Threats
Even DHS Doesn’t Want the Power It Would Get Under CISA
The Senate bill to improve cyber information sharing would route data through an agency that doesn’t want the job.
Threats
Don’t Be Shocked the CIA Head Was Hacked
How can a random teenager break into the CIA director’s private email? The problem isn’t technical.
Threats
Signs Point to China in US Research Facility Hack
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sustained a “sophisticated, targeted attack” according to the organization's general counsel.
Science & Tech
Making the Case for Cyber Defense Spending in Local Government
IT leaders in one Arizona county are working to demonstrate the ROI on cybersecurity investments.
Science & Tech
US Navy Revives Ancient Navigation as Cyber Threats Grow
Satellites and GPS are vulnerable to cyber attack. The tools of yesteryear are not.
Threats
Hacking Arrests Won’t Stop Chinese Espionage
But the arrests are part of a larger move-and-countermove drama that is slowly improving the U.S. situation.
Science & Tech
Senate To Reconsider Controversial InfoSec Bill After Recess
The proposed, and long-debated, Cyberthreat Information Sharing Act will see the floor again.
Science & Tech
$460M CYBERCOM Contract Will Create Digital Munitions
Meanwhile, the military’s digital command hopes to recruit 6,200 operatives to thwart hacks against the US, aid troops overseas, and protect dot-mil.
Science & Tech
A Flip On Encryption From Former Fed
Mike McConnell, once NSA director and DNI, thinks law enforcement needs to adapt to widespread encryption rather than look for a special key.
Business
Too Much Intel Sharing Still Happens at the Speed of Red Tape
A new study finds that bureaucratic delays reduce the value of data exchanged by industry and agencies.
Science & Tech
For Years, the Pentagon Hooked Everything To The Internet. Now It’s a ‘Big, Big Problem’
The Internet of Things is supposed to make life easier. For the Pentagon, the quintessential early adopter, it has made life much harder.
Business
Small Defense Firms, the Pentagon Can Help You Fight Off Hacks — Just Ask
A GAO report says the Pentagon's program to protect small contractors against data theft has been underused.
Policy
Can the U.S. Trust China to Stop Stealing Business Secrets?
Obama threatened sanctions, but proving responsibility for a cyberattack will be difficult.
Policy
Obama, Xi Reach Agreement Over Chinese Data Thefts
The two leaders agreed that neither government would conduct or knowingly support web enabled theft of intellectual property.
Ideas
More Action, Less Talk Needed On Chinese Tech Theft
While the US dithers, China is bleeding billions from our economy by stealing intellectual property. We have the solution.
Science & Tech
DHS Wants Self Destructing Phones
A Boeing-GM firm is taking $2.2 million over 2.5 years to develop and test the Black phone's self destruct ‘brain’.
Threats
Five Times More Fingerprints Stolen in OPM Hack Than Previously Thought
Office of Personnel Management officials now say 5.6 million sets of prints were taken.
Science & Tech
White House: No Cyber Attack Pact with China, For Now
The Chinese president’s visit to Washington will highlight how far apart the two nations are on cyber issues.
Threats
The Pentagon's Next Unclassified Email System May Live in the Cloud
The Defense Department’s IT agency is asking industry about setting up a new email system for its 1.6 million users.
Business
US, China Race To Boost Military Coding Personnel
Head of US Fleet Cyber Command wants to pull from the 9th-grade talent pool.
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