Digital Government
New classification system to tackle challenges of electronic information
President Barack Obama has called for research in technologies and standardized electronic protocols as part of an overhaul of the government's classification system.
Cybersecurity
Government to build $1.5B cybersecurity data center
Officials plan to build a $1.5 billion data center to bolster the cybersecurity capabilities of intelligence agencies, the Defense Department, and the Homeland Security Department.
Cybersecurity
DOD opens some classified information to non-federal officials
Some officials working at state and local intelligence fusion centers will have limited access to data on the Defense Department's classified network.
Cybersecurity
Intell agencies plan to beef up cybersecurity
Stopping cyber threats is a top priority for intelligence agencies during the next four years, according to a new national strategy.
Cybersecurity
Hathaway's departure renews worries about cyberczar vacancy
The resignation of Melissa Hathaway, the Obama administration’s acting senior director for cyberspace, has brought renewed scrutiny on the administration's effort to secure the online world.
Cybersecurity
McNamara: Give info-sharing office more authority
Thomas McNamara said the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment should have budgetary authority and the ability to direct policy changes.
Modernization
Security risks evolve alongside social media
Facebook and Twitter make it possible for government agencies to communicate and interact with the public in ways not possible just two years ago. But these social media tools also create new types of security risks that agencies must anticipate and plan for.
Cybersecurity
Panel OKs bill that would increase cybersecurity oversight
A Senate committee has approved a bill that would require the president to notify Congress about existing and new cybersecurity programs that involve personally identifiable information.
Modernization
Intelligence community gets its own app store
The intelligence community's Bridge program provides a way for innovators to develop new technology, officials say.
Cybersecurity
Intell chief: Source of cyberattacks still unknown
The director of national intelligence said today federal officials aren't sure who was behind recent cyberattacks that knocked some government sites off-line.
Cybersecurity
Feds need help hiring cyber workforce
The government has problems hiring enough cybersecurity workers and needs to ratchet up recruiting, a study released today says.
Cybersecurity
Sensitive information protection remains tough
The government is exploring policy and technology solutions to improve the way it shares sensitive but unclassified terrorism-related information with state, local and industry officials.
Cybersecurity
DNI: Public trust important for cybersecurity
The Director of National Intelligence said the public needs to be convinced that cybersecurity programs will protect civil liberties.
Cybersecurity
Cyber leader powers still unknown
President Barack Obama received widespread praise for his recent decision to create a cybersecurity coordinator, but some observers say it remains to be seen whether the position has enough authority.
Modernization
Obama directs review of data classifications
President Barack Obama has directed a review of how the government classifies information and how it handles sensitive but unclassified data.
Cybersecurity
Standard updated for reporting suspicious activity
The government has updated its standard for reporting suspicious activity that could be linked to terrorism to deal with issues raised by civil liberties groups and police.
Modernization
Terrorist Screening Center gets new director
Timothy Healy is the new director of a center that administers the consolidated terrorist watch list database.
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