Report Recommends Series of Cybersecurity Changes at FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration needs to upgrade and update its information security capabilities–including building a threat-modeling capability and implementing federal security guidelines–in order to ensure the safety of the nation’s aviation infrastructure, according to a new report by th...

DHS Not Addressing Cyber Threats to Building Access Systems

Civil watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office are warning the Department of Homeland Security and the Government Services Agency about unaddressed risks posed to building access control systems at federal facilities. The systems in question are those that prevent unauthorized access to...

GAO Shipping Port Cybersecurity Report

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA have been taken to the woodshed in a General Accounting Office GAO report on maritime cybersecurity. The GAO said the response to mandates to improve computer security efforts to protect the network...

FDA Urged to More Rigorously Evaluate Medical Devices' Security Risks

Lawmakers are urging the Food and Drug Administration to more thoroughly vet certain implantable medical devices for security, not just safety, risks. They include life-saving defibrillators, insulin pumps and pacemakers, which have been shown in recent years to be vulnerable to remote attacks...

Report: Air Force Struggled For Weeks With Malware In Drone Fighter Systems

A troubling and persistent virus infection at Creech Air Force base was kept secret from senior Air Force cyber security officials for weeks while IT staff in the affected unit at Creech struggled to eradicate the infection, according to a report by Wired.com. The Air Force’s cyber security...

IRS Security Holes Put Taxpayer Data At Risk

With the deadline for filing U.S. tax returns fast approaching, the U.S. Government’s watchdog agency warns that the Internal Revenue Service still hasn’t implemented steps to secure its IT infrastructure and protect taxpayers’ financial data. The U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO issued ...

GAO Warns Of Cyber Insecurity on Smart Grid

The U.S. Government’s watchdog, the Government Accountability Office GAO has warned that the rapid adoption of so-called “smart grid” infrastructure in the U.S. electric industry is going forward without adequate planning for cybersecurity and the combined physical and cyber attacks that are like...

Audit Finds Gaping Holes in NASA Security

The U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO has painted a bleak picture of the NASA’s IT security posture. An audit of the space agency’s computer systems found weaknesses in several critical areas, especially in the way NASA implemented access controls like user accounts, passwords and the...