Intelligent vehicle cockpit and wireless communication network concept. (Getty Images) Commerce Dept. to look at privacy, cyber risks from Chinese-sourced connected vehicle equipment The investigation looks to discover national security concerns before connected vehicles flood the U.S. market. Feb 29, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks about digital threats, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on April 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Age-old problems to sharing cyber threat info remain, IG report finds Over-classification, a deluge of data and insufficient human and technological resources all hinder the sharing of threat data. Jan 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Commerce’s André Mendes on the impact of AI on security planning Department of Commerce speaks with CyberScoop at CyberTalks 2023. Nov 22, 2023 By Scoop News Group
The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) US, UK strike data transfer agreement The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July. Sep 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley
A China Central Television news broadcast shows footage of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on June 16, 2023. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) Mystery solved? Microsoft thinks it knows how Chinese hackers stole its signing key A "crash dump" file containing a highly sensitive signing key is believed to have been at the center of an explosive Chinese hacking campaign. Sep 6, 2023 By Elias Groll
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
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) Commerce Department blacklists spyware companies Cytrox and Intellexa The actions are the first major initiative on spyware since Biden issued an executive order restricting on government use of surveillance software. Jul 18, 2023 By Tonya Riley
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
The U.S. Department of Justice. (bpperry/Getty Images) Justice and Commerce Department ‘strike force’ target theft of quantum, autonomous technologies A series of criminal cases took aim at individuals seeking to help China, Russia and Iran gain access to sensitive U.S. tech. May 16, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) US government launches ‘strike force’ to combat Chinese and Russian technology threats Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the Disruptive Technology Strike Force will use intelligence and analytics to target illicit actors. Feb 16, 2023 By AJ Vicens