Cybersecurity
DHS Contract Expands Anti-Hacker EINSTEIN Protection to Every Agency
The deal was inked to complete a goal of making so-called EINSTEIN 3A network protections available to all civilian agencies by Dec. 31.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says Dead Federal Employees Also Need ID Theft Protection
The agency is mailing about 300,000 notification letters addressed to the departed
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Lawmakers Want National Security Damage Assessment on OPM Hack
The House version of the 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act mandates a report on whether the hack disrupted overseas operations.
Cybersecurity
Secret DHS Audit Could Prove Governmentwide Hacker Surveillance Isn’t Really Governmentwide
The intrusion-prevention system, named EINSTEIN 3 Accelerated, garnered both ridicule and praise following the OPM hack.
Cybersecurity
New Pentagon Website Can Tell If You Were Hacked by China
Launched Nov. 17, "OPM Verify" is a public, self-confirmation tool for the 21.5 million victims of the Office of Personnel hack who have not yet received notification letters or need additional help.
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OPM, DHS, White House Declined to Brief House Armed Services Panel on Historic Hack
The conversation would have been documented for the record.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hunting for Second New Cyber Official Since the Big Hack
The position marks the second new OPM information security role created since the agency disclosed the breach in June.
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Does the White House Plan to Curb High-Profile Hacks Rely Too Much on Tech?
Some critics wonder where IT management fits in the plan.
Cybersecurity
Should ID Theft Protection Be a Standard Federal Employee Benefit?
OPM and the U.S. Postal Service both provided credit monitoring to personnel after breaches at their respective agencies.
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OPM Says It Breaks Encryption to Monitor Employees' Browsing Habits
Through a technique called "SSL decryption," the agency sees through secure online transactions between a worker’s computer inside the agency firewall and an external website.
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OPM: ‘There’s No Way’ to Isolate Background Check Systems from the Internet
"Air-gapped" computers are used by defense organizations, nuclear power plants and other environments that require the tightest security.
Cybersecurity
OPM to Fully Do Away with Passwords for Network Access – In 2 Years
Today, all OPM employees need a smart card for network access, but not for all users outside of the agency.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Hires Investigators to Find Hacked Feds
A tool for determining why mail notifications are returned must be running by Oct. 9 and a website for individuals to check if they're affected by the breach must be running by Nov. 17.
Cybersecurity
Federal Inspectors Want to Double-Check How Agencies Fared During ‘Cyber Sprint’
Ground-truthing is partly a way for IGs to maintain a role in information security oversight, now that DHS is in charge.
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OPM’s IT Security Overhaul Remains Under Scrutiny
In a new report made public today, the agency’s internal watchdog blasts the agency for dismissing the findings of an emergency report issued earlier this summer.
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DHS: Here’s Why Agencies Should Not Try to Boot Hackers by Themselves
The OPM hack as a teachable moment.
Cybersecurity
NSA Stepped In to Thwart OPM Hackers -- Eventually
It wasn't until after the intrusion NSA was able to provide OPM with help to try to figure out what had happened, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers said.
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Here’s What OPM Is Offering to Protect Hack Victims from Blackmail
Hint: It’s not $330 million worth of ID protection services.
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