Cyber Threat news from FierceGovernmentIT

Cybersecurity is about assessing risk, not just vulnerabilities, and often a federal agencies' biggest risks lie within the workforce, according to a National Security Agency official. "[We often] Read more...

The inter-agency task force the FBI set up in 2008 to share information about domestic cyber threat investigations is holding information back from partner agencies, finds the Justice Department Read more...

Cyber threat detection and prevention in the supply chain is a growing issue for federal acquisition. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is formulating best practices and, soon, Read more...

A cybercrime may occur in the virtual world, but its damage can be very real. The severity of such crimes is one reason cybercrime has become a top priority for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more...

Facing serious threats to its computer networks from Chinese cyber attacks, Google has turned to the super secret National Security Agency (NSA) for help. There is probably is no better expert on the Read more...

A report released Wednesday by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit organization, has found a troubling shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals in federal agencies. The Read more...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working on updating governmentwide guidelines to protect computer security networks, and it's about time. It's been four years since federal Read more...