Cybersecurity
Hackers Hail Islamic State, Plunder Hilton Honors Rewards and Terrify the Neighbors
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Rap Sheets, Watchlists and Spy Networks Now Available With Single Click
DNI flips the switch on a single sign-on tool for sharing sensitive information.
Cybersecurity
Long-awaited FISMA Reforms May Hit Stumbling Block
The House and Senate have hit a road bump trying to update a 2002 law covering federal computer security.
Cybersecurity
The Next Big Thing in the Fight Against Hackers: Self-Healing Computers
Agency networks should not only be able to continuously detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics -- but also robotically bounce back, an NSA official says.
Cybersecurity
Annual Defense Bill Likely To Slip in Cyber Clampdown on Contractors
More China bashing, ill-constructed wording or what?
Cybersecurity
Hackers Demand Bitcoin, Expose Silk Road Judge and Shellshock City of Mobile
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Navy Takes on Internet of Things with New Task Force
"Task Force Cyber Awakening" will draw from the head U.S. Cyber Command's reaction strategy to a major Navy computer system hack.
Cybersecurity
When Government is the Hacker, How Do You Protect Yourself?
FBI malware and mass government surveillance breach U.S. citizens’ privacy, tech firms say.
Cybersecurity
Are the White House Hackers Gone?
There's a possibility the unnamed attacker is still there.
Modernization
Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings
A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.
Cybersecurity
600 Military Travelers Handed ‘Chip and PIN’ Hack-Resistant Credit Cards
All Pentagon travel cards will be replaced with new tech by summer 2015.
Cybersecurity
Why Some Agencies Want a One-Size-Fits-All Policy for Mobile Devices
There are no uniform BYOD security requirements for tapping into the cloud.
Cybersecurity
DHS Expects to Outsource Employment Verification Checks to the Cloud
Draft contract states ID confirmation for "MyE-Verify" would be hosted in a remote facility.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Seize Terminally Ill Newborn’s Tribute Page, Take From Staples’ Till and Avenge Snapchat Archivist
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
10 Crazy Devices the Secret Service Could Use to Put the Kibosh on Fence Jumping
Terminator-like "RoBo," modeled after first dog Bo, should replace human agents.
Cybersecurity
NOAA Considers Whether to Ax Employee Accused of Breaching Army Dam Files
Hydrologist Xiafen Chen was arrested at work for supposedly stealing sensitive, restricted information on critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
The Number of Industries Getting Classified Cyberthreat Tips from DHS Has Doubled Since July
The banking, chemical, water, information technology and transportation sectors all recently joined.
Cybersecurity
Hackers ‘Sandworm’ NATO, Incite Pakistan-India Cyber-rattling and Save Nude Snapchats
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Obama Orders Two-Step IDs to Combat Credit Card Hacks
The executive order also requires agencies to switch to multifactor authentication to access sites that store citizens' personal information.
Cybersecurity
Do Not Click on That Ebola Vaccine Ad
DHS issues alert on contagion-inspired phishing schemes and online fraud.
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