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Thousands of federal officials own stock in regulated companies: WSJ
Some Department of Defense officials held stock in Chinese companies while the U.S. was considering blacklisting them, report says.
By Federal Times staff
Dear Bureaucrat, I want to be a crony!
First promise that you will only use cronyism for good ... now here's how to build insider relationships.
By David S. Reed
Feds most worried about ‘accidents’ in cyberspace
At government agencies, employees that accidentally expose federal data are seen as larger threats than hackers.
By Jessie Bur
Rethinking the concept of trust
How best to protect the government’s critical data.
By Richard Ford, Ph.D.
Chinese man accused of spying, helping recruit US defense contractors
Ji Chaoqun, 27, is charged with one count of knowingly acting in the U.S. as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification of the attorney general.
Snowden’s ex-boss: Leak was ‘worst nightmare’
Five years after Edward Snowden's disclosures, his former boss speaks to Fifth Domain.
By Justin Lynch
McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
By Joe Gould
The threat that's coming from inside the house
Most agency IT and security managers agree that the most potent threats lurking around the corner come not from hackers or foreign governments, but from careless, untrained, or malicious insiders.
By Joe Kim
Pentagon watchdog: DoD remains vulnerable to insider threats
The ability of employees or government contractors to steal and disseminate troves of classified information has alarmed the Defense Department, which has taken multiple steps to stop such occurrences.
By Jackson Richman
Access Denied: What you need to know to protect the network [Commentary]
This story is true in essence, if not in particulars, and it is one that has played out many times across all sectors.
By John Walsh, SSH Communications Security
DOJ (sort of) releases FBI insider threat audit
The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General won't reveal how successful the FBI is at tackling leaks, but it has released recommendations for the FBI’s insider threat program.
By Michael Peck