Despite Breaches, Many Americans Don’t Worry About ID Theft
From NextGov: Just over a third of Americans surveyed in a new poll are very concerned about identity theft today, despite several recent large-scale data breaches. About 37…
Cybersecurity
West Africa Now Has Own Blockchain-Enabled Digital Currency
From NextGov: Senegal will soon begin using a digital currency, ushering in the use of blockchain technology by the central bank. It’s another opportunity for…
Good News:Hackers Who Broke the Internet Last Week Are Less Powerful Than Originally Believed
From NextGov: Dyn, the domain name system provider attacked Friday, has just published new detail on the incident that took down major web services like GitHub and…
Report:Millennials Could Put Federal IT at Risk
From NextGov: Those born between 1977 and 1994 could soon pose a major threat to federal cybersecurity, a new survey concludes. Forcepoint, a cybersecurity firm,…
Interior Department Audit Spots Nearly 100,000 Software Vulnerabilities
From NextGov: Poor management and oversight by Interior Department technologists have resulted in tens of thousands of software weaknesses going unfixed, according to an audit…
Top US Officials Say Russia ‘Authorized’ DNC Hacks
From NextGov: A joint statement from Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence community point the finger at the Russian government for authorizing the recent hacks…
Report:Hackers Attack 20 Voter Registration Systems
From NextGov: Hackers continue to test state election systems for weaknesses, according to government officials. Cyber adversaries, possibly tied to foreign nations, attempted to access…
FBI Looks into Democratic Officials’ Mobile Phones Hack
From NextGov: The FBI wants to examine the mobile phones of Democratic Party officials to determine whether they have been hacked, according to reports. Reuters…
Facebook and Twitter Are Exposing Users to Phishing Attacks By Opening Links in New Windows
From NextGov: Anyone who’s used the internet knows that when you click a link on a web page, one of two things may happen. The…
Comey:Pushing ISIS Off Twitter Forces Them Where We Can’t Follow
From NextGov: Fifteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, counterterrorism efforts expand beyond the physical world to social media and encrypted communications, where federal workers actively try to…
Congress Now Has a Caucus Dedicated to Bitcoin and Blockchain
From NextGov: Blockchain is permeating the world’s spheres of influence. A Congressional group dedicated to studying the technology underpinning the bitcoin cryptocurrency was set up…
Video:One Trick to Stay Secure While Online Shopping
From NextGov: Online shopping is one of the most convenient ways to get everything you need, but often that convenience comes at a security cost. Shoppers…
7 Takeaways from GAO’s Information Security Assessment
From NextGov: Cyber incidents affecting federal agencies have increased 1,300 percent in the last decade, but the same previously identified issues keep government systems vulnerable,…
9 States Accept DHS’ Election Security Support
From NextGov: Less than 20 percent of states have asked the Homeland Security Department for help assessing the security of machines at the polls and…
Hackers Leak More DNC Data and Medical Records; Air Bag Software Bug Leads to 4.3M Vehicle Recall
From NextGov: In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches: Guccifer 2.0 Releases New Batch of…