How government should change after COVID-19
The more day-to-day government transactions can be executed instantly, securely and without long-lines, signatures, copy machines, mail and face-to-face interactions, the more resilient our economy will be.
Facial recognition retools for masked faces
To help developers improve the accuracy of facial recognition systems on people wearing masks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published evaluation data on 89 commercial algorithms developed before the pandemic.
Zero trust: Moving from concept to reality
Despite the daunting complexity of establishing zero trust, agency cybersecurity execs are finding ways to crack the problem.
Election admins vulnerable to email attacks
More than half of election administrators have only rudimentary or non-standard technologies to protect themselves from phishing, and some are still running vulnerable Exim mail servers known to have been used by threat actors linked to the Russian military, a new report says.
Taxpayers’ patience running thin over ransomware
When ransoms, cyber insurance premiums, hefty mitigation costs and the post-data breach crisis PR retainer are all subsidized by taxpayers, debating whether to pay the ransom or not doesn’t solve the underlying problem. We must focus on the root cause of ransomware and on preventing the attack
NIST again narrows post-quantum encryption algorithm candidates
National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected a final group of 15 algorithms that will form the core of the first post-quantum cryptography standard.
States sign on for automated security pilot
Arizona, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Texas are working with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on a pilot project to test automated threat response.
Sustaining large-scale, long-term remote telework security
If maximum telework becomes the norm for government agencies, it is likely to impact every area of business from network infrastructure to security clearances.
2020 election security top goal for NSA, Cyber Command
Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command said “safe, secure and legitimate 2020 elections” is his No. 1 objective.
How your local election clerk is fighting global disinformation
State and local election officials are working to take down misinformation and promote voter registration drives, but detecting and reporting misinformation can be difficult for officials to tackle on their own.
IRS improves its fraud, ID theft detection
The tax agency received high marks for its efforts cracking down on tax refund fraud and identity theft, according to a new audit from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Border tech bypassed to push ‘outdated’ solutions for wall, IG says
Rather than assess technology systems and manpower alternatives to securing the border, Customs and Border Protection pushed construction of physical barriers, according to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
How hardsec can deliver next level of cyber defense
Cybersecurity defense strategies based upon dumb machines are actually a very smart plan.
How agencies can step up the fight against phishing
Gaining detailed visibility into which users hackers are targeting and what tools they’re using is the first step on the road to security.
Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
Cybercriminals can launch massive phishing attacks targeting users of campus networks and gain access to highly desirable and sensitive information related to research, patents and other types of intellectual property data.
Reverse-engineering deception-based attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for ways to automate the identification of tools and processes used in deepfakes, or adversarial machine learning attacks, so an adversary’s unique weaknesses can be targeted and responses developed at scale.
A clear and omnipresent danger: RF exfiltration
Government’s widespread adoption of teleworking and wireless technologies has raised the threat of radio frequency attacks to an all-time high.
Security researcher finds unencrypted video on bodycam from Fort Huachuca
A security researcher who bought a used body camera on eBay was able to extract audio and video of Fort Huachuca military police officers at work.
As lockdowns ease, states must lock up contact tracing data
Contact tracing data can help public health agencies track, identify and quarantine new cases of COVID-19, but if that data falls into the wrong hands, the consequences could be devastating.
Massive vulnerability uncovered in popular networking device
A particularly dangerous vulnerability has been uncovered in F5’s BIG-IP networking devices produced by F5, impacting enterprise networks across the globe.
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