Business
Should Hacked Feds Lose Security Clearance?
DHS security chief is considering a tough-love approach after some senior officials fail repeated tests.
Science & Tech
While the US Army Sharpens Its Cyber Defenses, the Navy Faces the 'Real' Deal Right Now
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command conducts 'real world operations because they're there, and we don't have a choice' while the Army's Cyber Command is cautiously getting on its feet.
Science & Tech
A Top-Secret Cell Phone Is Just One New Tool the Pentagon Can Expect Soon
In a call with reporters, the Defense Department's chief information officer shared a handful of new developments on the Pentagon's tech horizon.
Threats
How To Keep Hackers from Causing Chaos at the Gas Pumps—and 9 Other FBI Warnings
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security just issued new warnings about everyday objects that stay connected to an unsecured internet.
Threats
The Next Wave of Cyberattacks Won’t Steal Data — They’ll Change It
America’s intelligence chiefs say data that goes missing may become the least of our cyber worries.
Ideas
The Rules of Cyberspace Just Got A Bit Clearer
The UN's new recommendations guiding state activity in cyberspace break new ground in three important areas.
Business
State Department Wants To Compile Cybersecurity Playbook
Agency turns to industry for expert advice on both offensive and defensive approaches.
Threats
Should the US Use Hidden Data To Warn Industry About Attacks?
If tipping off the private sector would compromise intelligence sources, it’s not clear when government should act.
Ideas
What Congress Can Learn from the Military About Cybersecurity
As it stands, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act won’t much improve information-sharing. Here's how to change that.
Ideas
How To Respond To a State-Sponsored Cyber Attack
The murky nature of network warfare makes it hard to choose a response. Here are some ways to think about it.
Business
Carter: Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security
As he travels to Silicon Valley to seek help, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticizes the military’s network security.
Threats
US Army Looks Inward for Next Batch of Cyber Specialists
The vast majority of enlisted soldiers are eligible to apply for a yearlong training program.
Policy
Senate Cyber Security Bill Hinges On 22 Amendments
Republicans and Democrats alike want to reshape the bill, which would encourage companies to share information with the government.
Threats
Industry: Pentagon Moved Too Fast on Cyber Rules
Companies fear they’ll have to rewrite their Defense Department contracts when pan-federal regulations arrive.
Business
Army Takes Biggest Hit In OPM Hack
The service will cover 40 percent of the Pentagon's plan to spend $132 million on credit monitoring.
Ideas
Top-Down IT Approach Too Slow To Meet Threats
The Defense Department arms itself for cyber at the same plodding pace with which it buys major weapons.
Ideas
Russia And China Have A Cyber Nonaggression Pact
The two powers are advancing a vision of security in cyberspace that is markedly different from Western approaches.
Threats
The Ashley Madison Hack Is Not OPM (But the Government May Be Watching It Anyway)
Thousands of the site’s affair-seeking users registered from .mil and .gov domains — at least ostensibly.
Ideas
Why Germany’s Cybersecurity Law Isn’t Working
Among other things, it’s hard to improve private-sector network defenses one country at a time.
Ideas
The Pentagon Wants To Wage War on Denial-of-Service Cyber Attacks
By next spring, researchers are expected to unveil new tools enabling organizations like the Defense Department a rapid response to distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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