FAA Civil Aviation Registry Vulnerable to Data Breach

The Federal Aviation Administration’s FAA Civil Aviation Registry lacks proper security controls to prevent unauthorized access to its systems, according to a report based on a recent audit undertaken by the Office of the Inspector General OIG for the United States Department of Transportation Do...

Veterans Affairs breaches

The Department of Veterans Affairs was hit on two separate occasions by breaches in 2006. 26.5 million Veterans and their families had their names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth lifted after a laptop was swiped from an employee’s home in May. The laptop was retrieved in August and tw...

White House Unveils Cybersecurity Legislative Agenda

The White House proposed Thursday reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act by formalizing the Department of Homeland Security role in managing cybersecurity for the federal government's civilian computers and networks. What the Obama administration does not propose is the...