cyber attacks
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Industry cyber experts say the unnamed agency failed to secure their networks with basic cyber hygiene steps and ended up becoming the latest victim of a sophisticated cyber attack.
September 25, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.
September 25, 2020 -
Defense and national security tech leaders are trying to balance implications of mass telework with pre-existing cyber priorities, and fend off an unending onslaught of bad actors trying to exploit the – in some cases – woefully unprepared remote federal workforce.
August 14, 2020 -
Many traditional cybersecurity tools focus on managing risk as opposed to combating it actively head on, says Jacob Noffke, senior principal cyber engineer at Raytheon Intelligence & Space.
June 12, 2020 -
Cyber mischief makers know you're teleworking and they're trying to take advantage of it.
April 24, 2020 -
Tensions may be slightly calmer between the United States and Iran, but in the cyber world the stakes are always high between the two countries.
February 11, 2020 -
As we head into 2020, federal, state and local agencies will continue to be a prime target for cyber attacks.
December 23, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Interior Department says it's making progress in its ongoing efforts to reduce instances of harassment at the agency.
November 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro lays out a litany of changes lawmakers should consider as they update the 1990 CFO Act.
November 01, 2019 -
Foreign actors are increasingly using those vulnerabilities to advance state policies, causing governments to treat cyber attacks as an extension of armed conflict.
October 15, 2019 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. You might have heard the widely reported fact that the federal government has not suffered a major…
September 17, 2019 -
One of the most troublesome forms of cyber attack, ransomware famously hit Baltimore earlier this year.
September 10, 2019 -
Texas Rep. Michael McCaul's bill would create groups of cyber first responders in the event of a cyber attack on the government or private sector.
June 12, 2019 -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection service says images of travelers and license plates have been exposed in a cyberattack
June 10, 2019 -
Tim Erlin, vice president of strategy at Tripwire, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with takeaways from report showing 16% of cyber breaches hit the public sector.
May 15, 2019