Rand Paul praises Edward Snowden for doing ‘a service’ to the U.S.
Paul also suggested a light sentence for the ‘whistleblower.’
On Nov 12, 2015 by Eric Geller
Senate passes major cybersecurity info-sharing bill CISA
Big business groups love the bill, but tech companies are divided.
On Oct 27, 2015 by Eric Geller
45 percent of Americans get no computer-security training at work
No wonder data breaches are so prevalent.
On Oct 26, 2015 by Eric Geller
Study: Americans are getting more serious about securing their smartphones
Three years after a similar study, Americans are making some progress.
On Oct 19, 2015 by Eric Geller
Americans are dangerously overconfident about their online security practices, study shows
Nearly constant attacks on governments and businesses don’t seem to phase them.
On Oct 14, 2015 by Eric Geller
For businesses and government, the race is on to ditch the password
Two-Factor Tuesday and the coalition to evolve our vulnerable, dated logins.
On Oct 6, 2015 by Eric Geller
CIA, afraid of China exploiting OPM data, reportedly pulled spies from Beijing embassy
The U.S. may not formally scold China for stealing the data, because it does the same thing.
On Sep 30, 2015 by Dell Cameron
Cybersecurity expert: U.S.–China cybercrime agreement ‘a major step forward’
‘They made some significant progress in doing this.’
On Sep 25, 2015 by Eric Geller
The Pentagon will step up cybersecurity training for small defense contractors
Small defense contractors can’t marshal the resources that Boeing or Lockheed can—but they’re attacked just as intensely.
On Sep 25, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Jeb Bush’s new cybersecurity plan takes Obama to task
Some experts, however, have called it a ‘ringing endorsement’ of Obama’s policies.
On Sep 14, 2015 by Eric Geller
The U.S. government can now sue companies that fail to protect your data
Time to beef up that security.
On Aug 24, 2015 by Eric Geller
Liberal senators ask the FCC for tighter privacy rules
They’re disturbed by ISPs’ vague privacy rules.
On Jul 22, 2015 by Eric Geller
Congress wants to know how well identity-protection services really work
The OMP hack fallout continues.
On Jul 21, 2015 by Eric Geller
All the places Ashley Madison users could go to jail for adultery
The laws vary widely in the U.S.—and even more widely overseas.
On Jul 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Hackers hit cheating site Ashley Madison and threaten to expose users
The personal information of more than 36 million people is at stake.
On Jul 20, 2015 by Dell Cameron
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