Tag: Cybersecurity

Attackers can also change labels to show a different fuel grade -- switching an 87 octane fuel label to show 93 octane -- which can cause engine trouble for cars that require premium octane gasoline, according to the company's white paper.Â (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Energy and Environment

Mideast hackers target U.S. gas pumps

John Siciliano · August 12, 2015 4:01 am

JehÂ Johnson on Monday said he is elevating the departmentÃ¢â¬â¢s hub for information, incident response and coordination to report directly to him. (AP Photo)Â

DHS announces cybersecurity shake-up

Susan Crabtree · August 10, 2015 8:36 pm

U.S. power grid. AP Photo

Cybergeddon: Iran readies cyber, ‘EMP’ war plans, defenses

Paul Bedard · August 7, 2015 2:33 pm

Digital privacy groupsÂ were not persuaded by a "manager's amendment" developed by Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the bill's main sponsors, aimed at tightening the requirements on privacy and government uses of the data. (AP photo)

Senators have clear choices on CISA in the fall

Charlie Mitchell · August 7, 2015 4:01 am

Feds vulnerable to cyber attacks: House lawmakers

Robert King · August 6, 2015 9:40 pm

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Chief Information Officer Donna K. Seymour, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rep. Chaffetz renews call to fire government Human Resources CIO

Nicole Duran · August 6, 2015 9:34 pm

Â President Barack Obama delivers remarks after meeting with members of his national security team concerning ISIS at the Pentagon July 6, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Drew Angerer - Pool/Getty Images)

National Security

Russia ‘chief suspect’ behind Joint Chiefs email hack

Jacqueline Klimas · August 6, 2015 9:24 pm

Susan Lynch, a nurse practitioner, checks over a patients electronic medical records, at the Central Florida Family Health Center in Sanford, Fla., Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Security breaches soar for electronic medical records

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 6, 2015 4:01 am

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on the Senate floor that the bill would be considered at a later time. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate will throw in towel on cybersecurity, adjourn for summer

Susan Ferrechio · August 5, 2015 7:49 pm

The Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to consider Democratic amendments to the bill. (AP Photo)Â

Senate lawmakers scrambling for cyber deal

Susan Ferrechio · August 5, 2015 4:54 pm

Harry Reid announced that he will not accept a proposal offered by Mitch McConnell to allow Democrats to offer 10 amendments but with no guarantee that they will ever receive a vote. (AP Photo)Â

Democrats reject GOP deal to pass cyberbill

Susan Ferrechio · August 4, 2015 8:08 pm

Researchers inspecting for computer viruses at Hauri Inc. the IT security software vendor on March 21, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

National Security

Labor Department vulnerable to data breach

Sean Higgins · August 4, 2015 6:02 pm