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 […]
Category
Government Facilities 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 […]
Cyber Breach at the Pentagon
Friday, October 12th, 2018 AP News reported that the Pentagon revealed a cyber breach releasing over 30,000 travel records that included personal information belonging to US Military and Civil Employees. […]
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 […]
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 […]