Tag: Cybersecurity

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul will not participate in Fox Business Network's undercard debate Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

National Security

Rand Paul makes NSA centerpiece of campaign

David M. Drucker · May 22, 2015 9:00 am

In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul vowed on Monday to "everything possible" to block renewal of the terrorism-era Patriot Act, but the Republican presidential hopeful conceded it may not be enough. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Paul launches Senate filibuster of NSA bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 20, 2015 6:31 pm

The shift in Internet use from being largely computer-based to being more mobile-based has caused new fears to arise. (iStock)

Is mobile malware protection worth the money?

Katie Nelson · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

It is not a violation of any federal law for a campaign to have collaborated with a foreign government to help elect their candidate. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Energy and Environment

Does ISIS pose a threat to the electric grid?

John Siciliano · May 15, 2015 9:00 am

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Washington Post hacked by entity claiming ties to Syrian army

Eddie Scarry · May 14, 2015 5:51 pm

Exelon, the largest nuclear power utility in the country, expressed concern that the EPA goals give states "an insufficient incentive to preserve nuclear generation.â (Getty)

Energy and Environment

Fallout expected as nuclear industry hits D.C.

John Siciliano · May 13, 2015 9:00 am

A cybersecurity threat map is displayed inside a lounge during the RSA Conference on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Security breaches prompt unprecedented lobbying for cyber bill

Charlie Mitchell · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

U.S. Postal workers sort packages at the U.S. Post Office sort center on December 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Postal Service cybersecurity still weak after September attack

Ethan Barton · May 8, 2015 9:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NSA ruling puts pressure on McConnell

Susan Ferrechio · May 7, 2015 4:24 pm

The Marine Military Academy CyberPatriot team practices their security skills before the competition this week in Harlingen, Texas. (AP Photo/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

Intense debate over security and privacy is coming in the Senate

Charlie Mitchell · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

"The president affirmed that Justin and Stephanie epitomized all that was good about America, and he told their parents that their tragic deaths have touched the hearts of all of us," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama gets boost in spying showdown

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

The U.S. accounts for over 47 percent of global card fraud losses. (Getty Image)

How the U.S. can stop credit card fraud

Liz Garner · May 1, 2015 9:00 am