Digital Government
Congress Makes Budget Progress, Gets Snubbed by Cyber Czar and Preps for Fake News Fights
Senators also want to know why it's taking the agencies so long to remove Kaspersky anti-virus.
Cybersecurity
Report: 1 in 4 Emails that Appear to Be Dot-Gov Addresses are Phishing Attempts
The government just launched a major effort to prevent email spoofing.
Cybersecurity
GAO Denies Northrop Grumman Protest in $1 Billion DHS Cybersecurity Contract Fight
Northrop Grumman has been wrangling with contract winner Raytheon over the DOMino contract since 2015.
Digital Government
Mattis Opposes Splitting Defense CIO Duties
The defense secretary’s letter also objects to a requirement that the Defense Department notify other nations before responding to cyber threats.
Cybersecurity
Sharing Election Threat Info with States Won’t be One-Size-Fits-All, DHS Says
Cyber threat information sharing strategies will vary state by state based on state preferences, a DHS official says.
Cybersecurity
4 Ideas to Prevent the Next Equifax
Congress could create minimum breach notification standards, increase oversight and rein in Social Security numbers.
Cybersecurity
DHS to Order Agencies Implement Email, Website Encryption Tools
Agencies must implement DMARC and STARTTLS within three months, according to the DHS order.
Digital Government
House Boosts Federal Bonuses, Aims to Protect Social Security Numbers And Oh Russia
The House also passed a bill to tweak and extend FITARA's rule on data centers.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Would Allow Companies to Hack Back—With Limits
The bill would let hacked companies steal back or destroy their files but not cause exact retribution on hackers.
Cybersecurity
DHS Nominee Would Be Agency’s First Homegrown Cyber Leader
Kirstjen Nielsen would be the agency's first secretary with extensive cyber experience.
Cybersecurity
Trump to Pick Kelly Deputy for Top Homeland Security Post
Kirstjen Nielsen, a cybersecurity expert, was formerly DHS chief of staff.
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Physical Security Falls Short, Undercover Audit Finds
Auditors gained unauthorized access to secured parts of NIST buildings where they could have infected computers or caused physical damage.
Cybersecurity
A Law is Expiring That Allows Ethical Hackers to Help Protect U.S. Elections
Renewing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for ethical hacking is vital for election security, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Starts Internet Surveillance Debate, Round 2
The bill would rein in surveillance authorities but is still opposed by civil liberties groups.
Cybersecurity
House Cyber Leader Wants to Give Equifax the Kaspersky Treatment
Rep. John Ratcliffe wants DHS to issue a binding operational directive to end a $7 million Equifax contract with IRS.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Leaders Slam DHS Communication with State Election Officials
An intelligence policy bill would mandate security clearances for top state election officials to aid cyber information sharing.
Cybersecurity
DHS Forms Election Security Task Force
The task force will draw resources from across the agency, including intelligence analysis.
Cybersecurity
Two People's Information Compromised in SEC Data Breach
Hackers may have traded on nonpublic information, though.
Cybersecurity
State Election Officials Still Angry but Ready to Work with DHS
The Homeland Security Department and states' information sharing efforts about Russian cyber meddling got off to a rocky start but they're working on it.
Cybersecurity
Soon, DHS Will Have Eyes on Computer Vulnerabilities Across the Government
A governmentwide software dashboard is launching next month.
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