Cybersecurity
The IRS is inching closer to operationalizing a public-private information sharing center to help prevent tax fraud including refund scams and identity theft.
05/03/2018
Defense
The move is the latest salvo in the government's ongoing conflict with telecom companies Huawei and ZTE over concerns their devices could be used to facilitate Chinese government spying
05/02/2018
Cybersecurity
Instead of looking for the new hire or the next great tech to protect federal networks, agency cybersecurity officials could get more done by befriending their financial counterparts.
05/01/2018
Cybersecurity
A pair of filings in Kaspersky Labs' ongoing battle with the U.S. government fills in some of the blanks.
04/30/2018
Cybersecurity
The Congressional Budget Office is looking for ways to shore up its cybersecurity defenses.
04/30/2018
Cloud
A month after its passage, we still don’t know which foreign countries would be able to access U.S.-based communications data under the CLOUD Act or when companies can reject their requests. Neither does Congress.
04/27/2018
Congress
The House of Representatives passed a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, sidelining efforts to privatize the agency and adding some cyber to its responsibilities.
04/27/2018
Defense
After a key subcommittee markup, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act is now headed for the full House Armed Services Committee.
04/26/2018
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told lawmakers the agency was looking at how to get into the bug bounty business.
04/26/2018
Cybersecurity
The Trump administration's new cyber doctrine may be secret, but the administration and Congress are signaling their preferred strategies for responding to and deterring nation state cyberattacks.
04/25/2018
Cybersecurity
A DHS official acknowledged that more than 21 states could have been targeted by Russian hackers in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
04/24/2018
Cybersecurity
A new report sounds calls on the U.S. government and industry to develop a comprehensive strategy for securing the technology supply chain from foreign sabotage and espionage.
04/23/2018
Defense
The Coast Guard has recently embarked on DOD-wide initiative to increase security by 2019.
04/23/2018
Cybersecurity
The Food and Drug Administration is looking to make sure internet-enabled medical devices can be updated to guard against cyberthreats.
04/19/2018
Congress
The bill would compel the federal government's top civilian cyber agency to pay white hats who find security vulnerabilities in the agency's internet-facing IT operations.
04/19/2018