As Baltimore wrestles with ransomware attack, more resources needed for municipalities’ cyber security
Municipalities across the country, including Baltimore, have faced cyber attacks over the past few years, requiring additional investments in IT infrastructure and security.
As Baltimore wrestles with ransomware attack, more resources needed for municipalities’ cyber security
Municipalities across the country, including Baltimore, have faced cyber attacks over the past few years, requiring additional investments in IT infrastructure and security.
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Officials call for increased monitoring of online platforms during electoral process
Officials from Facebook, Twitter, and Google were questioned by a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on their efforts to secure the electoral process.
Officials call for increased monitoring of online platforms during electoral process
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
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill last week to provide additional support for whistleblowers in the intelligence community.
To limit leaks to the public, Senate panel takes step to better protect whistleblowers
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill last week to provide additional support for whistleblowers in the intelligence community.
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Schiff: ‘The world is getting more dangerous for journalists’
Eight months after Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, U.S. lawmakers and press freedom advocates renewed calls for justice.
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Senate Judiciary Committee worries about global use of Huawei 5G networks
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.
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As 2020 census moves online, cybersecurity presents new challenge for bureau
Cybertools create new risks for the 2020 census that is used for everything from creating congressional districts to allocating federal funding.
read moreActing Defense Secretary makes case for Space Force
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Wednesday said that members from both parties in Congress have asked him to justify additional spending to create the Space Force. “The feedback I’ve received is worry about adding or building bigger government and I...
Biological and chemical weapons: the other threats from North Korea
North Korea’s biological and chemical weapons pose another threat in global warfare.
Russia is Bad, China is Worse
U.S. efforts to thwart cyberthreats have focused on Russia, but experts say that may come at the expense of ignoring the real long-term threat that China poses.
Experts: Info sharing key to protecting U.S. infrastructure from cyber threats
WASHINGTON -- Experts and officials told lawmakers Thursday it's important to share information among government agencies to protect the nation's infrastructure from cybersecurity threats. They addressed the issue Thursday in a hearing of the Senate Committee on...
Intelligence community raises alarm on Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s growing alliance with Russian President Vladimir Putin is further straining relations with the United States.
Intel officials single out China and Russia as major threats to cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — Foreign interference in U.S. elections and social media warfare are the primary threats facing Americans in 2019, the nation’s top intelligence officials told senators Tuesday at an annual hearing on "Worldwide Threats." Director of National Intelligence...
FBI agents group says shutdown hindering investigations
The government shutdown is hurting the FBI by delaying counter-terrorism trainings, harming recruiting efforts and fraying its relationship with local police forces.
House OK’s bill to impose sanctions against Nicaraguan officials who violate human rights
Congress has sent a bill to President Trump sanctioning the Nicaraguan government.
‘El Chapo’s’ capture, trial show the limits of the kingpin strategy, experts say.
WASHINGTON -- As Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the alleged leader of the ruthless Sinaloa drug cartel, shuttles between a federal prison and a courtroom for his trial on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy to commit murder, the violence his...
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