“Many people incorrectly believe password-protected .zip files can protect sensitive data. Indeed, many password-protected .zip files can be easily broken with off-the-shelf hacking tools,” the Oregon Democrat says in a letter to NIST.

With several massive data breaches last year, the IRS says the taxpayers and preparers should be extra vigilant as criminals could use information obtained in those breaches to fuel a tax scam.

That's up 5 percent since last quarter.

More than a third of federal agencies still have not adopted Department of Homeland Security-mandated security measures that stop attackers from spoofing email.

The State Department experienced an unclassified email outage Friday morning, an official told FedScoop.

Starting June 10, the website will require users to receive a one-time code on their phone or via email and enter it while logging in with their usual username and password.