Tag: Cybersecurity

The FTC's legal authority to enforce somewhat ambiguous cybersecurity standards has a firm legal stamp of approval.

Meet the new undisputed enforcer of cyberstandards

Charlie Mitchell · December 14, 2015 5:01 am

OPM said it was unable to locate the seven percent who have not been notified, or approximately 1.6 million people. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Feds nearly finished notifying victims of OPM breach

Rudy Takala · December 11, 2015 10:07 pm

Chaffetz reacted to the report by saying the lead official for technology issues at OPM should be fired. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Watchdog: OPM violated rules with contract to deal with data breach

Rudy Takala · December 11, 2015 5:01 pm

"State and local governments often do not have access to adequate personnel or technical cybersecurity resources," Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, said in proposing the bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House wants local agencies to coordinate cybersecurity with feds

Rudy Takala · December 10, 2015 10:50 pm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is releasing a "request for information" about next steps for its framework of cybersecurity standards, a voluntary, industry-driven tool that has been at the heart of the Obama administration's cyberstrategy. (SIPA via AP)

Industry wary of power grab by feds on cybersecurity

Charlie Mitchell · December 7, 2015 5:01 am

âÅHacking backâï¿½ is illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. In addition to circumscribing limits on private enterprise, federal law does the same to many law enforcement agencies.

Should companies be allowed to ‘hack back’?

Rudy Takala · December 7, 2015 5:01 am

National Security

China says it arrested hackers suspected of OPM breach

Daniel Chaitin · December 2, 2015 8:16 pm

The Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, or H.R. 3490, which will create a National Computer Forensics Institute for the Secret Service to operate out of the Department of Homeland Security, passed by a bipartisan voice vote. (AP file)

House votes to create cybersecurity hub for the Secret Service

Rudy Takala · December 1, 2015 4:01 pm

After the attacks, several lawmakers, such as Sens. Richard Burr and John McCain, pointed to encryption as a contributing factor, even before there was any indication of the facts. (CQ Roll Call via AP)

How Washington’s campaign against encryption could help terrorists

Rudy Takala · November 30, 2015 5:01 am

Norton's cybersecurity insights report for 2016 showed that 15 percent of baby boomers have disclosed an online password to someone else. For millennials, that figure was a whopping 31 percent.

Why millennials (not baby boomers) are most at risk for hacking

Katie Nelson · November 30, 2015 5:01 am

Since Mike Rogers left office, the country has seen an increase in the severity of security threats around the globe, particularly from China. (AP Photo)

Former intel chairman: China cyberagreement a ‘PR stunt’

Rudy Takala · November 27, 2015 5:01 am

On Oct. 16, Facebook implemented a new feature to inform users when they are being targeted by a foreign government. (iStock Photo)

Facebook discovers Iran targeting State Department employees

Rudy Takala · November 24, 2015 8:55 pm