Tag: Cybersecurity

White House silent on reported hack of Obama emails

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

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has hinted that age and physical enlistment requirements may be lowered for positions in cybersecurity. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Cybersecurity jobs are hard to fill

Katie Nelson · April 13, 2015 9:00 am

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Josh Earnest won’t say Russians hacked White House

Brian Hughes · April 8, 2015 6:44 pm

Senators say companies, government should share info about cyberthreats

Senators say companies, government should share info about cyberthreats

Luke Rosiak · April 4, 2015 4:37 pm