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Chicago man denied bail before NYC hacking trial
Tags: Anonymous , cybersecurity , Stratfor , Jeremy Hammond
UK blocks extradition of alleged hacker to US
Home Secretary Theresa May said she had blocked the U.S. request to extradite Gary McKinnon after medical experts concluded he was seriously depressed and that there was "a high risk of him ending his life."
Tags: Gary McKinnon , DoD , technology , cybersecurity , NASA
Hacker group claims responsibility for WikiLeaks denial-of-service
Anti-Leaks launched its attack just as Wikileaks began releasing information on a secret government surveillance program, Government Computer News reports.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , WikiLeaks , Anti-Leaks , denial-of-service , Government Computer News , Federal Drive
For first time in 20 years, NSA participates in Defcon hacker conference
NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander gave the keynote at this year's Defcon in Las Vegas.
Tags: Keith Alexander , NSA , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Defcon , CNET , DoD , In Depth
Senator questions delay in reporting TSP cyber breach
One senator is questioning why it took nine months for the Thrift Savings Plan board to find out about a sophisticated cyber attack that compromised 123,000 TSP participants' accounts. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) also wants to know why Congress wasn't informed of the breach until more than a month after it was reported to the board.
Tags: Susan Collins , Senate , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , cybersecurity , TSP , Robert Mueller , Greg Long , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , Jolie Lee
TSP Hackers: The Naked Truth
Did you ever wonder why people in nudist camps play volleyball instead of poking sticks into bee hives? Think about it ... and then apply that logic to the recent identify theft attack on your Thrift Savings Plan account data.
Tags: Mike Causey , TSP , pay and benefits , technology , cybersecurity ,
Google Street View hacker identified
Marius Milner wrote code that captured personal data from millions of people during Google's Street View project. Google employees drove vehicles up and down the nation's streets, making videos.
Tags: Marius Milner , Cybersecurity Update , technology , New York Times , Federal Drive , Google
Commerce shuts down economic development site due to virus
The Economic Development Administration at the Commerce Department has shut down its network because of a cyber virus.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Economic Development Administration , Commerce , Federal Drive , In Depth , technology ,
Symantec links DoD hacks to China
A "staging server" hosted by one of the largest ISPs in the country is based in the Beijing area
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , DoD , China , In Depth , Symantec
Tips for protecting your agency from cyber attacks
Karen Evans, former administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget, offers her insight on how federal agencies can protect themselves in the aftermath of recent cyber attacks.
Tags: cybersecurity , Karen Evans , technology , Anonymous , AntiSec , Justice Department , FBI , OnGuardOnline
