NJ partnership fights financial cyber threats
The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell hopes to detect attacks aimed at banking institutions with the help of shared threat intelligence.
States crack down on driver's license fraud
States increasingly are employing facial recognition software to compare driver’s license or ID photos with other images on file.
Grid security as a service?
Vencore Labs’ SecureSMART solution helps utilities detect early signs of attacks on wireless networks and validate security controls in the electric grid.
OPM: 21.5 million affected by background-check breach
The Office of Personnel Management warned that anyone who has submitted to a background check since 2000 is likely at risk — as are some of the family and associates listed on their applications.
How to protect data for the always connected employee
The key to enhancing mobile security is combining a secure digital identity with a second authentication factor such as a PIN or fingerprint to let employees use their devices to authenticate themselves for physical and digital access.
New cyber programs debut in California, Louisiana
Louisiana Tech and the University of San Diego have launched programs to support public-private cybersecurity research and build a cyber-savvy workforce.
How US-CERT gets the word out
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team collaborates with other federal agencies and industry to quickly disseminate cyber threat alerts.
NIST drafts security building blocks
NIST has proposed two new building blocks to improve email security and to provide security services based on personal identity verification (PIV) credentials through mobile devices.
Nearing the finish line: What to expect from the cybersecurity sprint
Following recent cyber breaches, U.S. CIO Tony Scott ordered a cybersecurity sprint to rapidly evaluate problem areas. As that 30-day dash comes to a close, experts weigh in on the likely outcomes.
DHS expands access to virtual cybersecurity training
The Department of Homeland Security expands its FedVTE program, giving state, local, tribal and territorial government employees free access to cybersecurity training.
Government credentials show up on paste sites
Most of the exposures came from agency contractor or business partner sites or from employees using their government email accounts to register for web-based services, according to security threat analyst Recorded Future.
Phishing schemes mimic OPM breach notifications
US-CERT warns feds to look carefully before clicking on those emails about identity-protection services.
More than patriotic: Independent e-signature technology
No one denies that John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence. An e-signature should provide same irrefutable verification for centuries to come.
NIST drops NSA-backed random number generator
Responding to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has dropped Dual_EC_DRBG from its list of recommended algorithms over concerns that it might contain a weakness that attackers could exploit to predict the outcome of random number generation.
Army makes headway on cryptographic equipment upgrades
The Army is continuing with updates to its cryptographic devices as part of the Army-Wide Cryptographic Network Standardization.
Lessons from the ‘Crypto Wars’
A new report draws parallels to the battles over security and encryption between the government and privacy advocates in the 1990s to the current struggle in the wake of the Snowden releases.
IRS, industry to share data to fight tax fraud
The Internal Revenue Services has joined forces with state government and industry groups to strengthen taxpayer authentication and protect identity.
Report: Government software flawed, rarely fixed
Most government software fails basic security screening, a new report finds. Even worse: government agencies lag far behind other sectors when it comes to fixing flaws once they're found.
NIST: Protecting data after it's left your network
The National Institute of Standards and Technology published the final version of its guidance to ensure that sensitive federal information remains confidential even when stored in nonfederal systems.
What’s worse: Living with legacy systems or replacing them?
Between the costs of replacing core systems and the dwindling number of workers qualified to work on them, agencies have few good options.
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