Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities — 27 deemed critical — during first round of DHS bug bounty program
The findings, first reported by CyberScoop, come in the first of three phases for the DHS bug bounty program.
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Security clearance background checks should take three days, Rep. Will Hurd says
“I never thought I would have to work on such a basic issue as this," the Texas Republican says about the federal security clearance process, which is…
With Will Hurd’s retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate
The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices.
Cisco will pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold US flawed surveillance software
The Department of Homeland Security and four branches of the U.S. military had purchased the affected software.
When it comes to cybersecurity, the federal government is nowhere to be found
In this op-ed, Robert Ackerman calls on the federal government to take more of a role in the security of the economy's digital assets.
Senate investigation finds agencies ‘unprepared’ to protect Americans’ data
Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.
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House’s defense bill looks to protect Pentagon’s tech supply chain
Chairman Adam Smith’s mark of the National Defense Authorization Act seeks to prevent the DOD from acquiring foreign telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from companies that could…
Trump emphasizes federal cybersecurity workforce, education programs in new executive order
The goal is to build a “superior cybersecurity workforce,” one senior Trump administration official said.
Inspector general finds deficiencies in how FBI tells companies they’ve been breached
Many FBI agents tasked with responding to cyber crimes fail to properly index victims properly in a bureau reporting platform, a problem that could make it more…
The struggle with simplifying the government’s cybersecurity efforts
RSA Public Sector was full of discussions on why federal cybersecurity needs to be simplified. How to get there? The opinions differ.