Cybersecurity
Cyberattack hits Energy lab
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shut down its website and Internet access as a result of an attack that shows some similarities to one that hit Oak Ridge National Laboratory in April.
Cybersecurity
Attacks take Energy labs offline
The Pacific Northwest National Lab and the Thomas Jefferson Laboratory National Accelerator Facility shut down outside Internet access after a cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
Future cybersecurity workforce heads to summer camp
The U.S. Cyber Challenge, launched two years ago to address a critical shortage of skilled professionals, is expanding efforts to attract, engage and educate students for careers in cybersecurity.
Modernization
Cloud security may be the easiest problem to solve
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements for authorizing the use of cloud services are expected soon, but security might be the simplest issue to solve in the federal adoption of cloud computing.
Modernization
Fed sites test new Internet technology
A 24-hour test flight of IPv6 demonstrated the Internet’s ability to handle traffic using the new protocols. The next challenge is to bring IPv6 to end users.
People
Telework progress still lagging, survey shows
Although most federal agencies have completed their required telework policies, the number of employees taking advantage still lags, new survey shows.
Cybersecurity
Hackers might have skeleton key to defense contractor systems
Recent hacker attacks on Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications are linked to a data breach earlier this year at a security firm that experts fear might have given the hackers the keys they need to break into systems of other contractors.
Cybersecurity
Battle lines drawn about government's role in protecting cyberspace
Should government be involved or hands-off in protecting critical infrastructure? The battle begins.
Digital Government
White House proposal includes Internet kill switch, senators warn
Proposed cybersecurity legislation’s reliance on the 77-year-old Telecommunications Act could give the president broad powers over the Internet during an emergency.
Cybersecurity
DHS rules in White House cyber plan
An administration proposal would give security authority over federal systems to DHS and establish a national breach notification requirement, but provides little authority over privately owned critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Obama cybersecurity plan ready for Congress
Cybersecurity legislation being proposed by the Obama administration favors public/private cooperation over regulation and gives DHS oversight of FISMA.
Digital Government
Why telework is in an agency's best interest
Teleworking is moving beyond just letting agency employees work from home; it's becoming a key element in continuity-of-operations planning, efforts to reduce pollution, and plans to save billions on unneeded real estate.
Cybersecurity
Translating cyber war into Russian
The Critical Terminology Foundations provides definitions for 20 key cybersecurity concepts agreed upon by U.S. and Russian contributors, which is called a "first step for creating international cybersecurity agreements."
Cybersecurity
Government can't secure cyberspace alone, says DHS secretary
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlines DHS efforts to help protect government and civilian cyberspace sectors but stresses the need for private-sector cooperation.
Digital Government
Feds stay home in droves for Telework Week
More than 34,000 federal employees participated in National Telework Week, 10 percent of them first-time teleworkers. What did they gain?
Modernization
The shadow teleworkers: How informal arrangements threaten security
Studies show the number of federal employees unofficially working remotely is outpacing the official estimates.
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