Flow of information on hacking of US election escalates
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on Jun 13, 2017
Bloomberg: “Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral
system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been
publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software
systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that
cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data. The hackers accessed software designed to be
used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a
campaign finance database. Details of
the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three
people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit
systems in a total of 39 states, one of them said… The new details, buttressed by a
classified National Security Agency document recently disclosed by the Intercept, show
the scope of alleged hacking that federal investigators are scrutinizing as
they look into whether Trump campaign officials may have colluded in the
efforts. But they also paint a worrisome
picture for future elections…”
You should revisit all those activities you thought were
Okay. Laws change. Security techniques change. And the ability to detect a problem should
get better with time.
Dana Branham reports:
OU unintentionally exposed
thousands of students’ educational records — including social security numbers,
financial aid information and grades in records
dating to at least 2002 — through lax privacy settings in a campus
file-sharing network, violating federal law.
The university scrambled to
safeguard the files late Tuesday after learning The Daily had
discovered the breach last week.
[…]
In just 30 of the hundreds of
documents made publicly discoverable on Microsoft Office Delve, there were more
than 29,000 instances in which students’ private information was made public to
users within OU’s email system. Each
instance could constitute a violation of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act, which gives students control over who can access their educational
records.
Read more on OUDaily.
For my Computer Security students, as I send (some of)
them out into the world!
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/337648-dhs-fbi-release-details-on-north-korea-cyber-activity
DHS, FBI release details on North Korea cyberattacks
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on
Tuesday released technical details about the methods behind North Korea’s
cyberattacks.
The agencies identified IP addresses associated with a
malware known as DeltaCharlie, which North Korea uses to launch distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
The alert called for institutions to come
forward with any information they might have about the nation’s cyber activity,
which the U.S. government refers to as “Hidden Cobra.”
Apparently, it is important to be able to give money away
without interruption.
First federal agency gets 'A' grade in IT report card
Federal agencies averaged a "B" grade in
information technology procurement in their latest report cards, with one
agency being the first to score an "A."
The fourth version of the Federal Information Technology
Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard dropped Tuesday morning, with the B
average the same as in the last report, six months ago.
… In the latest
report card, the United States Agency for International Development scored the
first ever A-range grade — an A-plus.
Commerce, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice,
Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency and the General Services
Administration all scored in the B range.
Defense received the only F.
the
scorecard (PDF)
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