The U.S. Committee on National Security Systems describes an “insider threat” as an individual that uses authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm to the security […]
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Communications Sector
DHS Offers Real-World Bug Database
Streamlining software development is vital to our nation’s infrastructure in both the public and the private sector. On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science […]
Uber Data Breach
When you submit your name, address, or phone number to a company or website, do you ever consider where your information may end up? Millions of Uber […]
Most Expensive Data Breach in History
Between the years 2013 and 2014, 3 billion of Yahoo’s accounts in Israel and the United States were compromised. Just this week Yahoo announced an $85 million […]
State officials question DEF CON vote-hacking experiments
Experiments at the DEF CON hacker conference meant to test the security of voting machines and elections are unrealistic, an organization representing secretaries of state said today. […]
Bug Bounties are Approaching Critical Mass
The use of bug bounties by federal agencies and other entities around the globe is “rapidly approaching critical mass,” a new study states. A total of 116 […]
FAA Needs to Step up its Communications Security
According to IG reports the FAA is not doing enough to mitigate security risks to its Data Communications system, the DOT inspector general said today. DataComm “will […]
Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century
In a report released today, OMB and Executive Office of the President agree with something we have known for a long time. That the Federal Government struggles to recruit and […]