The way America votes is broken. In one rural county, a nonprofit showed a way forward.
In Mississippi last week, a seamless performance by a new set of voting machines took place amid widespread anxiety about election integrity.
Smart cities will be built on zero trust
As smart city technologies pushes data processing further to the edge, the attack surface increases and cities risk losing control of their systems.
Arming agencies for ransomware attacks in an election year
Because adversaries recognize that government cannot afford to shut down during a contentious election season, agencies must be prepared.
Evolving tech, cyber threats inform latest emergency communications plan
Resilient, secure and interoperable systems are the focus of the newest update to the National Emergency Communications Plan.
Election infrastructure needs greater oversight, report says
Voting machine companies and other vendors operate with near-complete autonomy unlike other heavily regulated critical infrastructure sectors, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.
DISA edges toward mobile authentication
The Defense Information Systems Agency hopes to have a viable mobile authentication alternative to the common access card in the next year.
The Chinese telecom equipment purge: Who's going to pay?
As the federal government is taking steps to lock down communications networks, agencies are considering how to help the smaller rural telecom firms pay to replace their Chinese-made equipment.
Weathering the cyber storm
Advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning can deliver automated incident response solutions for routine incidents, freeing up scarce security analysts to conduct complex threat analysis.
Discounted cyber services available for political campaigns
The cybersecurity services will help address some of the most common digital threats -- from phishing attacks and email compromise to data theft or loss of campaign donor information, polling data and other sensitive data.
Determined hackers will crack voting machines, security researchers say
Voting Village co-founders argue the myriad vulnerabilities that exist throughout a machine's lifecycle can be easily exploited by well-resourced and creative hackers.
An identity crisis no more
With the Access Boston portal, city employees can use a single sign-on to access many central applications that the Department of Innovation and Technology runs, such as the intranet and building maintenance requests.
Streamlined security with single sign on
Ohio’s Digital Identity program simplifies agencies’ identity solutions and delivers cost savings, improved security and greater efficiency.
NGA speeds ATOs for low-risk systems
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency automated its authority to operate evaluation process to calculate risk management scores.
Austin helps homeless bridge the digital divide
The blockchain-based service provides a secure way for people affected by homelessness to store and access records needed to obtain services such as housing, employment and health care.
Filling the cyber talent pipeline
The Energy Department’s Savannah River Site is partnering with a local university to offer specializations in network security, cryptography, ethical hacking, cyber defense, digital forensics and cyber ethics.
Is the US losing the artificial intelligence arms race?
The United States has the world’s largest intelligence budget; the most popular hardware, software and technology companies; and the most advanced cyberwarfare capabilities, but these advantages may not last forever.
How to fight back against ransomware
Antivirus and firewall solutions will stop commodity and automated attacks, but agencies must deploy defense-in-depth strategies.
Blockchain voting is vulnerable to hackers, software glitches and bad ID photos -- among other problems
The few small-scale tests run so far have identified problems and vulnerabilities in the digital systems and government administrative procedures that must be resolved before blockchain-based voting can be considered safe and trustworthy.
5G inherits some 4G vulnerabilities
The move to more sophisticated 5G mobile networks has been heralded as a leap forward for system security, but potential for on-going intrusions still exists, according to at least one industry expert.
Cybersecurity requires more than just technology
Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are taking over many cybersecurity tasks, but interpreting the data still depends on humans.
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