Cybersecurity
Will Obama's New Tech Squad Include Cyber Experts?
Digital Service team announcement didn’t mention privacy or security, while snoops continue targeting Internet users.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Taint the Caribbean, Smuggle Patient Data, and Bring Gaza to Delaware
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Will Court Move Clear the Way to Mass Government Hacking?
A single warrant could authorize federal officials to inject malware into hundreds of suspects’ -- and victims’ -- computers.
Modernization
Agencies Get New Guidelines for OK’ing Apps
The new guide is aimed at preventing staff from both oversharing and inadvertently welcoming in hackers.
Digital Government
Is There Ebola on That Smartphone?
Swabbing an iPad with alcohol could erase data as well as germs.
Emerging Tech
DNA-Matching Androids to Help ID 600 MH17 Bodies and Remains
Unknown whether there will be enough genetic evidence to name all 298 passengers.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Nuke Regulator Hacked by Suspected Foreign Powers
Credential-stealing emails and social engineering involved in three NRC computer breaches.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Swindle Yacht Club Members and Tap Supervalu’s Credit Line
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
The Snowden Effect
Public aversion to domestic spying doesn’t seem to be hurting government’s ability to recruit cyber staff.
Digital Government
IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years
And failed to do background checks on many other contract workers who handled taxpayer files.
Digital Government
The Navy Battles for ‘E*WARFARE’ Brand
Trademark filings for the logo claim the right to use a lightning bolt.
Emerging Tech
Can You Profile a Suitcase? You Could Win a $15,000 Prize
To save time inspecting low-risk bags, TSA wants to link baggage tags with passengers’ personal data.
Cybersecurity
Who Receives Hacker Threat Info From DHS?
Hospitals, financial institutions, chemical companies and 10 of the other 16 "critical" industries haven’t joined the department’s cyber program.
Cybersecurity
Will The Government Shred Your Contract After a Hack?
OPM and DHS, in a first, halted work with a background investigator after it disclosed a breach.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hack Back China, Aim for Gizmodo Gadget Lovers and Hijack the Internet
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
CIA Didn’t Really Hack Senate Computers
Vagaries of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could trip up any case against spy personnel.
Cybersecurity
Invisible Web Infection Poses Threat to Federal Computers
More "malvertising" means more malicious ads that pass on malware to government Internet users.
Digital Government
Getting on Military Bases Is About to Involve FBI Background Checks
The continuous screening that starts Friday is a response to the Navy Yard and Fort Hood shootings.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Aim at Hong Kong, Kenya and the Philippines
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Robots Will Help ID Malaysia Airlines Victims
A world leader in forensics now must quickly and accurately identify its own countrymen and international victims.
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