Cybersecurity
6 Biggest Blunders in Government's Annual Cyber Report Card
The White House has released its yearly assessment of agency compliance with the governmentwide cyber laws.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Maintaining Phone Call Surveillance is Like Buying Insurance
The nation's top spy said keeping logs of U.S. citizens' phone calls is a preventive measure for discerning potential threats.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Cut In Line for Burning Man Tickets, Hack Back Against Lenovo and Scam Illinois Cops
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Force Has a $140,000 Opening
Our cyber defenders are always on guard. Take that, China.
Cybersecurity
Anthem Health Care Hack Snared Federal Employees Who Weren’t Anthem Customers
But who knows how many?
Cybersecurity
Spy Research Agency Is Building Psychic Machines to Predict Hacks
Using publicly available Internet data, supercomputer-like systems will estimate when a prowler might try to breach a system.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Threaten Military Families, Penetrate Gas Pump and Expose Porn Site Visitors to Viruses
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
EXCLUSIVE: State Department Trashed 30,000 Log-in Key Fobs After Hack
The decision to replace tens of thousands of passcodes and two-step authentication credentials "was based on sound cybersecurity best practices,” a State official said.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Knows What Computer You Are Using -- and That Might Be a Good Thing
One counter-fraud measure the agency is piloting will capture identifying data from the PC used to file a tax return. Multiple returns from the same device could signal fraud.
Cybersecurity
Justice, DHS Quarantine Smartphones Returning from Abroad
Malicious software may already have infected some phones and tablets.
Cybersecurity
The Secret’s Out: NSA Personnel are Out-Hacking the Chinese and Russians
The all-star hacker group purportedly affiliated with U.S. intelligence has breached perhaps tens of thousands of individuals in sectors spanning government, telecommunications, energy, encryption and academia.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Poison Chipotle, Snoop on Forbes Readers and Swindle Commodities Traders
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
The Two Acronyms That are Key to Obama’s New Plan to Fight Hackers
The terms are essential for explaining how the government will expand information sharing with the private sector.
Digital Government
Obama’s Geek Squad Could Not Rescue DHS Green Card System from High-Risk List
ELIS, short for Electronic Immigration System and a tribute to Lady Liberty’s hospitality, has wound up on the High-Risk List.
Cybersecurity
Obama’s New Cyber Agency Puts Spies in Charge of Sharing Threat Tips with Agencies
The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center will be patterned after the intelligence fusion center stood up in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Block Animal Shelter Donations, Pose As Cute Syrian Rebels on Skype, and Bust Into HipChat
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Need a Job? Cyber Command Is Halfway Full
The Pentagon is at the midway point of staffing a projected 6,000-person Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: OPM Monitoring Anthem Hack; Feds Might Be Affected
The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Proposes At Least $27M to Grow Ranks of Cyber Forces
The military services each want to bring on board an additional 20 to 60 computer security whizzes starting next fall.
Cybersecurity
Obama Budget: How Far Does $14 Billion In Cyber Spending Go?
Among the government departments asking for more cyber resources are the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.
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