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2 Russian Spies Charged in Yahoo Breach of 500M Accounts

Russian journalists, U.S. and Russian government officials, a Russian cybersecurity firm’s employees, and other private-sector employees were targeted.

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No Evidence of Trump Wiretap, House Intel Leaders Say

The FBI declined to publicly answer a Senate panel question about any investigation into the Trump campaign.

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Expect a Cyber Budget Boost But Stay Tuned for that Executive Order, Homeland Adviser Says

Don’t expect a multibillion-dollar investment that will modernize government cybersecurity in one fell swoop, though.

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Trump Cyber Czar Brings Deep Expertise but Maybe Some Baggage, Too

Rob Joyce led hacking operations at NSA, which may turn off some businesses wary of post-Snowden links to the intel community.

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Watchdog: DHS Isn't Ready for Social Media to Become a Bigger Part of Visa Screening

The department's social media pilot programs lack adequate benchmarks, so DHS doesn't have a good way to evaluate whether they're working.

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Comment Period Extended for FedRAMP's New Baseline

The "Tailored" baseline was introduced as a possible means to usher in speedier assessments for certain kinds of solutions.

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IRS Took Down FAFSA-Autofill Tool to Prevent Identity Theft

IRS suspended the tool as part of a broader effort to protect taxpayer information.

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WikiLeaks Dump Shines Light on Government's Shadowy Zero-Day Policy

The documents shed little light on how many unknown vulnerabilities the intelligence agency retains and how well it vets the damage they might cause.

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Meet the Agency that Tops All Organizations in Customer Satisfaction

“It’s a combination of our structure, training, our people and our connectedness to the mission that keeps it going."

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Money Talks in Agency Cybersecurity, Former DOD Official Says

To prioritize cybersecurity, get buy-in from the top and budget authority, says a former DOD undersecretary.

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Government Isn't Sharing Cyber Threats As Promised, Private Sector Says

Classification regimes make it difficult for cyber firms to share threat information with clients and aid adversaries, industry officials say.

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Over a Third of Dot-Govs Fail Mobile Device Speed Tests

A recent study found 92 percent of sites fail at least one metric related to load time, security, mobile friendliness and accessibility.

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No Quick Fixes for Small Business Cybersecurity

Small businesses are being pummeled by cyberattacks, but witnesses split on possible fixes during a House committee hearing.

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Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist

A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.

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CIA Silent as Wikileaks Claims to Publish Thousands of Agency Files

The group says the 8,000-plus files detail the existence and function of key hacking tools.