A federal task force will be coming up with new metrics for information security performance that focuses on outcomes. Agencies will receive a draft in November with requests for comments. Federal... Read more...

The General Services Administration has reached agreement with five companies to supply cybersecurity tools to federal agencies to help them ward off attacks. The deal will allow agencies to purchase... Read more...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reported this week that, in this era of widespread use of computers and sophisticated software, the Social Security numbering system is more vulnerable to... Read more...

As the security threats to the nation's military and civilian computer systems grow, the government needs top-flight cybersecurity specialists, those who know how to defend and those who know how to... Read more...

You would think that it's cybersecurity protection week with the number of articles out in public about cyberattacks and the vulnerabilities of the federal government's many networks. In one case,... Read more...

The Obama administration's two-month review of the nation's cybersecurity policy is just about over, and the results will have a major impact on IT policy for every federal agency. While little is... Read more...

The Interior Department failed to fix its computer network after being warned of vulnerabilities to security system. The warning was issued last year by the Interior's then-inspector general, Earl A.... Read more...