Using smartphones for ID authentication
The technology built into most smartphones can provide more sophisticated authentication than a paper drivers’ license or passport.
Lenovo CTO: Superfish spyware confined to consumer notebooks
While the Superfish VisualDiscovery spyware found on some Lenovo PCs has damaged the company’s reputation, enterprise customers have been assured that the adware was confined to consumer notebooks.
How pervasive traffic visibility can boost network security
A robust monitoring fabric will intelligently filter, correlate, normalize and deliver the appropriate traffic to the agency’s security, monitoring and management systems.
Following attack, intruders still cooling in State Department network
Four months after a breach and takedown of its unclassified email networks, the State Department has not been able to rid its network of hackers.
ORNL licenses malware detection technology
Hyperion, which can recognize malicious software even if the specific program has not been identified as a threat, was licensed to R&K Cyber Solutions LLC of Manassas, Va.
Feds to take payments from digital wallets
Digital wallet services give customers options to initiate transactions via the Internet or mobile apps without the need to enroll in a system or provide personal information.
Software freezes devices that fall offline
Absolute Software Corp.’s Device Freeze Offline Policy lets IT managers set an automated freeze command for any device that remains offline for a specified period of time.
Tech in the crossfire of DHS funding debate
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security have been warning of the consequences to technology programs in the event of a DHS shutdown.
Cyber info sharing: More noise than signal?
Can government manage the growing ecosystem around cybersecurity information sharing while still improving how fast it reacts to threats?
Facebook launches social media tool for cybersecurity pros
The ThreatExchange helps security professionals share threat information more easily, learn from each other’s discoveries and make their own systems safer.
VA wants SIEM as a service
The Veterans Affairs Department is gathering information on acquiring a security incident event management service to help it manage the entire VA cybersecurity enterprise.
CDM Phase 2: How to avoid déjà vu all over again
As agencies prepare to take up the Phase 2 of DHS’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, they would do well to replay its initial gap assessment to get the program right.
Cybersecurity gets big boost in 2016 budget
The president's 2016 budget calls for$14 billion in cybersecurity spending, about a 10 percent increase over 2015 funding.
Army ‘commits’ to open source with net forensic tool
The Army Research Lab recently posted code for Dshell, its forensic network analysis tool, to GitHub to support the forensic and incident response community.
Cheat sheet for the Internet of Things
Buckle up because the Internet of Things is about to take off fast. Here's a quick list of the basics of the new super network.
Best cyber defense: tech savvy, informed users
Leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos moved cybersecurity higher on their agenda, but threats will only worsen without users who understand the tools and tactics of a sound cybersecurity defense.
More white hats improve security, researchers demonstrate
Bug bounties can increase the breadth – and the effectiveness – of white hat communities.
GAO: Agencies face cyber risk in building access systems
The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration come up short in tackling cyber risk of access control systems in buildings they manages across the United States.
Swimlane launches automated security operations platform
With its data-driven automation and orchestration, Swimlane manages alerts, increases situational awareness and remediates threats.
How secure are your open source-based systems?
Software developers often assume that open source components in their supply chain are reliable – but assumptions like were behind the Heartbleed exploit. Here are ways to lock down your open source projects.
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