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Biometrics
Customs and Border Protection's facial recognition program that collects photos of air travelers is hitting its performance targets according to a Government Accountability Office audit, but passengers aren't seeing privacy information and opt-out signage.
09/02/2020
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Cybersecurity
The Office of Management and Budget and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released a memorandum and Binding Operational Directive guiding federal agencies on how to set up their vulnerability research and disclosure programs.
09/02/2020
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Cybersecurity
A draft policy from the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency instructing agencies to create vulnerability disclosure programs to allow third-party bug hunters to flag security vulnerabilities in federal systems is all-but-completed, sources say.
09/01/2020
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Comment
Each mission environment has distinct needs and resources that don’t always fit into a “one-size-fits-all” solution.
08/28/2020
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Election Security
While threats to election infrastructure endure, experts are telling the public not to lose sight of the many security gains that have been put in place over the last four years.
08/28/2020
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Cybersecurity
According to an oversight report, the space agency can't provide an accurate count of the number of contractor-owned devices connected to its networks.
08/27/2020
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Acquisition
Some of the most valuable data around supply chain threats – identifying suspicious or untrustworthy actors -- can often be legally perilous to share.
08/27/2020
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Cybersecurity
Online influence operations are often easy and cheap to set up with open source tooling, according to new research from Cisco Talos.
08/26/2020
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Cybersecurity
The head of U.S. Cyber Command defends "persistent engagement" strategy with adversaries, explaining that proactive cyber operations won't lead the U.S. into an "all out war."
08/25/2020
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Defense
The Defense Department's advanced research arm has early results from its effort to prove that re-engineering hardware makes for fewer cyber vulnerabilities.
08/24/2020
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Comment
Many government agencies currently have components of zero trust already in their infrastructure, including identity credential and access management and continuous monitoring, so moving to a comprehensive zero trust model would just strengthen what is already there.
08/24/2020
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Cybersecurity
An industry alert warns of an increasingly sophisticated social engineering campaign since July that is targeting VPNs and teleworkers.
08/21/2020
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People
The assistant director, charged with helping to protect critical infrastructure from physical and cyber threats, will be returning to the private sector, the agency confirmed.
08/20/2020
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People
Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider is leaving the federal government to take a job at Venable.
08/18/2020
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Cybersecurity
Federal investigators may need new authorities to probe cybersecurity breaches in sensitive non-governmental networks, according to the declassified version of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on foreign interference in the 2016 election.
08/18/2020