The Huawei logo is displayed at the company’s flagship store in Shenzhen, China, on July 8, 2022. (Jade GAO / AFP) FCC faces long road in stripping Chinese tech from US telecom networks Gear from Chinese companies is ubiquitous on U.S. networks even after order clamping down on firms like Huawei and ZTE. Nov 30, 2022 By Christian Vasquez Elias Groll
(Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Google reveals Spanish IT firm’s links to spyware targeting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Defender Google says it has deployed patches for zero-day vulnerabilities that a Spanish tech company may have used to develop spyware. Nov 30, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Uruguay’s supporters use their phones ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Uruguay on Nov. 28. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) Wave of cyber-enabled scams target FIFA World Cup fans Digital scams looking to steal data and dollars from World Cup fans are in full force as the tournament enters week two. Nov 29, 2022 By AJ Vicens
The logos social networking applications are displayed on a smartphone screen on March 14, 2022. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Rights groups: Kids’ online safety bill could put vulnerable teens at risk The groups say the bill has laudable goals but could come with unintended consequences for vulnerable children. Nov 28, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Elon Musk carries a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on October 26, (Photo by -/Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images) Elon Musk wants encrypted messaging for Twitter. It might not be that simple. Experts are skeptical that Musk can execute while addressing the serious safety concerns that a move to encrypted messaging entails. Nov 23, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Aerial view construction site in Xiong’an new area (Getty Images) How the cyber incident reporting law could finally fix the information sharing problem CISA must to navigate a litany of federal laws and organizations with varying maturity to implement the cyber reporting law. Nov 23, 2022 By Christian Vasquez
Aerial photo of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virgina on September 26, 2003. (Photo by Andy Dunaway/USAF via Getty Images) Meta confirms U.S. military involvement in sprawling phony social media operation Facebook's parent company provides additional evidence blaming the U.S. military for a long-running influence operation. Nov 22, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Elon Musk has been reinstating accounts associated with promoting disinformation at a rapid clip. (Brett Jordan / Flickr) Beyond Trump, Twitter welcomes back purveyors of far-right disinformation Soon after allowing Trump's return to Twitter, Musk brought back other accounts that have promoted disinformation frequently in the past. Nov 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a news conference displayed on a television screen at a shopping area on June 30, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.(Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) How Xi Jinping leveled-up China’s hacking teams China's investments in cybersecurity education set the stage for a new, more prolific era of digital espionage. Nov 21, 2022 By Dakota Cary
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said an executive order on spyware is coming. (Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images) White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware The prospect of an executive order limiting use of spyware within U.S. intelligence unleashes potentially even more debate in Washington. Nov 18, 2022 By Tonya Riley