Cybersecurity
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A recent cyber breach leaves the Internal Revenue Service with more questions than answers about its online authentication system. But the IRS knows the data systems it built decades ago aren\'t useful any more. Visitors to the agency\'s Get Transcript portal are easy targets, because hackers already knew the answers to many of the knowledge based authentication questions they answered to enter the portal. Jeremy Grant, an identity management consultant and former senior executive advisor for identity management at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about what lessons government learn about identity management.
June 03, 2015 -
The Pentagon\'s cyber teams have a new standard now, thanks to the work of the Marine Corps\' first National Cyber Protection Team. The 81 CPT built cyberspace training, technology and mission planning toolkits. The team has a group of experts who can respond to cyber incidents and analyze vulnerable networks across any government agency. The 81 CPT wins a Government Information Security Leadership Award from ISC(2). Capt. Robert Johnston is the team leader of the 81 Cyber Protection Team. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some of the innovative cyber techniques that the team is developing.
June 03, 2015 -
Events over the last year should have made it clear: Everyone, including those in the government, need to worry about cyber threats and rethink their strategies for dealing with them. That\'s according to a new worldwide security report out today. Compiled and published by Check Point Software, the report identifies a number of cyber issues on the rise. Jeffrey Schwartz is the vice president of North American engineering at Check Point. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on what\'s in the report.
June 03, 2015 -
The Internal Revenue Service\'s Get Transcript system remains offline after criminals stole data from 104,000 taxpayers. The IRS and its overseers agree the authentication mechanisms the site used failed to keep pace with hackers.
June 03, 2015 -
It\'s now been almost two years since the Defense Department issued a final rule requiring contractors to inform the government when their systems have been involved in cybersecurity breaches and that government technical data has been stolen.
June 01, 2015 -
Lance James, head of cyber intelligence at Deloitte, will discuss the evolution of the cyber intelligence field, and how that is forcing the government and private companies to change how they protect themselves from cyber attacks. May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015 -
Naval warfighters have new technology now to help it face a growing body of new threats. Peter Morrison and his team built the laser weapons system. It\'s faster to install and safer and cheaper to use than other missiles. The Navy says each laser costs less than a dollar a shot. Morrison, a program officer for the Navy Department\'s Office of Naval Research, is a finalist for a Service to America medal in the national security and international affairs category. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the laser is different than other weapons systems.
May 28, 2015 -
Technology may not be the roadblock to the biggest cyber problems your agency has. The trouble may be in the acquisition shop. Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst for IT Harvest and author of \"Surviving Cyberwar.\" His new book, \"There Will Be Cyber War,\" will be out this summer. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why there is some good news in the cyber realm, but there\'s some bad news too.
May 28, 2015 -
The Veterans Affairs Department already faces more than 1 billion attempted cyber attacks a month. But as the complexity and volume of cyber threats increases across the government, VA\'s IT officials are starting to prepare for a worst case scenario. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on how VA hopes to keep its mission services going in the face of 2 billion or 3 billion attacks a month.
May 27, 2015 -
With its networks and systems facing upwards of 1 billion attacks a month, the Veterans Affairs Department is bringing together cyber and mission owners to discuss its courses of action if the situation becomes worse. The agency also is looking to its digital services team to make across-the-board improvements to its online applications.
May 27, 2015 -
Commentary: Andrea Little Limbago, a principal social scientist at Endgame, argues for a new type of cyber framework to help public and private sector organizations prepare for and better respond to attacks.
May 22, 2015 -
Stephen Warren, the Veterans Affairs Department\'s chief information officer, said he\'s brought in extra vendors to deal with a backlog of cyber challenges. VA\'s inspector general found more than 9,000 outstanding system security risks in its annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report.
May 22, 2015 -
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team will begin using two emerging technical specifications to automate how cyber threat information is shared with the public and private sectors.
May 21, 2015 -
Inspectors general would have the power to subpoena former feds and contractors to testify in cases of fraud or waste of more than $100,000, or when criminal activity is suspected.
May 19, 2015 -
Despite significant investments in cybersecurity, the government\'s current state of readiness leaves a lot to be desired. That\'s according to security managers themselves, responding to the latest survey from ISC2. Dan Waddell, director of government affairs for the National Capital Region of ISC2, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the Global Information Security Workforce Study.
May 19, 2015
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