DPS forced to defend network reliability 

DPS forced to defend network reliability

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 22 February 2011 2:33 PM
Forced "password upgrade" behind latest Parliamentary computer glitch.
Flash drive exposed US war plans 

Flash drive exposed US war plans

In Networks - By Liam Tung, 26 August 2010 9:19 AM
Old thumb drive trick.
Department of homeland security calls for employment of ethical hackers 

Department of homeland security calls for employment of ethical hackers

In Hackers - 23 October 2009 1:25 PM
International collaboration and recruitment of experienced people is needed to win the battle against cybercrime.
Australia looks to US for infrastructure security training 

Australia looks to US for infrastructure security training

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 8 September 2009 12:05 PM
Australian Government funds cyber-security field trip.
US government websites taken down in hacking attacks 

US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 8 July 2009 3:25 PM
Several important US government web sites were shut down by hackers over the July 4th holiday weekend it has been revealed.
Australia shares very little biometric data 

Australia shares very little biometric data

In Crypto - By Brett Winterford, 29 May 2009 12:10 PM
Australia is not playing its part in international efforts to share biometric data in the fight against crime and terror, according to experts speaking at the Biometrics ...
Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US 

Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US

In Crypto - By Brett Winterford, 29 May 2009 12:08 PM
The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States.
US State Department loses a lot of laptops 

US State Department loses a lot of laptops

By Egan Orion, 7 May 2008 10:06 AM
It has surfaced that the US State Department can't account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance ...
Fake Department of Justice complaint-spam strikes again 

Fake Department of Justice complaint-spam strikes again

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 4 March 2008 9:31 AM
In what could presage a rash of tax-time spam emails purportedly from government agencies, security researchers at MX Logic have uncovered an influx of keylogger-laden emails ...
Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints 

Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 14 December 2007 9:58 AM
A new round of targeted phishing is underway with attackers again trying to trick recipients into opening malware-laden attachments falsely claiming to originate from the ...
Justice Department warns of phishing scam 

Justice Department warns of phishing scam

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 3 July 2007 4:44 PM
It takes real audacity to impersonate the folks who'll prosecute you if they catch you in an illegal act.
House committee to address Department of Homeland Security cyberincidents 

House committee to address Department of Homeland Security cyberincidents

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 21 June 2007 4:30 PM
A federal panel today is scheduled to review the cybersecurity shortfalls at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US agency charged with defending the nation ...
Transportation Security Administration, Defense Department to roll out ActivIdentity smart cards 

Transportation Security Administration, Defense Department to roll out ActivIdentity smart cards

By Dan Kaplan, 25 October 2006 5:02 PM
Digital identity provider ActivIdentity announced this week that it won key, two-year contracts to provide identification card technology to two federal government agencies ...
Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million 

Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million

By Frank Washkuch, 28 August 2006 9:51 PM
Corporations attacked by cybercriminals lost an average of $3 million per case, according to a study of prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past seven years.
State Department looking into reported hackings 

State Department looking into reported hackings

By Frank Washkuch, 12 July 2006 7:21 PM
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it is investigating "anomalies" in its unclassified computer system, according to reports by major wire services.
Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised 

Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

By Dan Kaplan, 23 June 2006 10:36 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that the identities of about 26,000 employees and contractors may have been compromised by the illegal hijacking ...
Keylogger to blame for Oregon Revenue Department breach 

Keylogger to blame for Oregon Revenue Department breach

By Dan Kaplan, 19 June 2006 9:27 PM
A keystroke-capturing trojan was to blame for the possible compromise of the personal information of some 2,200 Oregon taxpayers after a state Department of Revenue (DOR) ...
Former software piracy kingpen Ferrer cops guilty plea, settles with Justice Department 

Former software piracy kingpen Ferrer cops guilty plea, settles with Justice Department

By Ericka Chickowski, 19 June 2006 5:38 PM
A former software piracy mogul pled guilty to copyright infringement on Friday as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Justice Department cybercrime study underway 

Justice Department cybercrime study underway

By Dan Kaplan, 21 March 2006 9:37 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice said it has begun receiving responses to surveys aimed at measuring the extent of cybercrime on businesses.
Homeland Secuirty department cries out for help 

Homeland Secuirty department cries out for help

By Dan Ilett, 16 June 2004 4:38 PM
Officials from the Bush administration have called for more IT professionals to join the security industry.
Department of Homeland Security to pay up to $10bn for biometrics 

Department of Homeland Security to pay up to $10bn for biometrics

By Dan Ilett, 3 June 2004 3:54 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is to pay up to $10 billion for biometrics to screen foreigners entering America.
Department of Homeland Security to buy secure data network 

Department of Homeland Security to buy secure data network

By Dan Ilett, 13 April 2004 3:39 PM
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to pay $350 million for the implementation of a secure data network.
Judge orders US Department of Interior offline 

Judge orders US Department of Interior offline

By Jon Tullett, 17 March 2004 3:15 PM
Sections of the U.S. Department of the Interior were taken offline yesterday following a scathing criticism of the department's IT security.
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