FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers
Cyber otherwise wasn’t a big focus during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Patel’s nomination to lead the bureau.
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Security fears over antitrust legislation raise looming questions about a federal privacy law
Experts say not all of the tech companies' security concerns are unfounded.
Top tech critic Lina Khan named FTC chair
The selection is a huge warning shot to big tech companies on privacy and anti-competitive behavior.
Senators warn YouTube to buck up on misinformation
Video content poses a unique threat.
Senate Democrats push feds to stand up disinformation ‘response center’ ordered in NDAA
After the 2016 election, the FBI set up a task force on foreign influence. But senators said more needs to be done.
Klobuchar to voting vendors: Don’t turn your back on good hackers when setting up a CVD program
A Democratic presidential candidate and one of the most outspoken voices in the Senate on election security has chimed in on a voting vendor RFI.
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Election Assistance Commission pleads for more money in Senate hearing
EAC chairwoman Christy McCormick said during a Senate Rules Committee hearing Wednesday that the commission has seen its budget halved from where it was in 2010.
Voting-machine vendors have some serious questions to answer, senators say
Senators, including Amy Klobuchar, say every machine made by election technology companies should reliably produce paper records.
Senators ask Trump administration how badly shutdown hurt federal cybersecurity
Just how bad is the damage from the government shutdown? Senators want to know.
New bipartisan bill proposes international election security cooperation
The bill aims to have U.S. election officials collaborate on election security with their foreign counterparts.