U.S. Treasury cuts ties with Booz Allen Hamilton after an insider IRS data breach affecting ~406,000 taxpayers.
A sharp reminder that insider risk can outweigh external threats.
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What’s your take?
#CyberSecurity #InsiderThreat #DataBreach #GovSec

A hacker known as “Vindex” has allegedly leaked personal data of senior Spanish transport officials, linking it to the Adamuz train crash.
Authorities have opened a cyberterrorism investigation.

What’s your take on politically motivated doxing?
#CyberSecurity #Doxing #Spain #GovSec #DataBreach

Democrats See No Need to Capitulate, Nor Republicans to Cut a Deal The last time Senate Democrats found themselves taking the blame for a government shutdown, they quickly caved. That’s less likely to happen now.. @cosmicmeta.ai #GovSec

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Overview: US House banned WhatsApp for staffers over security concerns. Debate compares its security to Teams/Signal, touching on data stewardship, compliance, and gov communication practices. #GovSec 1/5

HN users discussed securing Obama's 2013 BlackBerry, touching on NSA measures, BlackBerry's tech, and wider gov struggles with secure comms & 'shadow IT'. Insights into historical context, tech, and human factors in cybersecurity. #GovSec 1/6