NIST updates specs for next-gen PIV cards
New specifications add security features to verify identities and work with mobile devices.
What can your agency learn from the CDM rollout at DHS?
Agencies can gain valuable insight on the logistics of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program from the Department of Homeland Security’s experience with Phase I implementation.
Marshals hunt down device to ID suspects in the field
A hand-held biometric device would help agents who encounter a suspect in the field who either has no identification or who tries to mask his identity.
DOD seeks to scrub PII from 16 years' worth of video
The Defense Media Activity is looking for help in removing personal identifiable information from video content created between 1995 and 2011.
States at odds with feds on data breach proposals
While Congress hashes out a federal standard for data breach notifications, many states are toughening their own reporting laws.
MyID transfers derived credentials to mobile devices
MyID Trusted Authenticator gives Good Technology customers access to a wide range of secure credentials for signing, authentication and encryption.
Google: Let the machines remember the password
Google’s vision for mobile authentication takes security out of the hands of humans and puts it into the devices those humans carry.
5 trends that will shape government IT strategy
Gartner's take on what's driving digitization of government services.
The case for email encryption in local government
Encryption ensures that only the intended recipients of a government email would be able to open and read the content and its attachments -- a necessary requirement in health care, education and law enforcement.
Irony alert: Popular Chinese app protects PII for Wi-Fi users
The "protection," however, comes from using stolen and shared login credentials.
CDM, Einstein aren’t enough, security experts say
To make the next hack of a federal agency less devastating, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and Einstein programs need complementary data protection tools.
Cyber weapons: 4 defining characteristics
Analysis of recent sophisticated cyberattacks has revealed four common characteristics that help provide a clearer and more useful definition for cyber weapons.
States flex cyber leadership muscle
New Jersey is the latest state to establish an information-sharing unit, while several other states are trying different tactics.
NIST drafts framework for privacy risk
The framework will help agencies calculate the privacy risk for their IT systems.
4 ways federal IT pros can help their networks – and themselves – thrive
Six nines of uptime is certainly achievable with a little bit of simplification and planning -- and a whole lot of technology and teamwork.
To thwart password theft, the devil is in the decoys
Newly developed password manager software aims to deter hackers by surrounding the real passwords with convincing fakes.
Is swipe technology the future of authentication?
The technology lets users unlock devices based on the patterns of their swipe on a touchscreen.
VA security holding in face of mounting threats
Veteran’s Affairs monthly security activities report shows an increase in attacks, but no data compromised.
What keeps federal CISOs awake at night
Cybersecurity experts from industry and government discuss network defense, cyberwar doctrine and how the Internet of Things is expanding the attack surface.
More bad news: The bad guys are getting better
New studies show just how rapidly the threats are growing -- yet government is still wrestling with basic cyber hygiene.
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