Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Invests $11.6 Million in Countering Large-Scale Internet Outages
The grants are focused on the effect outages could have on critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Fed Pay Raises Rise From the Dead and Congress Says “Meh” to Trump’s Election Security Order
It was a whirlwind week on the Hill. Here’s the Nextgov rundown.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Faces Tough Questions at Appeals Court
The Russian anti-virus software company faces what could be its last chance to make its case against a U.S. governmentwide ban.
Cybersecurity
Senate-Passed Bill to Hack DHS Heads to House Floor
The bill would create the first departmentwide bug bounty in the civilian government.
Cybersecurity
Declassified Report Describes Confusion Around Military Cyber Responsibilities in 2014
The inspector general’s report describes poor communication and combatant commanders who hadn’t tallied up their cyber resources.
Policy
Trump Administration Preps Sanctions Against Foreign Election Interference
The new executive order describes a process for sanctioning digital interference, propaganda and any other efforts to meddle in U.S. elections.
Cybersecurity
Half of Government and Military Employees Used Awful Passwords for LinkedIn, Report Finds
Yes, one of them was “password”—and even in 2012 there was no excuse for that.
Digital Government
Government Publishing Office Names New CIO
CIO Sam Musa previously worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and FBI.
Cybersecurity
As Kaspersky Deadline Approaches, Fears Loom That Contractors Aren’t Prepared
Some contractors may not be aware the ban applies to them or that they’re running Kasperksy in the first place. Others don’t understand how complex removing it will be.
Digital Government
The House is Shuttling Through Tech and Cyber Bills but the Senate’s Behind
The House passed bills on cyber sanctions, supply chain security and CDM last week.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Strikes Launched a Cyber Cleansing Program at Transportation
The Transportation Department started with a bug hunting campaign that turned up unexpected vulnerabilities in headquarters computer systems.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Releases Charges Against Last of Four Top U.S. Cyber Adversaries
The Grand Slam charges target a single North Korean hacker for Sony, WannaCry and the Bangladeshi bank heist.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary Urges Hit-Back-Harder Response to Cyber Strikes
That muscular response strategy may sow confusion and risk escalation, a cyber law scholar says.
Cybersecurity
House Passes Bill Expanding DHS’ Power to Block Risky Contractors from Government Networks
The move comes after Congress took action in the past year to boot the Russian anti-virus maker Kaspersky Lab and the Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE from federal networks.
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Next Framework Focuses on Protecting Consumers’ Privacy
The Commerce Department agency will begin gathering feedback for a privacy framework at a Texas conference in October.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bash the President’s Federal Pay Freeze Plan
Plus a familiar face gets confirmed as the Energy Department’s first assistant secretary for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Five Eyes Intel Alliance Urges Big Tech to Help Break Encrypted Messages
The U.S. and four major allies warn new legislation might be necessary to ensure law enforcement can access communications.
Digital Government
Census Bureau Must Fix 3,100 Cyber Vulnerabilities Before 2020 Count
The first digital census has suffered from delays and ballooning IT costs, an auditor’s report states.
Cybersecurity
State Department Visa Analysis System Wasn’t Patched or Scanned for Viruses, Audit Finds
Department officials also weren’t tracking who used the system or if they were sharing passwords.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want the Cyber Vulnerabilities Register Improved
Irregular funding has forced the vulnerability database to focus on short-term problems, they say.
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