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Audit: DHS Employees Not Fooled by Phishing Scams
However, some employees are still leaving sensitive paper documents strewn about their cubicles.
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Feds May Scan Your Social Media, But Can't ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ You
Spy chief James Clapper signed a policy last week that would let background check investigators dig into candidates’ public social media postings.
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The International Space Station's Odometer Hits 100,000 Orbits
The space laboratory has now traveled about 2.6 billion miles since 1998.
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18F: Slack Incident Wasn’t a ‘Data Breach'
The tech team responded to the IG report saying a security vulnerability within Slack was fixed, and that data wasn’t exposed.
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Lawmakers Press Census to Appoint Permanent CIO Amid Prep for 2020 Count
The agency’s’ IT shop has been officially leaderless since last July.
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Navy Wants to Train Employees to be ‘Ethical Hackers’
Thirty-four sailors will undergo the Certified Ethical Hacker program, an intensive five-day course.
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Spy Chief Finally Moves Ahead with Using Social Media in Federal Background Checks
Publicly available social media postings may soon be incorporated into government background investigations.
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FDIC Calls ‘Major’ Data Breaches Accidental
The failure of an agency to classify a cyberincident as a "major" one could stall reporting of the incident.
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Contractor Working on OPM’s Cyber Upgrades Suddenly Quits, Citing 'Financial Distress'
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said she's “concerned that Imperatis’ default may now delay OPM’s much-needed IT infrastructure and security fixes."
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GSA’s Digital Services Team Exposed 100 Google Drives, Watchdog Finds
The inspector general issues an alert on a vulnerability that had existed since October 2015.
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White House Launches the National Microbiome Initiative
Half a billion dollars are being pledged to study the microbes in humans, crops, soils, oceans, and more.
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A Legal Victory Against Obamacare
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled against the Obama administration’s method of funding a major Affordable Care Act subsidy.
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Inefficient Federal IT Like Paying 400 IT Specialists to Maintain a Single iPad
“We're paying a lot of money for fixed capacity that we invested in 10, 20 years ago,” U.S. CIO Tony Scott says. “Call it crazy, I think it's time to bring an end to this."
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New Homeland Security Alert Warns of SAP Program Vulnerabilities
It is incumbent upon the customer, not SAP, to fix the problem, according to researchers.
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Pentagon Shakes Up Silicon Valley Outreach
Defense Secretary Ash Carter gives DIUx new leaders, a new office, and a promotion.
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The Newest Customers for the Tech Behind Bitcoin are NATO and the American Military
Blockchain can be used for secure messaging and more efficient operations.
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OPM: A Year After the Big Breach
A senior cybersecurity official reflects on OPM’s upcoming “unfortunate anniversary.”
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DHS Is Under the Gun to Collect Data About Threats to Infrastructure, Networks
The data-collection strategy is the first step in a larger effort to unite operations across the department's cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection and law enforcement situational awareness programs.
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What Possibilities Can Virtual Reality Bring Beyond the Gaming World?
One real-world application is leveraging it as a tool to treat various mental problems like severe paranoia.
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