Car dealership office. (Fahroni, iStock/Getty Images Plus) CDK hack shows SEC disclosure standards are unsettled The early application of the regulatory agency’s new cybersecurity reporting rules reveal that materiality is in the eye of the beholder. Jul 16, 2024 By Tim Starks
A view of the commission’s hearing room before a hearing at the Federal Communications Commission in 2017. (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) FCC moves ahead on internet routing security rules The Border Gateway Protocol regulations proved less controversial than a $200 million school and library cyber program. Jun 6, 2024 By Tim Starks
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, February 14, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) FCC vote on tap for rules to secure fundamental component of the internet The regulations would seek to bolster Border Gateway Protocol security, but some industry groups are concerned the proposal is too heavy-handed. Jun 4, 2024 By Tim Starks
(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
European Union flags sit outside the EU headquarters. (Getty) US tech firms offer data protections for Europeans to comply with EU big tech rules It's unclear if the new regime will have any trickle down effects for users outside of the European Union. Aug 22, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Rosetta Bonatti/Getty Images Regulation won’t fix internet routing security A push for routing security regulation from U.S. agencies including the FCC won't result in the sort of safe digital ecosystem we all want. Dec 6, 2022 By douglas-c-sicker
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – MARCH 17: Coins of Bitcoin are offered as merchandising in an exchange shop on March 17, 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Ricardo Ceppi/Getty Images) Cryptocurrency regulators are scrambling to catch up with hackers who are swiping billions But who's in charge has become a game of hot potato. May 6, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speak to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, after a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Sept. 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Greg Nash – Pool/Getty Images) The long, bumpy road to cyber incident reporting legislation — and the one still ahead The legislation eventually garnered widespread support on its way to becoming law, but much remains unresolved. Mar 24, 2022 By Tim Starks
President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the University of Wisconsin-Superior on March 02, 2022 in Superior, Wisconsin (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Biden signs executive order on digital assets, including security measures The White House says the executive order is "the first ever, whole-of-government approach" to cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. Mar 9, 2022 By Tonya Riley Joe Warminsky
(Getty images) Water sector added to Biden administration’s initiative on ICS security Previously, the Biden administration pushed the initiative in the electricity sector and for pipelines. Jan 27, 2022 By Tim Starks