Cybersecurity
Half of Government Domains Set to Make Email Security Deadline
It’s been one year since DHS mandated agencies adopt the anti-spoofing email security tool.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Go to School on Wi-Fi and Urge Online Privacy Rights
The Senate also finally passed a bill to change the name of DHS’ cybersecurity agency.
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Looser Reins on Offensive Cyber Get Positive Reviews from Army
Trump rescinded Obama-era rules that required White House sign off for most offensive cyber operations.
Cybersecurity
Hack the Marine Corps Nets 150 Computer Bugs and $150,000 in Rewards
This marks the sixth Defense Department bug bounty.
Cybersecurity
Security Clearances Won’t Get in the Way of Responding to Election Cyber Threats, Officials Say
One intel leader urged a “just get it done, we’ll worry about the consequences later” approach to countering threats on Election Day.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Government’s Not Prepared for the Social Media War
Social could be as important to the future of war and politics as the telephone and telegraph, Peter Singer writes in his new book “LikeWar.”
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary: No Sign China’s Trying to Hack Midterm Vote
The statement comes after President Trump warned of a Chinese election influence effort.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Implores Corporate Boards to Join Cyber Fight
Companies should amp up protections and be wary of deals that expose U.S. intellectual property, FBI Director Chris Wray says.
Artificial Intelligence
Shutdown Averted, Congress Barrels Toward November
The House passed a slew of tech and cyber bills last week, but Homeland Security’s top cyber priority is still waiting in the Senate.
Cybersecurity
Border Agency Didn’t Secure Drone Surveillance Video, Photos for 2 Years
An auditor’s report found major security and privacy deficiencies in Customs and Border Protection’s drone surveillance program.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Report Cites ‘Staggering’ Vulnerabilities in U.S. Voting Systems
The report from DEF CON’s Voting Village found one bug that alone could flip the Electoral College. Another has gone unfixed for 11 years.
Digital Government
House Oversight Forwards Bills to Improve Gov Websites, Formalize CIO and CISO Roles
The 21st Century Idea Act would mandate dot-gov improvements including allowing e-signatures for citizen services.
Cybersecurity
Senate Homeland Forwards Bill Making It Easier to Ban Personal Email at Agencies
The committee also passed bills to shore up supply chain cybersecurity and codify DHS’ CDM and cyber incident response programs.
Digital Government
Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Outcome-Based Privacy Protections
The government wants to focus on what consumers should broadly expect from companies, not the methods for getting there.
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Spies Don’t Have to Worry About Robots Taking Their Jobs, Intel Chief Says
The intelligence community will still need human analysts even as when machine learning does more, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told students.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Weigh in on the White House Cyber Policy
Plus hackers attempt to crack into Senate staff’s personal email.
Cybersecurity
U.S. To Go on Offense in Cyberspace, Bolton Says
The strategy comes shortly after a directive that reduced interagency checks before a U.S. cyber strike.
Cybersecurity
Company That Pushed Hackers Out of DNC Now Protecting Government Systems
CrowdStrike is authorized to protect ‘moderate impact level’ cloud-based government systems.
Cybersecurity
State Department Confirms Email Data Breach
The breach may have compromised employee personal information in less than 1 percent of email inboxes.
Cybersecurity
Government Gets Poor Marks Securing Students' Personal Info
The office isn’t effectively monitoring cyber protections after it shares student information, including with collection agencies.
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