Brandon Wales, then-Acting Director Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency at U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images) Brandon Wales reflects on 20 years of cyber as he leaves CISA SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop. Aug 8, 2024 By Tim Starks
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 05: The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown June 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Agencies don’t know what sensitive data new IT systems collect on Americans, GAO report finds A rise in federal agency breaches involving personal data highlights the ongoing challenge the U.S. government faces in protecting privacy. Sep 22, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) China could add new sets of genome data to espionage treasure trove, US officials warn Beijing could pair DNA datasets with the millions of records thought to be in the hands of Chinese spies, U.S. officials worry. Feb 2, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Grant Schneider speaks Dec. 3, 2019 at the Security Transformation Summit presented by Fortinet and produced by FedScoop and StateScoop. (Scoop News Group) Grant Schneider steps down as federal CISO, heads to private sector A nearly three-decade career in federal IT comes to a close. Aug 18, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Sen. Mark Warner at FedTalks in June 2013. (FedScoop) DOJ regrets the error on OPM-linked fraud case DOJ as apologized for confusion over its announcement last month that a fraudster used information stolen in the infamous 2015 OPM data breach. Jul 10, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikicommons) Lawmakers demand answers in wake of strange OPM identity fraud lawsuit Virginia lawmakers are especially interested in learning how the defendants acquired the data. Jun 27, 2018 By Chris Bing
(Department of Homeland Security photo – Jetta Disco / Flickr) GAO dings DHS for failing to share info on cybersecurity workforce efforts DHS did not complete efforts to identify and assign codes to all its cybersecurity positions, according to GAO. Mar 9, 2018 By Michelai Graham
More than two years after historic breach, OPM continues to struggle with cybersecurity The agency's Inspector General said things haven't really gotten better since OPM's infamous breach. Nov 6, 2017 By Chris Bing
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of the United States Department of Justice. Arrest of Chinese malware suspect highlights DOJ’s strategy against foreign hackers The arrest of Yu Pingan in connection with the development of high-profile malware serves to highlight the Justice Department's modern and expansive efforts to prosecute foreign hackers… Aug 31, 2017 By Chris Bing
Secretary John Kelly’s department would see some significant increases for cybersecurity efforts under President Trump’s budget proposal. (DHS photo) After a long fight, Raytheon wins $1 billion cybersecurity contract with Homeland Security EINSTEIN is a DHS tool defending and providing situational awareness to federal networks. Jun 19, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill