Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) have issued letters to inquire about the efforts the departments of Homeland Security and Justice launched to counter attacks related to ransomware. The letter sent to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
MoreThe U.S. Army has implemented a virtual storefront that works to help soldiers obtain cryptographic tools for the security of laptops, radio systems and other communication platforms used in the battlefield. The Army
MoreVirginia Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Gov. Terry McAuliffe have stated their goal to make the state the leader in cybersecurity through innovation, public-private cyber talent development, funding support and student scholarships. Northern Virginia
MoreThe U.S. Army has tested autonomous robots to show how unmanned systems interact with and help commanders establish beyond line-of-sight communications. Two modular detection and response system robots performed autonomous navigation during
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Shaun Donovan, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has said the Obama administration plans to set up a new federal privacy council as part of its efforts to protect privacy and
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A Naval Research Laboratory-run unclassified network was a target of hackers who used a zero-day exploit to access the network, FCW reported Thursday. Sean Lyngaas writes U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Bruington, the NRL’s commanding
MoreThe First Responder Network Authority currently works to develop a bring-your-own-device policy that covers support for personal devices on the nationwide public safety broadband network. FirstNet said Nov. 23Â its goal is to
MoreA Deltek report predicts the U.S. government will increase spending on commercial information security products and services by more than 5 percent per year on average from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2020. Federal
MoreThe Chinese government announced it has arrested the hackers officials believe to be responsible for the Office of Personnel Management‘s database breach in early 2015, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Ellen Nakashima
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The Office of Personnel Management has unveiled an online verification center for potential victims of a massive cyber attack on OPM’s federal and contractor employee background check systems. Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert wrote
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