Category: Cybersecurity

Officials call for increased monitoring of online platforms during electoral process

By Dwight A. Weingarten on September 30, 2019 facebook, Federal Election Commission, google, mark meadows, Twitter

Officials from Facebook, Twitter, and Google were questioned by a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on their efforts to secure the electoral process.

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To limit leaks to the public, Senate panel takes step to better protect whistleblowers

By Dwight A. Weingarten on September 30, 2019 Senate Intelligence Committee, whistleblowers

The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill last week to provide additional support for whistleblowers in the intelligence community.

Cybersecurity International Relations

Senate Judiciary Committee worries about global use of Huawei 5G networks

By Dwight A. Weingarten on September 30, 2019 5G, Lindsey Graham, national security, richard blumenthal, Senate Judiciary

Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had not seen “bipartisanship like this is a long time” over the national security implications of emerging 5G networks run by the Chinese company Huawei.

Cybersecurity Domestic Politics

As states prepare for 2020 election, Maryland ahead of the curve

By Dwight A. Weingarten on September 28, 2019 2020 election, Congress, Maryland, security

Congress met to discuss the security of the 2020 election, and while many other states are looking to catch up, Maryland’s election systems already meet best practices.

Cybersecurity Domestic Politics

As 2020 census moves online, cybersecurity presents new challenge for bureau

By Dwight A. Weingarten on September 28, 2019 2020 Census, cybersecurity

Cybertools create new risks for the 2020 census that is used for everything from creating congressional districts to allocating federal funding.

Cybersecurity Domestic Politics Environment Privacy and Civil Liberties

New GAO report evaluates climate change and cybersecurity policies at the federal level

By Beverly Banks on September 27, 2019 climate change, cyberinfrastructure, GAO, personal security clearances

Climate change, cyberinfrastructure, and personal security clearances dominated the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing.

Congressional Review Act Cybersecurity Privacy and Civil Liberties

Democrats make push to reinstate net neutrality rules

By Brock Hall on September 26, 2019 net neutrality, Save the Internet Act

Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday to reinstitute net neutrality rules that were scrapped in 2017 by the Trump administration.

Cybersecurity

Using paper ballots could limit the risk of election hacks, experts say

By Adam Barnes on March 22, 2019March 22, 2019

Election security experts suggest updating machinery and using paper ballots to enhance security.

Cybersecurity

EU leads in data privacy while U.S. plays catch up

By Patty Nieberg on March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

The European Union’s new sweeping data protection law to ensure citizens’ right to privacy online is already having a major impact on online providers. Privacy advocates say the U.S. should have taken the lead and now has to play catch up.

Cybersecurity

Inside the government’s war against deepfakes

By charlottewalsh on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Deepfakes

WASHINGTON — Adult film star Raquel Roper was watching a trailer for popular Youtuber Shane Dawson’s new series focusing on