Cybersecurity
What Obama's New Cyber Standards Mean for Federal Contractors
The guidelines will likely be mandatory to win agency business.
Digital Government
TSA Wants Machines to Scan Through Your Coat, Shoes and Belt
Desired technology could automatically screen 250 airplane passengers an hour.
Cybersecurity
Accepting Credit Card Payments Involves Risk -- Even If You're the Government
But that risk can be minimized in a few simple steps.
Digital Government
Sham 'My Army Benefits' Site May Have Stolen Soldiers' Credentials
The unofficial site purports to offer soldiers unclaimed and accumulated financial assistance.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Erase Gay Russian Profiles, Hit Three Schools and Leak Psych Evals
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Why ICE Scrapped a Homemade Software Upgrade for Its Terrorist Watchlist
Agency says an off-the-shelf solution will save money in the long run.
Cybersecurity
75 Percent of Pentagon Contractors Adjusted Security After Snowden Leaks
Companies are on high alert for deviant network behavior.
Cybersecurity
The FBI Is in the Market for Malware
The specific organization in need is the FBI Investigative Analysis Unit of the Operational Technology Division.
Cybersecurity
Despite Spending $65 Billion on Cybersecurity, Agencies Neglect Basic Protections
A report by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., takes agencies to task for failing to patch software and perform other fundamental security steps.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Israeli Defense Ministry, Reprogram Angry Birds, Etc.
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Border Drone Drops from the Sky As Immigration Takes Center Stage
CBP has struggled to improve operations and maintenance of ten unmanned aircraft.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Lift F-35 Plans, Infiltrate FBI Press Office
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Mortify Drunk Drivers, Attack Syrian Electronic Army, and Pay Back MIT
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
BlackBerrys Will Make Up 98% of Mobile Devices on New Defensewide System
About 80,000 of them and 1,800 Apple and Android phones and tablets will be managed by the system launching Jan. 31.
Ideas
Obama Establishes Big Data Privacy Panel as Part of NSA Reform
Podesta tapped to lead 'comprehensive review,' consider international norms.
Digital Government
Congress Tries to Curtail NSA Spying, Sort Of
Issue of eavesdropping on specific U.S. individuals’ communications is personal for Senators and House members.
Digital Government
Air Force Nuke Officers Used Text Messages to Cheat on Exam
What began as a drug probe has implicated 34 officers in a cheating scandal.
Digital Government
Congress Cracks Down on Purchases of Chinese-Made IT
Spending bill bars NASA, Commerce, Justice, and NSF from buying systems from China until vetted by authorities and restricts supercomputer acquisitions.
Digital Government
Cyber Command Funding More Than Doubles
The jump is mostly attributed to personnel growth. DHS also sees an increase in cybersecurity funding.
Digital Government
Network Security Drill Could Probe HealthCare.gov
A simulated cyberattack will pit insurers, hospitals, HHS and others against a virtual intruder, officials say.
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