Feb 10 Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped U.S. water plants By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman, Tamara Lush, Associated Press Suspicious incidents are usually chalked up to mechanical or procedural errors, but experts say they occur more often than the public is told and many go unreported to protect reputations, customer trust — and revenues. Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump's firing of top election security official unsettles lawmakers By Courtney Norris The consensus among top election officials was that the Nov. 3 election was the most secure in history. But the president disagreed. Continue reading
Nov 09 FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for online meetings By Associated Press Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings. Continue reading
Jan 14 After NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, Microsoft issues free fix By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA. Continue reading
Jun 10 U.S. Customs says travelers' images exposed in cyberattack By Associated Press The federal agency said Monday that license plate images were also exposed in an attack that compromised a subcontractor's computer network. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russian hackers targeted 2016 Montana election, state official says By Matt Volz, Associated Press "While no votes were changed by the Russians in our 2016 election cycle, there was a clear and significant threat to our nation's ability to conduct fair elections," Secretary of State Corey Stapleton wrote. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 9:49 How Estonia built a digital first government By PBS News Hour From filing taxes to accessing medical records to voting, 99 percent of all government services in Estonia are available online. Accessed at the state portal using an ID card and a pin code, the former Soviet nation is the first… Continue watching
Oct 03 Equifax, under fire for data breach, wins $7.25 million contract from IRS By Associated Press The no-bid contract, first reported by Politico, is for Equifax to provide the IRS with taxpayer and personal identity verification services… Continue reading
Oct 03 How the Equifax hack happened, according to its CEO By Erica R. Hendry In a prepared testimony ahead of his appearance before a congressional panel, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith said he was "deeply sorry" about last month's data breach. But how exactly did that happen? Smith offers his own version of events. Continue reading
Sep 11 Security clearance backlog has led government agencies to issue risky interim passes to classified material By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The pileup of 700,000 reviews has led agencies like the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals — even rapists and killers, officials say. Continue reading