The downside of drones
Low-cost drones not only pose a risk to public safety, but they can be instruments of foreign intelligence gathering, experts say.
Prepare now for intent-based networking
Intent-based networking allows a network administrator to prescribe a desired network state through automation and software-defined methodologies.
Privacy enhancing technology for data analysis
A new guide aims to help privacy officers get a better understanding of privacy enhancing technology as it applies to data science research and digital government strategies.
GAO: Time to move past 'knowledge-based' identity verification
Attacks like the 2017 Equifax hack have compromised so much personal data that knowledge-based ID verification no longer provides secure remote identification proofing.
Election security gets a bump in appropriations
Lawmakers approved additional funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's election security initiative and the Election Assistance Commission.
Images of travelers, license plates stolen from CBP subcontractor
Images of travelers and license plates crossing the border were stolen when hackers breached the network of a Customs and Border Protection subcontractor.
Why mobility data should be treated as PII
Geospatial data can become personally identifiable information, so cities must reconcile the competing goals of access and privacy with the need to securely share data, a new report says.
China-U.S. tech supply chain increasingly tangled
It's becoming almost impossible to untangle U.S. supply chain security policy from other political and economic issues at play, particularly when dealing with China, cybersecurity experts say.
3 reasons why moving target defense must be a priority
MTD makes a defender a more difficult target, reduces the need for threat detection and enables scalable security.
How quantum communications can support US in fending off Chinese 5G snooping
With new 5G networking equipment on the horizon, quantum-encrypted communications would ensure virtually unhackable transmissions, no matter what vulnerabilities exist in devices.
ID management, RPA on deck for Centers of Excellence
The General Services Administration may expand its Centers of Excellence core areas to include identity management and robotic process automation
NIST updates guidance for authenticating responders
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised its guidance for single sign-on for mobile public safety applications.
Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US
Thinking ahead and taking protective steps can help reduce the effects of cybersecurity incidents on both individuals and organizations.
4 ways government program managers can solve the fraud Catch-22
Data-driven insights help agencies balance ensuring a program's integrity even when there are limited resources to investigate or fix identified problems.
Can data-rich war games improve decisions?
The cloud-based, multiplayer game analyzes decision-making behaviors from choices made in thousands of games along with basic demographic information about participants.
Mining government data while protecting privacy
A pilot program showed how agencies could conduct privacy-protecting cross-agency data analysis of personal information by secure multiparty computation.
Lessons from Baltimore
Three weeks after being hit by a ransomware attack, the city is just starting to recover. What can other government IT shops learn?
OMB updates identity management policies
The Office of Management and Budget wants to make it easier to use PIV credentials across agencies and ensure digital devices and tools have manageable identities.
Army eyes blockchain for trusted communications
The Information Trust program would leverage machine learning and blockchain for user authentication and sharing trust information.
The National Guard's cyber escape room
The Massachusetts Army National Guard is building a cyber and network security themed escape room it can take to schools to get students interested in cybersecurity.
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