Security: Page 75
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Days before hearing on the Hill, OPM CIO steps down
Later this week, Donna Seymour was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about last year’s massive data breach.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 23, 2016 -
L.A. hospital's ransom payment raises controversy
The scheme, possibly the first of its kind against a medical institution, has California fighting back.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Davi Machado [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
HP boosts mobile security with fingerprint and iris scanners
The company's new Elite x3 smartphone includes a dock and was designed with business users in mind.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 22, 2016 -
UPDATE: Lawmaker's proposed legislation for tech companies refusing court orders will not include criminal penalties
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is working on legislation to punish companies that won't help authorities decipher encrypted messages.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Encryption battle rages between Apple and the Feds
In response to a judge's order to create a software solution to assist the FBI, Apple's CEO Tim Cook released an open letter opposing the order and describing what was at stake.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Homeland Security rolls out information-sharing guidelines
The guidelines are intended to explain how the private sector and government will share information under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
By Randy Lilleston • Feb. 18, 2016 -
With new server, IBM brings speedy encryption to the hybrid cloud
BIg Blue’s new mainframe has cryptography elements built into its hardware, allowing for quick encryption.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2016 -
UPDATE: Los Angeles hospital pays hackers ransom for decryption key
The hospital paid the attackers 40 bitcoins, the equivalent of $17,000.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2016 -
Shakeup at Norse after company misses 2015 sales forecast
Despite a strong cybersecurity market, the threat intelligence company has suffered a number of setbacks.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
IRS computer systems breached by identity thieves
The news of the automated malware attack on the IRS comes the same week that the White House announced plans to appoint a chief information security officer.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Company releases enterprise hacker hunting software
The subscription service checks networks and devices for all different types of malware.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
In response to EU data concerns, Google to clean search results
The company will now reportedly filter search results based on a user's IP address.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Microsoft reports a "critical" vulnerability in every supported version of Windows
The company said the vulnerability could allow "an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user’s system."
By Justine Brown • Feb. 10, 2016 -
VMware introduces new mobility management platform
Created with BYOD in mind, the new platform is designed to make mobility easier for companies to manage.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 10, 2016 -
Federal government making cybersecurity a priority, plans to appoint a CISO
The Obama administration announced it will appoint a CISO to focus on coordinating cybersecurity across federal agencies.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 10, 2016 -
2017 federal budget includes $19B for cybersecurity
The proposed budget supports a "broad-based cybersecurity strategy" to help secure the government and critical infrastructure.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 9, 2016 -
AWS testing cloud and network security initiative for federal agencies
The pilot was designed to help AWS determine the relationship and duties between cloud service providers and federal agencies.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 8, 2016 -
Hacker posts stolen FBI and DHS directory data
The anonymous hacker claims to have obtained the information by infiltrating the Department of Justice's computer system.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 8, 2016 -
Cybersecurity companies feel the pain of an emerging market
As the cybersecurity market works to steady itself, Imperva forecast its 2016 earnings below analysts’ estimates.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 8, 2016 -
US and UK in negotiations to directly serve American communication firms wiretap orders
The goal is to help facilitate serious crime and national security investigations.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 8, 2016 -
DHS plans to share "threat indicator" data with enterprises
The agency wants to give companies more visibility into cyberthreats to help them improve their defenses.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Report: Mobile business users most prone to malware
Though business user's mobile downloads are often protected, their ongoing use is not, making them vulnerable to outside threats.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Ed Dept CIO's ethics questioned amid poor agency cybersecurity performance
While officials have questioned CIO Danny Harris' conduct, the department earned negative scores in last year's 30-Day Cyber Sprint as well as a failing FITARA grade.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2016 -
Deep Dive
New data transfer pact takes pressure off American tech companies
U.S. and EU officials reached an agreement Tuesday, just before European authorities were scheduled to begin auditing American tech companies’ data transfers.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Feb. 2, 2016 -
Harvard study questions government claims about surveillance
The report said the government may be overstating claims that it cannot access data on newer encrypted electronic devices.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2016
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