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Trump to sign cybersecurity order calling for government-wide review
President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order Tuesday that gives each cabinet official more responsibility for the safety of data within his or her agency.
Trump’s unsecure Android phone highlights common security dilemma
As CIOs and IT security pros already know, strong security technology can still be undermined if end users don't follow safe cyber practices.
Trump administration is giving us a good lesson on Twitter security
Several recent incidents involving U.S. President Donald Trump's administration can teach users something about IT security -- particularly about Twitter and what not to do with it.
Report: Trump still uses his unsecured Android phone to tweet
Even after being given a new, secure device just before his inauguration, President Trump still reportedly uses his old phone. That's raising concerns among mobile security analysts.
Controversial Park Service tweets arose from old Twitter passwords
Two instances of tweets from National Park Service accounts that became political hot potatoes in the last few days were the result of bad password management, according to officials.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze won’t kill government IT hiring
President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze will make it harder, but not impossible, to land a position with the U.S. government.
White House Comments Line says try Facebook Messenger
Members of the public who want to leave a comment for President Donald Trump won't be doing it by voicemail.
Trump nominee suggests IRS cybersecurity and staffing boosts
Steven Mnuchin, a former CIO and executive vice president for Goldman Sachs, told senators on Thursday that he is “very concerned about the lack of first-rate technology at the IRS” as well as staff cuts in recent years.
DARPA wants to create secure data-sharing tech
Proposals needed to help secure shared data in remote areas on handheld devices
Trump's push for cyber defense is sorely needed, experts say
President-elect Donald Trump plans to consult "the greatest computer minds” for input on bolstering U.S. hacking defenses, as experts say an overhaul to the country's cybersecurity is badly needed.
Outgoing presidential IT advisers offer Trump 10 tips to succeed
There'll be a to-do list from the IT department in the president's "in" tray when Donald Trump enters the White House later this month.
Japanese government denies report that its defense forces were hacked
Japanese government officials have denied reports that a secure network used by the country's defense forces was attacked earlier this year.
Los Angeles: Warm weather, movie stars -- and 100 million monthly cyber attacks
A $1.8 million Integrated Security Operations Center, opened in late 2015, consolidates threat intelligence from what previously was carried out in four different locations.
White House prepares transition of social media presence
All of the Obama administration's social media posts will be archived and available, even as the accounts are handed over to the new president's team for a fresh start on Jan. 20.
Lost thumb drives bedevil U.S. banking agency
A U.S. banking regulator says an employee downloaded a large amount of data from its computer system a week before he retired and is now unable to locate the thumb drives he stored it on.
Politics keeps the U.S. from securing private-sector networks, says former CIA chief Robert Gates
Gates, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense, regaled the IT audience at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo with tales of old tech, including helicopter pilots having to grab film capsules before they hit the ground.
Half of U.S. adults are profiled in police facial recognition databases
Photographs of nearly half of all U.S. adults -- 117 million people -- are collected in police facial recognition databases across the country with little regulation over how the networks are searched and used, according to a new...
Esri and Waze join up to push road condition data in cities
Digital mapping company Esri has partnered with crowdsourcing traffic app maker Waze to help city governments and drivers communicate more efficiently about traffic conditions, including construction delays and accidents.
Efforts to restart smart-gun innovation could misfire again
A flurry of smart-gun development shows signs that the technology, at one point tamped out, may again be making headway as new technology lends itself to more reliable weapons. But angel investors are still difficult to find.
White House: A.I. will be critical driver of U.S. economy
The White House sees artificial intelligence as an increasingly critical technology that can fight cyberattacks, upgrade weapons of war, improve health care and even unclog traffic for the commute home.
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