Tag Archive for: clearance

DHS CISO: Revoke security clearance of feds who keep falling for phishing scams

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Numerous federal agencies rely on legacy systems that have security bolted on as an afterthought instead of security “being deeply embedded” in the systems. It is unsurprising that such older hardware, software and operating systems are vulnerable to intrusions. But sometimes security problems have more to do with human vulnerabilities – stupid PEBKAC and ID10T errors committed by the person behind the keyboard – than legacy systems. If the same people who handle sensitive government information also keep falling for phishing scams, should they have their security clearance revoked? Indeed they should, according to DHS chief security officer Paul Beckman.

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Hackers had access to US security clearance data for a year

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Hackers who breached a database containing highly personal information on government employees with security clearances had access to the system for about a year before being discovered, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

The breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management dates back to June or July last year and was only discovered earlier this month.

The database in question contains applications for security clearances, which ask for information on all aspects of a person’s life including social security numbers, passport numbers, names of former neighbors, and information on family members. It also asks about, over the past seven years, any contact with foreign nationals and problems with drug or alcohol abuse, debts or bankruptcy, imprisonment and run-ins with law enforcement.

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BlackBerry wins iOS and Android security clearance for Secure Work Space – V3.co.uk

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V3.co.uk

BlackBerry wins iOS and Android security clearance for Secure Work Space
V3.co.uk
BlackBerry has been given a boost after its Secure Work Space service received security clearance for use on iOS and Android devices within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a division of the US Department of Defense (DoD). BlackBerry …

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What computer jobs require security clearance?

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I have an expunged record, (clean to most) except certain security clearances.