Cybersecurity
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Setting the trap for a shady RAT. Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
August 12, 2011 -
Rep. Mary Bono Mack announced she wants a briefing on the recent wave of cyber attacks and whether public disclosure would help or hurt efforts to combat cyber crime.
August 12, 2011 -
At the recent Black Hat cyber conference, a proof-of-concept demonstration exposed many security holes in Mac\'s OS 10.
August 12, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: USPS announced it\'s considering massive job cuts, Veterans Affairs large-scale IT contract under siege from bid protests and expanded benefits to the post-9/11 GI Bill.
August 12, 2011 -
It turns out a hack into law enforcement agencies did expose personal information. The hacker group that claimed responsibility is also thought to be behind a hack into government contractor Booz Allen earlier this year.
August 11, 2011 -
The GAO found the State Department had improved real-time awareness of cyber vulnerabilites, however it still has some areas to cover, according to the watchdog agency\'s latest report.
August 11, 2011 -
The Navy\'s cyber command will welcome a new leader as it approaches its one-year anniversary since declaring full operational capability.
August 10, 2011 -
The Coast Guard will being replacing its aging inventory of smartphones with iPhones and Android-based devices. In doing so, the Coast Guard becomes the first military service to adopt the new generation of mobile devices.
August 10, 2011 -
The Department of Homeland Security\'s seventh annual conference on cybersecurity is underway. Lee Rock, the acting director of US-CERT is slated to speak.
August 10, 2011 -
A \"back door\" into Siemens could wreak havoc on nuclear power plants and oil and gas pipelines globally, according to a research firm\'s report.
August 09, 2011 -
A 10-year old hacker discovered a flaw in certain games for smartphones.
August 09, 2011 -
A new memo from OMB Director Jacob Lew puts agency technology managers in charge of commodity IT purchasing. The White House had hoped to get Congress to change the CIO\'s authority, but decided to do it by policy instead. OMB also details other changes to the CIO\'s role based on the 25-point IT reform plan.
August 09, 2011 -
Patrick Weadon, the curator of the National Cryptologic Museum, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the U.S. Cryptologic Museum\'s enigmatic offerings.
August 08, 2011 -
Dr. Andrea Matwyshyn is an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at University of Pennsylvania.
August 05, 2011 -
The first \"CyberLympics\" — a global cybersecurity challenge — will launch this September, spanning six continents competing for $400,000 in prizes.
August 05, 2011
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