The flags of China and the United States are displayed in front of the Forbidden City on November 9, 2017, in Beijing. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) US, China meeting this week to talk AI safety, risks The Tuesday discussions in Geneva will cover “areas of concern” and “views on the technical risks,” per an administration official. May 13, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) State Department wants ‘digital solidarity’ at center of tech diplomacy Secretary of State Antony Blinken points to the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a model of nimble tech diplomacy. May 6, 2024 By Elias Groll
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
The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack The October 2022 attack targeted Australia's largest private health insurer, Medibank. Jan 23, 2024 By AJ Vicens
The US Department of State building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) Growing pains at the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, report finds The GAO found that the State Department is addressing challenges at the new bureau tied to role definitions and hiring. Jan 12, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
(Getty Images) Federal agencies are falling behind on meeting key privacy goal set five years ago Several federal agencies are playing catch-up on meeting recommendations from NIST detailed in a 2018 framework for how government should incorporate privacy into their risk management strategies. Oct 17, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil Tonya Riley
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) talks with reporters as he walks through the Senate subway on his way to a vote at the Capitol on June 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Solarium Commission wants action on stalled cybersecurity recommendations The influential commission has seen around 70% of its initial recommendations to improve cybersecurity implemented. Sep 19, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
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
From left to right: Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Annie Fixler, director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Nate Fick, the State Department’s Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, John Sakellariadis, cybersecurity reporter at POLITICO. (FDD) Report: Biden should prioritize cyber capacity building for allies A report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies lays out how the White House can help allies defend against cyberattacks. Jul 27, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
The Microsoft logo is illuminated on a wall during a Microsoft launch event on May 2, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Chinese hacking operation puts Microsoft in the crosshairs over security failures Security deficiencies and business practices have researchers and officials furious at Microsoft for enabling an espionage operation. Jul 14, 2023 By Elias Groll AJ Vicens