Cybersecurity

Congress Should Consider Election Security Standards, Obama DHS Officials Say

Lawmakers may want to require the intelligence community report on the state of election cybersecurity in advance of elections, they also suggested.

Cybersecurity

Here's How New Yorkers Think Cybersecurity Should be Handled

The U.S. needs a cold-eyed view of what’s helping and hindering cyber defenders, a report says.

Cybersecurity

DHS Chief: We'll Do Better Next Time on Election Meddling

The department notified system owners but not top officials about Russian election meddling in 2016.

Cybersecurity

SEC Chair Pledges Data Breach Investigation, Cyber Hiring Surge

The commission will look into the breach itself and whether that info was used to trade stocks.

Cybersecurity

Deloitte Says No Government Information Compromised in Breach

The breach did not impact any federal, state or local government clients, the company said.

Cybersecurity

Updated: Government Agencies Not Compromised in Deloitte Breach

The breach affected an email system that included information from several markets.

Cybersecurity

Judge Tosses OPM Breach Lawsuits, Plaintiffs Appeal

Breached employees can’t show they were actually damaged, the federal judge said.

Cybersecurity

Symantec CEO: Get Commercial Software Off National Security Systems

The anti-virus exec praised U.S. officials who booted Kaspersky off government systems but stopped short of directly criticizing his competitor.

Cybersecurity

Equifax Breach Prompts Renewed Calls for National Breach Notification Standard

The proposed national standard would replace a patchwork of 48 state standards for when consumers must be notified about a breach.

Cybersecurity

House Foreign Affairs Leaders Push to Save State Cyber Office

A bipartisan bill would make the cyber coordinator’s office permanent and a presidential appointment.

Digital Government

Future Navy Accident Investigations Will Look for Cyber Attacks

The fleet’s info-warfare chief has a team aboard the damaged USS McCain. The main thing she expects to learn is how to do this kind of investigation.

Cybersecurity

Government Plans On-the-Spot Hiring Event for Cyber, Tech Positions

Agencies aim to plan to make offers on dozens of open tech positions to pre-screened applicants.

Digital Government

House Panel Moves Bill Urging Federal Buyers to Consider Quality, Not Just Cost

Also: the House Oversight Committee approves a measure promoting social media monitoring in clearance investigations.

Cybersecurity

Trump Administration Orders Russian Anti-virus Off All Government Systems

The move follows months of suggestions Kaspersky is too close to the Kremlin.

Cybersecurity

Energy Doles Out $33 Million to Help Grid Withstand Cyber and Physical Attacks

The grants focus on improving grid resiliency during a cyberattack and speeding recovery.

Cybersecurity

Senate's Self-Driving Car Bill Encourages Bug Disclosure Program

Unlike House legislation, the bill envisions a cyber vulnerability disclosure program for the self-driving car sector.

Cybersecurity

No Easy Fix for Cyber Workforce Shortage

A lot of things can move the ball on cyber hiring but there’s no big plan to close the gap.

Cybersecurity

Homeland Security Puts Up $8.6M For Cutting-Edge Mobile App Security

One of the research and development projects offers a security system that sits on the phone level—an agency first.