NIST has published recommendations for using crypto algorithms such as AES for format-preserving encryption (FPE), which can be a big help in protecting personal financial and health data.
In John Breeden’s latest NextGov column, he examines the impressive win that pitted an artificial intelligence program called AlphaGo against the top player of the ancient Chineese game of Go. And AlphaGo swept the series, beating Lee Se-dol three to zero in…
Cybersecurity salaries continue to rise as organizations grapple with an increasing shortage of cyber talent. Given the current climate, job-hopping might seem like a way to earn more money in the short term.
However, developing the necessary skills that are in demand…
Some days start out quiet—too quiet—for a cybersecurity analyst. Others, not so much.
“We never know what is going to happen. A day can start out calm or start out on fire and very quickly go from one or another,” says Jim Treinen,…
A new Common Criteria protection profile for peripheral sharing switches boosts the security of desktop components where classified and unclassified networks converge.
Federal IT executives are increasingly expected to improve efficiency by leveraging new technologies, but legacy technology and processes often eat up the bulk of available resources. To that end, federal agencies are beginning to shift to contractor-owned, contractor-operated IT, shedding restrictions that…
The Cybersecurity Framework is a work in progress. It has been generally well received by industry, but the old bugaboo of cybersecurity sharing remains a challenge as NIST mulls the next steps.
On March 22, GOP voters in Utah will go to the polls to make their choice of presidential candidate, and for the first time in America, Internet voting is being deployed as an option in a presidential contest.
The Westport Independent is a newspaper simulator that has players as editors trying to battle government censorship, maintain reporter morale and just sell some papers in a fictional country undergoing great change circa 1949. Comparisons will be made to Papers Please of…
The United States is capable of wonderful innovation and spectacular achievements, from highway systems to fleets of satellites. But a lack of appetite for maintaining these accomplishments threatens our security and well-being.