Tag: Cybersecurity

The Marine Military Academy CyberPatriot team practices their security skills before the competition this week in Harlingen, Texas. (AP Photo/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

Intense debate over security and privacy is coming in the Senate

Charlie Mitchell · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

"The president affirmed that Justin and Stephanie epitomized all that was good about America, and he told their parents that their tragic deaths have touched the hearts of all of us," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama gets boost in spying showdown

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

The U.S. accounts for over 47 percent of global card fraud losses. (Getty Image)

How the U.S. can stop credit card fraud

Liz Garner · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

White House silent on reported hack of Obama emails

Susan Crabtree · April 27, 2015 6:16 pm

This screen shot shows the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission after it was hijacked by the hacker-activist group Anonymous, early Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. (AP Photo)

Aaron’s Law back on the docket

Jimmy Soni · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act. (iStock)

House passes bill that allows corporations to share your data

Katie Nelson · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson listens at left as President Barack Obama speaks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Obama cannot avoid new government spying battle

Susan Crabtree · April 23, 2015 9:00 am

A specialist works at the Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Congress closer than ever to passing major info-sharing legislation

Charlie Mitchell · April 20, 2015 9:00 am

"They are building more attack infrastructure than they are using," said Frederick Kagan, co-author of the report. "They are preparing capability that they might want to be able to use later." (Getty File Photo)

National Security

Iranian cyberthreat increasing

Charles Hoskinson · April 18, 2015 9:00 am

Commercial airline customers could find flight schedules severely disrupted if hackers play havoc with a new Federal Aviation Administration control system. (AP Photo)

Airliners subject to cyberattacks that could crash navigation systems

Ethan Barton · April 17, 2015 7:38 pm

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations computer forensic investigators check computers in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo) Â

National Security

Sensitive docs, computer passwords left unsecured after-hours at five agencies

Ethan Barton · April 15, 2015 5:41 pm

(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Report: Newer airplanes vulnerable to system hackings

Kelly Cohen · April 15, 2015 12:05 pm