DHS moves another security technology to the commercial market
The department's Science and Technology Directorate has licensed the PathScan network anomaly detection tool to Ernst & Young.
State seeks playbooks to boost its cyber game
The State Department is looking for a set of how-to guides for handling, blocking and responding to cyberattacks.
Virginia to get a full cybersecurity review
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants his IT team to conduct a full cybersecurity audit and craft new strategies for preventing attacks on state networks.
How to limit cyber risk with adaptive authentication
After establishing a baseline level of trust, subsequent decisions regarding access should factor in the context of that decision and the value of the resource being requested.
Air Force outlines initial steps to protect embedded systems
A recent study offered 10 recommendations for bolstering cybersecurity of commonly used embedded systems.
Concerned about cyber hygiene? Steer clear of unfamiliar domains
A new study details which Top-Level Domains are saturated with suspicious websites.
DHS outlines biometric future
The Department of Homeland Security released its vision for how enhanced biometrics capabilities will transform the agency’s operations over the next 10 years.
Dumb and dumber: Shadow BYOD in government agencies
Employees who use personal devices outside agency parameters expose agency networks to hosts of mobile malware.
Interior signs up for Windows Server 2003 support
The agency's Bureau of Reclamation announced a one-year limited-source award to Microsoft reseller New Tech to support 100 licenses of Windows Server 2003.
Iowa testing digital driver’s licenses
The state's Department of Transportation is testing mobile driver license software with employees who will assess and validate the solution.
Symantec takes on the Internet of unsecured things
The company’s Embedded Critical Systems Protection locks down the software embedded in the devices to protect against zero-day attacks and prevent compromise.
DARPA wants to take the sting out of DDoS attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s XD3 program is looking for innovative ways to mitigate and minimize the effects of DDoS attacks on networks.
Iowa installs visual broadband monitoring system
The Iowa Communications Network now has a way to visually track real-time network and information system disruptions and cyberattacks.
Trust no one: A better way to close the security gap?
Least-privilege access and continuous monitoring of employees can help enterprises curtail insider threats.
5 considerations for smarter cyber defense
When evaluating and updating cybersecurity defenses, agencies should begin by considering these five underlying principles.
The fight against health care fraud
Government and industry are developing increasingly sophisticated tools to see beyond the smoke screen of fraudulent claims for medical payments.
A new way to secure all those Excel spreadsheets
CellShield discovers patterns, bulk-protects and audits personally identifiable information in spreadsheets.
New service puts ID-authentication power in police officers' pockets
Intellicheck is piloting its Law ID mobile device-based authentication solution with three different law enforcement agencies.
Competing priorities, piecemeal solutions make for lousy cybersecurity
It’s unlikely government will ever be able to match the innovation and agility of the developing threatware industry, but unless agencies put a basic security strategy in place, data breaches threaten to become the new normal.
The FBI has a new home base for biometric tech research
The Biometric Technology Center will support ongoing collaboration between the FBI’s Biometric Center of Excellence and the Department of Defense’s Forensics and Biometrics Agency.
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