Visitors sit at the stand of Russian antivirus software development company Kaspersky Lab on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 28, 2022. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images) Biden administration bans sale of Kaspersky software in US The move against the Russian cybersecurity giant aims to prevent the company from being used in cyber operations or data collection by Moscow. Jun 20, 2024 By Elias Groll
(Getty Images) Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction. Apr 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
NEW YORK, NY – Exterior view of the Microsoft Times Square building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress) Cyber review board blames cascading Microsoft failures for Chinese hack The Cyber Safety Review Board concluded in a report that Microsoft’s corporate culture has inappropriately deprioritized security. Apr 2, 2024 By Elias Groll
Intelligent vehicle cockpit and wireless communication network concept. (Getty Images) Commerce Dept. to look at privacy, cyber risks from Chinese-sourced connected vehicle equipment The investigation looks to discover national security concerns before connected vehicles flood the U.S. market. Feb 29, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks about digital threats, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on April 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Age-old problems to sharing cyber threat info remain, IG report finds Over-classification, a deluge of data and insufficient human and technological resources all hinder the sharing of threat data. Jan 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Commerce’s André Mendes on the impact of AI on security planning Department of Commerce speaks with CyberScoop at CyberTalks 2023. Nov 22, 2023 By Scoop News Group
The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) US, UK strike data transfer agreement The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July. Sep 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley
A China Central Television news broadcast shows footage of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on June 16, 2023. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) Mystery solved? Microsoft thinks it knows how Chinese hackers stole its signing key A "crash dump" file containing a highly sensitive signing key is believed to have been at the center of an explosive Chinese hacking campaign. Sep 6, 2023 By Elias Groll
Attendees walk past the logo of US multinational technology company Microsoft during the Web Summit in Lisbon on November 6, 2019. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP /AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft downplays damaging report on Chinese hacking its own engineers vetted A report by an independent firm found that an operation by Chinese hackers could be quite broad — and Microsoft engineers agreed. Jul 31, 2023 By Elias Groll
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Commerce Department blacklists spyware companies Cytrox and Intellexa The actions are the first major initiative on spyware since Biden issued an executive order restricting on government use of surveillance software. Jul 18, 2023 By Tonya Riley